- Indeed, we live as human beings, but we do not wage war according to human standards.
- But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.”
- No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper,
and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
and their vindication from me, says the Lord. - Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
- Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you.
- You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your right hand has supported me;
your help has made me great.
You gave me a wide place for my steps under me,
and my feet did not slip. - You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah - Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”
- If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
- Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
- I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
- In you, O Lord, I seek refuge;
do not let me ever be put to shame;
in your righteousness deliver me. - Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed;
save me, and I shall be saved;
for you are my praise. - His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
- Lead me in your truth, and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all day long. - Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
Let your good spirit lead me
on a level path. - Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. - For we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
- So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; for those who enter God's rest also cease from their labors as God did from his.
- Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
- You are indeed my rock and my fortress;
for your name's sake lead me and guide me. - I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah - Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah - But as for me, I will look to the Lord,
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me. - With the Lord on my side I do not fear.
What can mortals do to me?
Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, when you judge others; for in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things.