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But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and… Jonah 2:9

But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone. Jonah 2:9	But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh. salvation gratitude sacrifice
I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. Psalm 16:8	I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. dependence equipment protection

O Lord, if you heal me, I will be truly healed; if you save me, I will be truly saved. My praises are for you alone! Jeremiah 17:14	Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise. sickness praise healing
I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. Psalm 9:1	I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works. worship gratitude miracles
That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10	Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong. joy strength persecution
I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. Psalm 108:3	I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples. worship world praise
I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.” Psalm 16:2	My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.” God worship
He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. John 3:30	He must increase, but I must decrease. humility Jesus
And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins. Hebrews 8:12	For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more. forgiveness sin grace
Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. Galatians 1:10	For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ. obedience reward relationships
I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman. Job 31:1	I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman? desires self-control covenant
But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold. For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside. Job 23:10-11	But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I will come out like gold. My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away. blameless righteousness
If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2	If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing. faith love prophecy
Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. Psalm 63:3-4	Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name. love life worship
Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you. Psalm 143:8	Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you. trust love planning
I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them. John 17:26	I made known to them your name, and will make it known; that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them. love Jesus prayer
But Jesus told them, “I will be with you only a little longer. Then I will return to the one who sent me.” John 7:33	Then Jesus said, “I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me.” ascension Jesus
Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword. Matthew 10:34	Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword. peace world Jesus
I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! Psalm 116:1-2	I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy. Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. love worship listening
For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke. Psalm 66:17	I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue. worship prayer praise
As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. Micah 7:7	But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. hope salvation listening
I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. John 14:12	Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father. faith work ascension
O Israel, my faithless people, come home to me again, for I am merciful. I will not be angry with you forever. Jeremiah 3:12b	‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh; ‘I will not look in anger on you, for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will not keep anger forever.’ mercy anger forgiveness
I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid. John 14:27	Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. encouragement peace worrying
I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever. Psalm 145:1	I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever. worship eternal life praise

I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

But I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.