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A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of…
And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again. Not that I seek the gift, but…
Restore our fortunes, O LORD, like streams in the Negeb! Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. I pray for Your saints among the…
A Song of Ascents. When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream..Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." The LORD has done great…
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that…
I know, O LORD, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. You trim and prune me, shaping me into the form, the image that Your desire. I know and accept that those afflictions are being used to transform me from one degree of glory…
Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. What good is it to say I believe if I don't follow? Lack of understanding is a poor excuse if I have not been diligent in searching the Word. And searching the Word is not futile if I…
But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel! Lord, maintain the unity of the Spirit among Your people; maintain a fervor to persist in prayer and faith in Your ultimate benefice. Strip away those who deliberately stray from…
Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts! Lord, that we, as a congregation of believers, keep our eyes focused on You and devote ourselves to those good works that You chose for us from before the beginning of time.…
Psalm 125:3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong. Lord, I pray for that the shield of protection includes a shield against willful sin on the part of Your Body. Keep us…
A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, from this time forth and forevermore. This picture, Lord, of Mount Zion which cannot be moved and surrounded…
"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” Lord, I have to remember that my enemy is not necessarily someone who is actively seeking to harm me…
Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked, who forsake your law. It has gone far beyond forsaking the Law for there is a total lack of knowledge concerning Your precepts and testimonies. Every man is doing right in his own eyes and the result is an immoral and unethical…
Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth! We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Lord, we…
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side— let Israel now say— if it had not been the LORD who was on our side when people rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their…