Luke 18

“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
– Luke 18:14

Deuteronomy 33

“Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders.”
– Deuteronomy 33:12

Psalm 43

“Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.”
– Psalm 43:5

Isaiah 58

“If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,”
– Isaiah 58:13

Isaiah 43

“But now, this is what the LORD says—he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: ‘“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine”
– Isaiah 43:1

Genesis 32

“Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children.”
– Genesis 32:11

Hebrews 7

“Such a high priest meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.”
– Hebrews 7:26

Ezekiel 32

“When I make Egypt desolate and strip the land of everything in it, when I strike down all who live there, then they will know that I am the LORD’”
– Ezekiel 32:15

Hosea 8

“Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of the LORD because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.”
– Hosea 8:1

1 Samuel 27

“Whenever David attacked an area, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but took sheep and cattle, donkeys and camels, and clothes. Then he returned to Achish.”
– 1 Samuel 27:9

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Psalm 85

Psalm 85

“Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.”
~ Psalm 85:10

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Zephaniah 2

Zephaniah 2

“Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility, perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.”
~ Zephaniah 2:3

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Ezekiel 24

Ezekiel 24

“Ezekiel will be a sign to you; you will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.”
~ Ezekiel 24:24

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2 Kings 13

2 Kings 13

“Now Elisha was suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. “‘My father! My father!”’ he cried. “‘The chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
~ 2 Kings 13:14

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2 Kings 12

2 Kings 12

“Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”
~ 2 Kings 12:2

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Psalm 90

Psalm 90

“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
~ Psalm 90:12

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Nehemiah 9

Nehemiah 9

“In all that has happened to us, you have been just; you have acted faithfully, while we did wrong.”
~ Nehemiah 9:33

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2 Samuel 19

2 Samuel 19

“The men stole into the city that day as men steal in who are ashamed when they flee from battle.”
~ 2 Samuel 19:3

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Psalm 93

Psalm 93

“The LORD reigns, he is robed in majesty; the LORD is robed in majesty and is armed with strength. The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.”
~ Psalm 93:1

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Haggai 2

Haggai 2

“On that day,’ declares the LORD Almighty, ‘I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ declares the LORD Almighty.”
~ Haggai 2:23

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Job 7

Job 7

“Therefore I will not keep silent; I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit, I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”
~ Job 7:11

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Revelation 21

Revelation 21

“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
~ Revelation 21:4

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Isaiah 15

Isaiah 15

“In the streets they wear sackcloth; on the roofs and in the public squares they all wail, prostrate with weeping.”
~ Isaiah 15:3

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Isaiah 57

Isaiah 57

“For this is what the high and lofty One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “‘I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to relieve the heart of the contrite.”
~ Isaiah 57:15

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Mark 13

Mark 13

“If the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, who he has chosen, he has shortened them.”
~ Mark 13:20

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Psalm 15

Psalm 15

“He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart.”
~ Psalm 15:2

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Joshua 18

Joshua 18

"So Joshua said to the Israelites: How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you?" ~ Joshua 18:3   Hi James and Ellen, Do you accept the fault for something that should have been done...

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Zechariah 9

Zechariah 9

“Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
~ Zechariah 9:9

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