Thematic Bible: Sought


Thematic Bible




Restore us, O God of hosts;
And cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.


O Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear.
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath [earnestly] remember compassion and love.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then will I teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted and return to You.


Will You not revive us and bring us to life again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?


Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a fertile field,
And the fertile field is valued as a forest.


these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”

and they found Him and said, “Everybody is looking for You!”

When daybreak came, Jesus left [Simon Peter’s house] and went to a secluded place; and the crowds were searching for Him, and [they] came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving them.

Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not see because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor His disciples were there, they boarded the small boats themselves and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.




They prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know all hearts [their thoughts, motives, desires], show us which one of these two You have chosen


Guide me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
For You [and only You] I wait [expectantly] all the day long.


O Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies;
Make Your way straight (direct, right) before me.


Even some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked, “Teacher, what are we to do?”

Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him saying, “Explain [clearly] to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”

As soon as He was alone, those who were around Him, together with the twelve [disciples], began asking Him about [the interpretation of] the parables.

When Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

They asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first [before the Messiah comes]?”

When He had gone indoors, His disciples began asking Him privately, “Why were we unable to drive it out?”

In the house the disciples began questioning Him again about this.

“Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be fulfilled?”

It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.”

A certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher [You who are essentially and morally good], what shall I do to inherit eternal life [that is, eternal salvation in the Messiah’s kingdom]?”

Then they asked Him, “What are we to do, so that we may habitually be doing the works of God?”


Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.


Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint, frail);
Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.


O Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear.
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath [earnestly] remember compassion and love.

O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteous and just acts, please let Your anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain. Because of our sins and the wickedness of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people have become an object of scorn and a contemptuous byword to all who are around us.

But the tax collector, standing at a distance, would not even raise his eyes toward heaven, but was striking his chest [in humility and repentance], saying, ‘God, be merciful and gracious to me, the [especially wicked] sinner [that I am]!’


Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us,
For we are greatly filled with contempt.

Listen to the prayer of Your servant and of Your people Israel which they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven, Your dwelling place; hear and forgive.


Let Your compassion come to me that I may live,
For Your law is my delight.

Forgive Your people Israel whom You have redeemed, O Lord, and do not put the guilt of innocent blood among Your people Israel.’ And the guilt of blood shall be forgiven them.


Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
Be gracious and compassionate to me and answer me.


Show us Your lovingkindness, O Lord,
And grant us Your salvation.


Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

But David’s heart (conscience) troubled him after he had counted the people. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the sin of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”



And he said, “If now I have found favor and lovingkindness in Your sight, O Lord, let the Lord, please, go in our midst, though it is a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your possession.”

Please pardon the wickedness and guilt of these people according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness, just as You have forgiven these people, from Egypt even until now.”

Now, please, pardon my sin and return with me, so that I may worship the Lord.”

O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! Do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”



Restore us, O God of hosts;
And cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.


O Lord, I have heard the report about You and I fear.
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
In the midst of the years make it known;
In wrath [earnestly] remember compassion and love.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then will I teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted and return to You.


Will You not revive us and bring us to life again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?


Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a fertile field,
And the fertile field is valued as a forest.




Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me in Your lovingkindness.



Then say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;
Gather us together and rescue us from the nations,
That we may give thanks to Your holy name,
And glory in Your praise.”



Remember me, O Lord, when You favor Your people.
Visit me with Your salvation [when You rescue them],

Vav.
May Your lovingkindness also come to me, O Lord,
Your salvation according to Your promise;


Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

But David’s heart (conscience) troubled him after he had counted the people. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the sin of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”



And he said, “If now I have found favor and lovingkindness in Your sight, O Lord, let the Lord, please, go in our midst, though it is a stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your possession.”

Please pardon the wickedness and guilt of these people according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness, just as You have forgiven these people, from Egypt even until now.”

Now, please, pardon my sin and return with me, so that I may worship the Lord.”

O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and take action! Do not delay, for Your own sake, O my God, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”




Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me in Your lovingkindness.



Then say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;
Gather us together and rescue us from the nations,
That we may give thanks to Your holy name,
And glory in Your praise.”



Remember me, O Lord, when You favor Your people.
Visit me with Your salvation [when You rescue them],

Vav.
May Your lovingkindness also come to me, O Lord,
Your salvation according to Your promise;