'Yes' in the Bible

Let the enemy pursue me and overtake me;And let him trample my life to the groundAnd lay my honor in the dust. Selah.

God is a righteous judge,And a God who is indignant every day.

All sheep and oxen,And also the beasts of the field,

For the wicked boasts and sings the praises of his heart’s desire,And the greedy man curses and spurns [and even despises] the Lord.

You have seen it, for You have noted mischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand.The unfortunate commits himself to You;You are the helper of the fatherless.

The [boundary] lines [of the land] have fallen for me in pleasant places;Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.

I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;Indeed, my heart (mind) instructs me in the night.

And He rode upon a cherub (storm) and flew;And He sped on the wings of the wind.

He rescues me from my enemies;Yes, You lift me up above those who rise up against me;You deliver me from the man of violence.

The sun’s rising is from one end of the heavens,And its circuit to the other end of them;And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death,I fear no evil, for You are with me;Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.

Lift up your heads, O gates,And lift them up, ancient doors,That the King of glory may come in.

Indeed, none of those who [expectantly] wait for You will be ashamed;Those who turn away from what is right and deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed (humiliated, embarrassed).

And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,In His tent I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy;I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;Be strong and let your heart take courage;Yes, wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;Yes, the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

Yes, You are my rock and my fortress;For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me.

All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,Who rescues the afflicted from him who is too strong for him [to resist alone],And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

They open their mouths wide against me;They say, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”

Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more;I sought him, but he could not be found.

Yes, I am like a man who does not hear,In whose mouth are no arguments.

“I delight to do Your will, O my God;Your law is within my heart.”

Then I will go to the altar of God,To God, my exceeding joy;With the lyre I will praise You, O God, my God!

“I would wander far away,I would lodge in the [peace of the] wilderness. Selah.

For You have rescued my soul from death,Yes, and my feet from stumbling,So that I may walk before GodIn the light of life.

Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me,For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secureUntil destruction passes by.

But as for me, I will sing of Your mighty strength and power;Yes, I will sing joyfully of Your lovingkindness in the morning;For You have been my strongholdAnd a refuge in the day of my distress.

From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak;Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].

But let the righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God,Yes, let them rejoice with delight.

Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks,At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place?Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.

You have ascended on high, You have led away captive Your captives;You have received gifts among men,Even from the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.

And even when I am old and gray-headed, O God, do not abandon me,Until I declare Your [mighty] strength to this generation,Your power to all who are to come.

Yes, all kings will bow down before him,All nations will serve him.

I will [solemnly] remember the deeds of the Lord;Yes, I will [wholeheartedly] remember Your wonders of old.

Then they spoke against God;They said, “Can God prepare [food for] a table in the wilderness?

But He, the source of compassion and lovingkindness, forgave their wickedness and did not destroy them;Many times He restrained His angerAnd did not stir up all His wrath.

Make their nobles like Oreb and ZeebAnd all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever;Yes, let them be humiliated and perish,

My soul (my life, my inner self) longs for and greatly desires the courts of the Lord;My heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God.

The bird has found a house,And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young—Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,My King and my God.

Indeed, the Lord will give what is good,And our land will yield its produce.

But of Zion it will be said, “This one and that one were born in her,”And the Most High Himself will establish her.

And let the [gracious] favor of the Lord our God be on us;Confirm for us the work of our hands—Yes, confirm the work of our hands.

More than the sounds of many waters,More than the mighty breakers of the sea,The Lord on high is mighty.

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;Shout [in jubilation] and sing for joy and sing praises.

You will arise and have compassion on Zion,For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her;Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come.

“Even they will perish, but You endure;Yes, all of them will wear out like a garment.Like clothing You will change them and they shall be changed.

They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons

O God, my heart is steadfast [with confident faith];I will sing, I will sing praises, even with my soul.

He also loved cursing, and it came [back] to him;He did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

I will give great praise and thanks to the Lord with my mouth;And in the midst of many I will praise Him.

Gracious is the Lord, and [consistently] righteous;Yes, our God is compassionate.

I will pay my vows to the Lord,Yes, in the presence of all His people.

I will pay my vows to the Lord,Yes, in the presence of all His people,

They encompassed me, yes, they surrounded me [on every side];In the name of the Lord I will cut them off.

They do no unrighteousness;They walk in His ways.

Give me understanding [a teachable heart and the ability to learn], that I may keep Your law;And observe it with all my heart.

Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold,Yes, more than refined gold.

Therefore I esteem as right all Your precepts concerning everything;I hate every false way.

Indeed, may you see your [family perpetuated in your] children’s children.Peace be upon Israel!

By the rivers of Babylon,There we [captives] sat down and wept,When we remembered Zion [the city God imprinted on our hearts].

Yes, they will sing of the ways of the Lord [joyfully celebrating His wonderful acts],For great is the glory and majesty of the Lord.

How blessed and favored are the people in such circumstance;How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored] are the people whose God is the Lord!

Every day I will bless You and lovingly praise You;Yes, [with awe-inspired reverence] I will praise Your name forever and ever.