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But I will not withdraw
My faithful love from him
or betray My faithfulness.
Verse ConceptsBetrayalBetrayal, God Never WillLovingkindnessGod Shows His Lovingkindness

Your faithfulness is for all generations;
You established the earth, and it stands firm.
Verse ConceptsEarth, Creation OfGod's attitude towards peopleFaithfulnessGod's Faithfulness

the Maker of heaven and earth,
the sea and everything in them.
He remains faithful forever,
Verse ConceptsGod, The EternalSeaCreation Of The SeasEarthHeavenThe OceanThe EarthGod's CreationThe Seaeverything



For I will declare,
“Faithful love is built up forever;
You establish Your faithfulness in the heavens.”
Verse ConceptsStabilityGod Is UnchangeableGod's Faithfulnessdevotion


How happy is the one You choose
and bring near to live in Your courts!
We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
the holiness of Your temple.
Verse Conceptselection, privileges ofChoicesdrawing near to GodAccess To God, The Characteristics OfApproaching GodPlenty Through GodBlessed Through GodWe Live With GodGoodness

They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion;
they will be radiant with joy
because of the Lord’s goodness,
because of the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil,
and because of the young of the flocks and herds.
Their life will be like an irrigated garden,
and they will no longer grow weak from hunger.
Verse ConceptsGarden Of Eden, TheGarden, NaturalHorticultureWater IrrigationJoy, And Human ExperienceWineHerdsMetaphorical WateringPeople Providing

I will refresh the priests with an abundance,
and My people will be satisfied with My goodness.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Verse ConceptsPlenty Through GodAbundanceThe SoulGoodnesspriests

How lovely and beautiful they will be!
Grain will make the young men flourish,
and new wine, the young women.
Verse ConceptsAlcoholAttractionEffect Of WineWomen's BeautyBeauty Of NatureThe Beauty Of Naturefruitfulness

When they were in their kingdom,
with Your abundant goodness that You gave them,
and in the spacious and fertile land You set before them,
they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
Verse ConceptsNot Serving God


The Lord is good to everyone;
His compassion rests on all He has made.
Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness OfGod Doing GoodMercyTaking Care Of The Earth






For the choir director. A Davidic Maskil. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.”Why brag about evil, you hero!
God’s faithful love is constant.
Verse ConceptsBoasting, CondemnedPride, Results OfSpiritual MalnutritionStrength, HumanGoodnessBoastingheroes




And now, may the terror of the Lord be on you. Watch what you do, for there is no injustice or partiality or taking bribes with the Lord our God.” Verse ConceptsFavouritismBribery, Is SinAcceptance Of BribesGod, Justice OfGod, Impartiality OfReverence, And Social BehaviourMagistrates


And now, may the terror of the Lord be on you. Watch what you do, for there is no injustice or partiality or taking bribes with the Lord our God.” Verse ConceptsFavouritismBribery, Is SinAcceptance Of BribesGod, Justice OfGod, Impartiality OfReverence, And Social BehaviourMagistrates

the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men in order to give to each person according to his ways and the result of his deeds. Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness Ofdiscipline, divineReward, DivineGod, All knowingGod Seeing All PeopleGod's CounselMighty OneRepaid For Deeds

Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly
and the Almighty does not pervert justice.
Verse ConceptsGod, Justice OfSuffering, Of The InnocentIs God Unjust?Work Ethic

Does God pervert justice?
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfPredestinationIs God Unjust?

The righteous Lord is in her;
He does no wrong.
He applies His justice morning by morning;
He does not fail at dawn,
yet the one who does wrong knows no shame.
Verse ConceptsIniquity, God's Attitude TowardGod, Righteousness OfMorningRegretUnceasingGod Always WorkingGod Doing RightDoing RightEvery MorningAbsence Of RegretInjustice

Righteousness and justice are the foundation
of Your throne;
faithful love and truth go before You.
Verse ConceptsFoundationsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsFaithfulnessGod's FaithfulnessJudgementMercy And Gracefairnesscrusades

The Almighty—we cannot reach Him—
He is exalted in power!
He will not oppress justice and abundant righteousness,
Verse ConceptsGod, Righteousness OfJusticeNot FindingGod Doing RightDoing RightGod Being Outside Of Creation

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:

It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools,
Verse ConceptsReproving PeopleWise Man Or FoolFoolscriticismrebuking

A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.
Verse ConceptsFloggingRebukeOne HundredAdvice On Beating PeopleReproving PeopleDiscernmentrebuking


Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me not refuse it.
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.
Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersevil, believers' responses toSpeech, Positive Aspects OfAdmonition, Of ChristiansOlive OilAccepting Beatingsnegativityrebuking

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