Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Despondency » Comfort in
Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart. He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people. There was also a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.' read more.
For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.'" And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people, yet because this widow keeps on bothering me, I will give her justice, or in the end she will wear me out by her unending pleas.'" And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says! Won't God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"
Strengthen the hands that have gone limp, steady the knees that shake! Tell those who panic, "Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you."
Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.
Feet » To be refrained from evil
My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.
Lameness » Figurative
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.
Right » Hand taken » Paths
You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the Lord's mountain, to the temple of the God of Jacob, so he can teach us his requirements, and we can follow his standards." For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; the Lord will issue edicts from Jerusalem.
He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation.
The Lord always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant.
But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
Guide me in the path of your commands, for I delight to walk in it.
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.
I will guide you in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths.
The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.
Straight » Figurative » Of righteousness, "straight paths,"
For he is the one about whom Isaiah the prophet had spoken: "The voice of one shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.'"
and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but be healed.
A voice cries out, "In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; construct in the desert a road for our God. Every valley must be elevated, and every mountain and hill leveled. The rough terrain will become a level plain, the rugged landscape a wide valley.