Thematic Bible: Life tested by the lord


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I am absolutely terrified, and you, Lord -- how long will this continue?

For the music director; a psalm of David. How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me? How long will you pay no attention to me?

O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!

How long will this go on, O Lord? Will you stay angry forever? How long will your rage burn like fire?

O Lord God, invincible warrior! How long will you remain angry at your people while they pray to you?

How long, O Lord, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?

Turn back toward us, O Lord! How long must this suffering last? Have pity on your servants!

O Lord, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked celebrate?

How long, Lord, must I cry for help? But you do not listen! I call out to you, "Violence!" But you do not intervene!

The angel of the Lord then asked, "Lord who rules over all, how long before you have compassion on Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah which you have been so angry with for these seventy years?"


even because of the extraordinary character of the revelations. Therefore, so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to trouble me -- so that I would not become arrogant.

So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. In the morning I acted just as I was commanded.

To the present hour we are hungry and thirsty, poorly clothed, brutally treated, and without a roof over our heads.


Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so: with much greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with more severe beatings, facing death many times.

so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.


each builder's work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test what kind of work each has done.



Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, 'These are my people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is my God.'"

He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the Lord a proper offering.


You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.


He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.


each builder's work will be plainly seen, for the Day will make it clear, because it will be revealed by fire. And the fire will test what kind of work each has done.



Then I will bring the remaining third into the fire; I will refine them like silver is refined and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name and I will answer; I will say, 'These are my people,' and they will say, 'The Lord is my God.'"

He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the Lord a proper offering.


You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.


He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep, and laid the foundation on bedrock. When a flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built.


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