Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Alertness » Who watches in vain
A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Verse Concepts
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Cities » Protected at night by watchmen
A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Verse Concepts
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
They beat and wounded me;
they took my cloak
the guardians of the walls.
An oracle against Dumah:
One calls to me from Seir,
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
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“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
Dependence » Human weakness renders men dependent upon God
Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast number that comes to fight against us. We do not know what to do, but we look to You.
Verse Concepts
A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
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its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
that a man’s way of life is not his own;
no one who walks determines his own steps.
John responded, “No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to him from heaven.
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It is not that we are competent in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our competence is from God.
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Labor » Who labors in vain
A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Verse Concepts
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Prosperity » From God
A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Verse Concepts
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Please take my present that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have everything I need.” So Jacob urged him until he accepted.
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How happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways! You will surely eat what your hands have worked for. You will be happy, and it will go well for you.
Yet his bow remained steady, and his strong arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, by the God of your father who helps you, and by the Almighty who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, and blessings of the breasts and the womb. The blessings of your father excel the blessings of my ancestors and the bounty of the eternal hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the prince of his brothers.
Protection » Of God, is » Indispensable
A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Verse Concepts
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
The Providence of God » Man's efforts are vain without
Unless the Lord builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the Lord watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain. In vain you get up early and stay up late, eating food earned by hard work; certainly He gives sleep to the one He loves.
Watchmen » Of a city
in the hill country of Ephraim,
“Get up, let’s go up to Zion,
to Yahweh our God!”
A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Verse Concepts
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
He called out and told the king.
The king said, “If he’s alone, he bears good news.”
As the first runner came closer, Verse Concepts
The king said, “If he’s alone, he bears good news.”
As the first runner came closer, Verse Concepts
So a horseman went to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Do you come in peace?’”
Jehu replied, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me.”
The watchman reported, “The messenger reached them but hasn’t started back.” Verse Concepts
Jehu replied, “What do you have to do with peace?
The watchman reported, “The messenger reached them but hasn’t started back.” Verse Concepts
Watchmen » Were stationed » In the streets of cities
A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Verse Concepts
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Watchmen » Vigilance of, vain without God's protection
A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Verse Concepts
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
human Weakness » Renders men dependent upon God
Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast number that comes to fight against us. We do not know what to do, but we look to You.
Verse Concepts
A Solomonic song of ascents.Unless the Lord builds a house,
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
Verse Concepts
its builders labor over it in vain;
unless the Lord watches over a city,
the watchman stays alert in vain.
that a man’s way of life is not his own;
no one who walks determines his own steps.
John responded, “No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to him from heaven.
Verse Concepts
It is not that we are competent in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our competence is from God.
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