Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible




Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use?

how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?


One who argues with his creator is in grave danger, one who is like a mere shard among the other shards on the ground! The clay should not say to the potter, "What in the world are you doing? Your work lacks skill!"

"I, the Lord, say: 'O nation of Israel, can I not deal with you as this potter deals with the clay? In my hands, you, O nation of Israel, are just like the clay in this potter's hand.'


Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,

Early the next morning they marched out to the Desert of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said: "Listen to me, you people of Judah and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the Lord your God and you will be safe! Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win."



The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.

You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you.




He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.



He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one's own strength that one prevails.





I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.



They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)

The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.


for a prostitute is like a deep pit; a harlot is like a narrow well.

One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made. He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.

Don't let the current overpower me! Don't let the deep swallow me up! Don't let the pit devour me!

The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.

The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone -- it will come back on him.

Anyone who flees at the sound of terror will fall into a pit. Anyone who climbs out of the pit will be caught in a trap. For the time is coming when I will punish the people of Moab. I, the Lord, affirm it!


For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help. He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing. He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!

The Lord deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.





"Surely now you count my steps; then you would not mark my sin.



When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.


He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.



He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one's own strength that one prevails.



Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.

Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!


and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they were all drinking from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.



The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,

The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!

For you ignore the God who rescues you; you pay no attention to your strong protector. So this is what happens: You cultivate beautiful plants and plant exotic vines.

Indeed, who is God besides the Lord? Who is a protector besides our God?








"Surely now you count my steps; then you would not mark my sin.



When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.


He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.



He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one's own strength that one prevails.






"Surely now you count my steps; then you would not mark my sin.



When you walk, your steps will not be hampered, and when you run, you will not stumble.


He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.



He watches over his holy ones, but the wicked are made speechless in the darkness, for it is not by one's own strength that one prevails.



Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages,

Early the next morning they marched out to the Desert of Tekoa. When they were ready to march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said: "Listen to me, you people of Judah and residents of Jerusalem! Trust in the Lord your God and you will be safe! Trust in the message of his prophets and you will win."



The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.

You will be reestablished when I vindicate you. You will not experience oppression; indeed, you will not be afraid. You will not be terrified, for nothing frightening will come near you.






For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help. He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.