Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.



Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You brought before you the vessels from his temple, and you and your nobles, together with your wives and concubines, drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone -- gods that cannot see or hear or comprehend! But you have not glorified the God who has in his control your very breath and all your ways!

O Lord, you are great, mighty, majestic, magnificent, glorious, and sovereign over all the sky and earth! You have dominion and exalt yourself as the ruler of all. You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all.

Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this, in whose hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all the human race.

Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise! He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.

For God is the judge! He brings one down and exalts another. For the Lord holds in his hand a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices, and pours it out. Surely all the wicked of the earth will slurp it up and drink it to its very last drop."

For the Lord is a great God, a great king who is superior to all gods. The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the mountain peaks belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it. His hands formed the dry land.


So I reflected on all this, attempting to clear it all up. I concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their works, are in the hand of God; whether a person will be loved or hated -- no one knows what lies ahead.

Then the Lord said to me, "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.'


Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise! He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.


Your justice is like the highest mountains, your fairness like the deepest sea; you preserve mankind and the animal kingdom.

He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.





He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be upended.


He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.


The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

For he will never be upended; others will always remember one who is just.

For the king trusts in the Lord, and because of the sovereign Lord's faithfulness he is not upended.





He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be upended.


He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.


The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

For he will never be upended; others will always remember one who is just.

For the king trusts in the Lord, and because of the sovereign Lord's faithfulness he is not upended.



Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence, to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.

If I say, "My foot is slipping," your loyal love, O Lord, supports me.

Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise! He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip.

The one true God is my mighty refuge; he removes the obstacles in my way. He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow. read more.
You give me your protective shield; your willingness to help enables me to prevail. You widen my path; my feet do not slip.

Indeed, who is God besides the Lord? Who is a protector besides our God? The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way. He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain. read more.
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend even the strongest bow. You give me your protective shield; your right hand supports me; your willingness to help enables me to prevail. You widen my path; my feet do not slip.