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Now it was for this very purpose that the gospel was preached to those who are now dead, so that though they were judged in the flesh by human standards they may live spiritually by God's standards. Verse ConceptsSpirit, Nature OfSpiritual Life, Nature OfSpiritual Life, Described ByLiving For The MaterialChrist PreachingValidly Like GodLiving The Life





Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires, and do not present your members to sin as instruments to be used for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead and your members to God as instruments to be used for righteousness.


"Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons. Verse ConceptsFirstbornChild sacrificeTypes Of ChristProcrastinationFirst fruitsTithes And Offering





that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear, Verse ConceptsFearRescueBeing DevoutGod Saving From EnemiesFreed From FearOvercoming Enemies

Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God (as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Godethics, incentives towardsAskingPleasing GodWatchfulness, Of LeadersBeing DevoutAbounding, Good ThingsGrowth In GraceLast WordsEncouraging One AnotherEncouraging Othersencouraginguplifting




Gather the people -- men, women, and children, as well as the resident foreigners in your villages -- so they may hear and thus learn about and fear the Lord your God and carefully obey all the words of this law. Then their children, who have not known this law, will also hear about and learn to fear the Lord your God for as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."

Once she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with three bulls, an ephah of flour, and a container of wine. She brought him to the Lord's house at Shiloh, even though he was young. Verse ConceptsInfantsBottle, UsesWineWineskinChildren, Should Be TreatedLimitations Of YouthQuantities Of WineAnimals At Specific AgesEphah [Ten Omers]The House Of God At Shiloh

Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it." read more.
After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.



Saul replied, "I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won't harm you, for you treated my life with value this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!" Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples Ofenemies, of believersRegretEnemies, Christian Response ToFoolish PeoplePersonal GoodWe Have Sinnedsaul



Do not let your heart envy sinners, but rather be zealous in fearing the Lord all the time. Verse ConceptsEnvyeagernessGod, Zeal OfGrudgesJealousyZealAvoid EnvyThe Fear Of The LordFearing GodFear And Worry

In the presence of the Lord your God you must eat from the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the place he chooses to locate his name, so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always. Verse ConceptsLearningFirstbornChoicesGrainReverence, And ObedienceSacred PlacesThe Fear Of The LordTithes And Offeringfriendliness

He has done this so all the nations of the earth might recognize the Lord's power and so you might always obey the Lord your God." Verse ConceptsMission, Of IsraelReverence, And God's NatureFear Of GodGod's HandFear God!Knowing God's Character

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching -- like those who are strictly people-pleasers -- but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord. Verse Conceptsethics, personalMen PleasersLordship, Human And DivinePopularityReverence, And Social BehaviourReverence, And ObedienceServants, BadServants, GoodEmployeesPopularity SoughtSingleness Of HeartBeing Seen By ManSlavesObeying PeopleThe Fear Of The Lord




Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching -- like those who are strictly people-pleasers -- but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord. Verse Conceptsethics, personalMen PleasersLordship, Human And DivinePopularityReverence, And Social BehaviourReverence, And ObedienceServants, BadServants, GoodEmployeesPopularity SoughtSingleness Of HeartBeing Seen By ManSlavesObeying PeopleThe Fear Of The Lord



by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding, Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human ImportanceAcquiring Wisdomdiscrimination

Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way. Verse ConceptsWisdom, Human Importance




Samuel said to all the people of Israel, "If you are really turning to the Lord with all your hearts, remove from among you the foreign gods and the images of Ashtoreth. Give your hearts to the Lord and serve only him. Then he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines." Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofCommitment, to Goddouble mindednessReformationSyncretismDivided HeartsUnquestioning ServiceReturning To GodWhole HeartednessIndividuals Saving OthersPutting Away Other GodsServing Asherah

May you demonstrate wholehearted devotion to the Lord our God by following his rules and obeying his commandments, as you are presently doing." Verse ConceptsCommitmentCommitment, to GodCommands, in OTLoyaltyRenewed HeartKeep The Commandments!DedicationBeing Devoted to God


The king was told, "Nathan the prophet is here." Nathan entered and bowed before the king with his face to the floor. Verse ConceptsBowing Before David

Afterward David got up and went out of the cave. He called out after Saul, "My lord, O king!" When Saul looked behind him, David kneeled down and bowed with his face to the ground. Verse ConceptsBowingProstration

If a decision is not made, when my master the king is buried with his ancestors, my son Solomon and I will be considered state criminals." Verse ConceptsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenWe Have Sinned


Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities but also because of your conscience. Verse Conceptsethics, socialLeaders, PoliticalBe Subject To PeopleRespecting Authorityconscience



Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due. Verse ConceptsBeing In DebtAuthority, of human institutionsHuman Authority, Christian ResponseTaxationTributesCitizenshipHonour The HonourableTax To Be PaidRespectRespecting ParentsRespecting Authoritytaxes

First of all, then, I urge that requests, prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people, even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.


Sustain me with raisin cakes, refresh me with apples, for I am faint with love. The Double Refrain: Embracing and Adjuration Verse ConceptsLove Towards Christ, The Nature Of

The Beloved to Her Lover: Set me like a cylinder seal over your heart, like a signet on your arm. For love is as strong as death, passion is as unrelenting as Sheol. Its flames burst forth, it is a blazing flame. Verse ConceptsLove Towards Christ, The Nature OfThe Fact Of DeathPassionrelentless



The Beloved to Her Lover: Tell me, O you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat? Tell me lest I wander around beside the flocks of your companions! Verse ConceptsLove Towards Christ, The Nature OfPasturing The FlockPutting Animals Down

Surging waters cannot quench love; floodwaters cannot overflow it. If someone were to offer all his possessions to buy love, the offer would be utterly despised. Verse ConceptsFlowing WaterQuenchingLove Of Jesus, To The SaintsLove Towards Christ, The Nature OfRomance



Therefore I tell you, her sins, which were many, are forgiven, thus she loved much; but the one who is forgiven little loves little." Verse ConceptsLove Towards Christ, The Nature OfLove For GodReceived OutcastsGod Has ForgivenNot Loving GodForgivenessLove And Forgiveness

Not to us, O Lord, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness. Verse ConceptsGlorifying GodReverence, And BlessingAcclaimingNot MeFaithfulnessGlory of the The churchGod's Faithfulness

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures. Verse ConceptsGod, Goodness OfAttitudes Of ThankfulfnessGod, The EternalGratitudeMercy

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures! Let Israel say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" Let the family of Aaron say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!" read more.
Let the loyal followers of the Lord say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!"

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures! Verse ConceptsThank God!Thankssteadfast

And all who will behave in accordance with this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on the Israel of God. Verse ConceptsBenedictionsNames And Titles For The ChurchChurch, Titles OfOld Testament People As TypesReceiving God's MercyPeace And Comfort

May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus. Verse ConceptsMercy, Of Jesus ChristGod Will Show MercyPurgatoryministering


For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts! Verse ConceptsAbundant MercyBlottingAssurance, nature ofGrace, In OtLovingkindnessLove, Nature OfMercifulnessAfflictions, Prayer DuringBe Merciful!God Forgive!Infidelity

Remember your compassionate and faithful deeds, O Lord, for you have always acted in this manner. Verse ConceptsLovingkindnessBe Merciful!devotion

Relent, Lord, rescue me! Deliver me because of your faithfulness! Verse ConceptsLove, Nature Ofsoulrelaxation

I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am. Verse ConceptsAgony, In HeartAfflictions



It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate. Verse ConceptsImitatingMinisters, Should BeImitating Good PeopleExample Of Believers




For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God's grace together with me. Verse ConceptsFellowship, In The GospelFellowship, Among BelieversConfirmationFaith, As A Body Of BeliefsChainsdefence, humanDefenseGrace, And Christian LifeParticipation, In ChristSympathyMinisters, Description OfMinisters, Should BePartakersThe Gospel PreachedThe Grace Given To MenGod's GracePositive Thinkingpartnershipgrandmasevangelising

As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children, Verse ConceptsSpiritual FathersPeople Encouraging OthersFathers Loving CareEncouragementencouraginguplifting



"'They must be holy to their God, and they must not profane the name of their God, because they are the ones who present the Lord's gifts, the food of their God. Therefore they must be holy. Verse ConceptsCripplesHoliness Of MinistersIrreverenceMinisters, Should BeProfaning God's NameMaking People Holy

"You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it the way a seal is engraved: "Holiness to the Lord." Verse ConceptsSealsToolsPlatesengraving







My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed but that with complete boldness, even now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether I live or die. For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.






Deacons must be husbands of one wife and good managers of their children and their own households. Verse ConceptsLove, In RelationshipsMonogamyAuthority Of DisciplesMarriage ControlledWifeFamily FirstMoney ManagementA Good Husband





"Do not drink wine or strong drink, you and your sons with you, when you enter into the Meeting Tent, so that you do not die, which is a perpetual statute throughout your generations, Verse ConceptsAbstinenceAlcoholOrdinancesPriests, Function In Ot TimesWineProhibitionEntering The TabernacleNot Drinking WineStrong DrinkDeath Due To God's PresenceDrinking No WineAlcoholic Beveragesbeeralcoholism









Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind. Verse ConceptsFavouritismethics, socialequalityElection, Description OfSolemn ChargesMinisters, Should BeAngels, DescriptionPartialityMen's Orders




Now, if you pay close attention to my commandments that I am giving you today and love the Lord your God and serve him with all your mind and being, Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodHeart, And Holy SpiritWhole HeartednessObedience To GodThe Need To Love God

But thanks be to God that though you were slaves to sin, you obeyed from the heart that pattern of teaching you were entrusted to, Verse ConceptsCommitment, to GodHeart, And Holy SpiritTeachingThanksgivingRenewed HeartObedience To GodThanksgiving, OfferedObeying The GospelSubject To EvilAll Have SinnedThank God!doctrine


When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me; Verse ConceptsForeignersObedience To GodPretendingObeying People

But you must not turn away from all the commandments I am giving you today, to either the right or left, nor pursue other gods and worship them. Verse ConceptsObedience To GodNot Turning AsideDifferent GodsDo Not Have Other gods


and told them: "You have carried out all the instructions of Moses the Lord's servant, and you have obeyed all I have told you. You have not abandoned your fellow Israelites this entire time, right up to this very day. You have completed the task given you by the Lord your God.

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. Verse ConceptsGod, Greatness OfGod, Glory OfEarth, Belonging To GodGod, Majesty OfGod, Sovereignty OfGod, Uniqueness OfHeadshipProvidenceGod's Glory RevealedPowergreatnessbelongingadorationdominion

You who are far away, listen to what I have done! You who are close by, recognize my strength!" Verse ConceptsAcknowledged


"You should fear me!" says the Lord. "You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary." Verse ConceptsBoundariesSandSeaAttitudes Of RespectOceansAweWavesDivine Power Over NatureBarriersEternal WorldLimits For The SeaSand And GravelFear God!


Listen to the painful cries of the prisoners! Use your great strength to set free those condemned to die! Verse ConceptsSighingOppression, God's Attitude ToPrisonersPower Of God, DescribedNot DyingDeath PreventedGod Keep!greatnesspreservation

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. Verse ConceptsPoweradorationdominion


So he read it before the plaza in front of the Water Gate from dawn till noon before the men and women and those children who could understand. All the people were eager to hear the book of the law. Verse ConceptsDawnNoonBible, Names OfNamed GatesReading The Bible

So you go there the next time all the people of Judah come in from their towns to fast in the Lord's temple. Read out loud where all of them can hear you what I told you the Lord said, which you wrote in the scroll. Verse ConceptsReading The ScripturesFasting Regularly

After the reading from the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent them a message, saying, "Brothers, if you have any message of exhortation for the people, speak it." Verse ConceptsReadingLiteracySynagogueReading The ScripturesExhort OthersStudying The LawUse Of The ScripturesWritten In The ProphetsEncouragementMotivationReading The Bibleencouraginguplifting

when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God in the place he chooses, you must read this law before them within their hearing. Gather the people -- men, women, and children, as well as the resident foreigners in your villages -- so they may hear and thus learn about and fear the Lord your God and carefully obey all the words of this law. Then their children, who have not known this law, will also hear about and learn to fear the Lord your God for as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess."






Jesus said to him, "Once again it is written: 'You are not to put the Lord your God to the test.'" Verse ConceptsTemptation, ResistingTestingTesting GodNew Testament Claiming Old Testament Is InspiredTemptationResisting Temptationexams


"Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them is like a wise man who built his house on rock. Verse ConceptsWisdom, Source Of HumanSpiritual FoundationsStones For ProtectionHearing ChristDoing God's WorksThe Work Of The Wise


In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah. They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram. They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the scroll of the law of the Lord. They traveled to all the cities of Judah and taught the people.

Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah -- all of whom were Levites -- were teaching the people the law, as the people remained standing. They read from the book of God's law, explaining it and imparting insight. Thus the people gained understanding from what was read.

These words I am commanding you today must be kept in mind, Verse ConceptsReceptive Hearts

Fix these words of mine into your mind and being, and tie them as a reminder on your hands and let them be symbols on your forehead. Verse ConceptsFingersRopesSanctification, Means And ResultsThoughtJoined To GoodMarks On PeoplePay Attention To God!The Word Of GodValue



It must be with him constantly and he must read it as long as he lives, so that he may learn to revere the Lord his God and observe all the words of this law and these statutes and carry them out. Verse ConceptsLearningStudentsKings, How They Should ActReading The ScripturesFear God!Keep The Commandments!Reading The Bible

Carefully read the scroll of the Lord! Not one of these creatures will be missing, none will lack a mate. For the Lord has issued the decree, and his own spirit gathers them. Verse ConceptsGod, As SpiritUnity, Of God's PeopleStudentsBible, Names OfThe Holy Spirit In CreationNothing MissingOld Testament Claims InspirationMissing SomeoneReading The BibleSoulmatesgatheringseekinghomecoming

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God's message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God's message, which is at work among you who believe. Verse ConceptsHearingPreaching, Effects OfResponseThe Authority Of ScriptureSpeech, DivineThanksgiving, OfferedReceiving God's WordThose Who Had FaithMan's TeachingWe Thank GodGod's Work In UsAcceptanceThe Word Of GodBelieving In Yourself


They replied, "You aren't from Galilee too, are you? Investigate carefully and you will see that no prophet comes from Galilee!" Verse ConceptsJesus The Prophet







So after he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken. Verse ConceptsFaith, Origins OfRememberingUnderstandingBelieving ProphetsChrist Would RiseDiscipleshipJesus Death

Now seek the Lord your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being! Get up and build the sanctuary of the Lord God! Then you can bring the ark of the Lord's covenant and the holy items dedicated to God's service into the temple that is built to honor the Lord." Verse ConceptsHeart, And Holy SpiritOrthodoxy, In OtSeeking GodSolomon's TempleThe Ark In The TempleBeing Devoted to GodHeartfelt Prayer To God

But if you seek the Lord your God from there, you will find him, if, indeed, you seek him with all your heart and soul. Verse ConceptsFindingRestoration After BackslidingPrayer, Advice For EffectiveReceptivenessRevival, CorporateFinding GodWhole HeartednessSingle Mindedness



Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love. Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves, for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers deliverance on you. Verse ConceptsBeing PreparedPresent, TheRighteousness, Of BelieversSeedSeeking GodHoly Spirit, Types OfFruits Of RighteousnessSowing GoodReapingFallow LandBreakupsReaping What You SowPlanting SeedsSeedsSowing Seedssowing

Seek the Lord and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually! Verse ConceptsFace Of GodPrayerfulnessSeeking God's StrengthStrengthstrenghseeking

In my time of trouble I sought the Lord. I kept my hand raised in prayer throughout the night. I refused to be comforted. Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofNo ComfortHealing And ComfortOvercoming Hard TimesGetting Through Hard TimesFeeling Lostproblemssoultired


Hate what is wrong, love what is right! Promote justice at the city gate! Maybe the Lord, the God who commands armies, will have mercy on those who are left from Joseph. Verse Conceptsevil, believers' responses toHatredLawsuitsDivine FavourBusiness At The GatewaySurvivors FavouredBe Merciful!God As A WarriorHating EvilLoving GoodHateGod Turning Bad Things Into Good







"A noise is heard on the hilltops. It is the sound of the people of Israel crying and pleading to their gods. Indeed they have followed sinful ways; they have forgotten to be true to the Lord their God. Verse ConceptsForgettingWeepingConviction Of Sinimpulsiveness


That person sings to others, saying: 'I have sinned and falsified what is right, but I was not punished according to what I deserved. Verse ConceptsUnprofitable SinsGod Has ForgivenWe Have Sinned


For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided, "I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man." Verse ConceptsPrudenceReadinessRestraintSpeech, Positive Aspects OfTongueWatchfulness, Of BelieversSpeaking, Wisdom InVigilanceIndividuals Being SilentThe TongueGod's TimingGods TimingWaiting For God's TimingGuarding Yourself





if iniquity is in your hand -- put it far away, and do not let evil reside in your tents. Verse ConceptsTentsForsaking SinSteadfastnessInjustice

Then if you and your descendants turn to the Lord your God and obey him with your whole mind and being just as I am commanding you today, Verse ConceptsChildren, attitudes towardsChildren, Duties OfEarnestnessReturning To GodWhole HeartednessBlessings Of ObedienceObeying God

The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord: "We have sinned against you. We abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals." Verse ConceptsConviction, Not Leading To RepentanceSin, Nature OfWe Have Sinned

However, when they confess their iniquity and their ancestors' iniquity which they committed by trespassing against me, by which they also walked in hostility against me Verse ConceptsTreacherySin ConfessedConfession of sinForgiving Yourselfconfessingactinggrandfathers

When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray; we have done evil.' When they return to you with all their heart and being in the land where they are held prisoner, and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor,


Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God, for your sin has been your downfall! Return to the Lord and repent! Say to him: "Completely forgive our iniquity; accept our penitential prayer, that we may offer the praise of our lips as sacrificial bulls.

The people of Nineveh believed in God, and they declared a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. Verse ConceptsAbstinence as a disciplineReligionRepentance, Examples OfGreat And SmallBelieving In GodOthers Believing In GodFastingFasting And Prayerjonah

But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong, I will cancel the destruction I intended to do to it. Verse ConceptsGod, Repentance OfGod Changing His MindGod Turned Back From Harming Them

"Yet even now," the Lord says, "return to me with all your heart -- with fasting, weeping, and mourning. Tear your hearts, not just your garments!" Verse ConceptsGesturesAbstinence as a disciplineEarnestnessdrought, physicalRegretRepentance, Examples OfWeepingFasting, Accompanied ByWhole HeartednessFasting In MourningFastingFasting And Prayer

I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him. Verse ConceptsFace Of GodJacob, The PatriarchTrust, Importance OfWaiting On GodGod HidingThose Who Wait For GodWaiting On The Lord

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me! Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men! For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O Lord. read more.
Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me! You, O Lord God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah) They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city. Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?" But you, O Lord, laugh in disgust at them; you taunt all the nations. You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.




For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me. Verse ConceptsRestlessnessPeople Being SilentGod My SalvationThose Who Wait For GodMothers Death


Yes, as your judgments unfold, O Lord, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow. Verse ConceptsMotives, Importance OfPrayer, Persistence InCelebritiesThose Who Wait For Godremembrance


I yearn for the Lord, more than watchmen do for the morning, yes, more than watchmen do for the morning. Verse ConceptsDawnMonotonyMorningWatchmanRelying Upon GodThose Who Wait For GodWaiting On The Lord

But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you. Verse ConceptsConversion, nature ofFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsReturning To GodRevival, CorporateWaiting On GodAnticipationAim At Love

Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long. Verse ConceptsWaiting On GodAttitudes Of HopeGod My SalvationThose Who Wait For GodGod's TruthguidanceWaiting On The Lord








Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, waiting beside my doorway. Verse ConceptsDaily DutyUnceasingAlways Being ActiveWaiting At GatesBlessed In ServiceRejoicing In WisdomSchoolWaiting On The Lordmistress



Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work you do. Verse ConceptsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSatisfactionSaints, Care For The PoorWidows, Should BeLoving ForeignersGod Will BlessNo Earthly InheritancePeople Helping Orphansfriendliness

You shall rejoice before him -- you, your son, your daughter, your male and female slaves, the Levites in your villages, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows among you -- in the place where the Lord chooses to locate his name. Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsWidowsWidows, Should BeRejoicingForeigners Permitted At The FeastsPeople Helping OrphansEating Drinking And RejoicingA Place For God's Name

Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the Lord your God may bless all the work you do. When you beat your olive tree you must not repeat the procedure; the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow. When you gather the grapes of your vineyard you must not do so a second time; they should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.


If a believing woman has widows in her family, let her help them. The church should not be burdened, so that it may help the widows who are truly in need. Verse ConceptsBelieversMoney, Stewardship OfPoverty, Remedies ForLove Between RelativesRemoving BurdensPeople HelpingEach Local Church


No widow should be put on the list unless she is at least sixty years old, was the wife of one husband, Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsWidows, Should BeMarriage ControlledSecond MarriageWomen's RolesBeing Single




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