Thematic Bible: Sought


Thematic Bible



O God [of] hosts, restore us and cause your face to shine that we may be saved.

O Yahweh, I have heard the report of you; O Yahweh, I stand in awe of your works. In the midst of the years, revive it! In the midst of the years, make [it] known! In wrath, may you remember to show compassion.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and with a willing spirit sustain me. [Then] I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.

Will you not again revive us, that your people might rejoice in you?

Until a spirit is poured out on us from on high, and [the] wilderness becomes fruitful field, and [the] fruitful field is reckoned as the forest.


So these approached Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and began asking him saying, "Sir, we want to see Jesus."

And they found him and said to him, "Everyone is looking for you!"

And [when it] was day, he departed [and] went to an isolated place. And the crowds were seeking him, and came to him and were trying to prevent him from departing from them.

And he was seeking to see Jesus--who he was--and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.

So when the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus.




And they prayed [and] said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show clearly which one of these two you have chosen

Cause me to walk in your truth and teach me, because you [are] the God of my salvation. I await you {all day long}.

O Yahweh, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight before me your way.


And tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?"

Then he left the crowds [and] came into the house, and his disciples came to him saying, "Explain the parable of the darnel in the field to us."

And when he was alone, those around him together with the twelve began asking him about the parables.

And when he entered into the house away from the crowd, his disciples asked him about the parable.

And they asked him, saying, "{Why do} the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

And [after] he had entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why were we not able to expel it?"

And in the house again the disciples began to ask him about this.

"Tell us, when will these [things] happen, and what [will be] the sign when all these [things] are about to be accomplished?"

And it happened that while he was in a certain place praying, when he stopped a certain one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, [by] doing what will I inherit eternal life?"

So they said to him, "What shall we do that we can accomplish the works of God?"


Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions.


O Yahweh, I have heard the report of you; O Yahweh, I stand in awe of your works. In the midst of the years, revive it! In the midst of the years, make [it] known! In wrath, may you remember to show compassion.

Lord, according to all your righteousness, please let your anger and your rage turn away from your city Jerusalem, {your holy mountain}, because through our sins and through the iniquities of our ancestors Jerusalem and your people have become an object of mockery among all of our neighbors.

But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'

Be gracious to us, O Yahweh, be gracious to us, for long enough we have had our fill of contempt.

You must listen to the plea of your servant and your people Israel which they pray [toward] this place; and you must hear from the place where you live, from heaven you must hear and you must forgive.

Let your mercies come [to] me, that I may live, for your law [is] my delight.

Forgive your people, Israel, whom you redeemed, Yahweh, and [do] not {allow} the guilt of innocent blood in the midst of your people Israel, and let them be forgiven [with regard to] blood.'

Hear, O Yahweh, my voice [when] I call, and be gracious to me and answer me.

Show us, O Yahweh, your loyal love, and grant us your salvation.


Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions.

The heart of David struck him after he had counted the people, and David said to Yahweh, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done! So then, O Yahweh, please forgive the guilt of your servant because I have acted very foolishly."



And he said, "Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, Lord, let my Lord, please, go among us--indeed it is a stiff-necked people--and forgive our iniquity and our sin and {take us as your possession}."

Please forgive the sin of this people according to the greatness of your loyal love, just as you {forgave} this people, from Egypt until now."

So then, please pardon my sin and return with me {so that I can worship} Yahweh."

Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, pay heed and act! You must not delay {for your sake}, my God; because {your city and your people are called by your name}."


O God [of] hosts, restore us and cause your face to shine that we may be saved.

O Yahweh, I have heard the report of you; O Yahweh, I stand in awe of your works. In the midst of the years, revive it! In the midst of the years, make [it] known! In wrath, may you remember to show compassion.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and with a willing spirit sustain me. [Then] I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.

Will you not again revive us, that your people might rejoice in you?

Until a spirit is poured out on us from on high, and [the] wilderness becomes fruitful field, and [the] fruitful field is reckoned as the forest.





Then say, "Save us, O God of our salvation; gather us and rescue us from the nations that [we may] give thanks to your holy name [and] glory in your praise.


Remember me, O Yahweh, when [you show] favor to your people. Look after me when you deliver,

Let your acts of loyal love also come to me, O Yahweh, your salvation according to your word.


Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions.

The heart of David struck him after he had counted the people, and David said to Yahweh, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done! So then, O Yahweh, please forgive the guilt of your servant because I have acted very foolishly."



And he said, "Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, Lord, let my Lord, please, go among us--indeed it is a stiff-necked people--and forgive our iniquity and our sin and {take us as your possession}."

Please forgive the sin of this people according to the greatness of your loyal love, just as you {forgave} this people, from Egypt until now."

So then, please pardon my sin and return with me {so that I can worship} Yahweh."

Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, pay heed and act! You must not delay {for your sake}, my God; because {your city and your people are called by your name}."





Then say, "Save us, O God of our salvation; gather us and rescue us from the nations that [we may] give thanks to your holy name [and] glory in your praise.


Remember me, O Yahweh, when [you show] favor to your people. Look after me when you deliver,

Let your acts of loyal love also come to me, O Yahweh, your salvation according to your word.