6 Bible Verses about Acrostics

Aleph Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. Beth O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me. Gimel Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed; those which rebel without cause shall be ashamed.read more.
Daleth Show me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. He Cause me to walk in thy truth and teach me: for thou art the God of my saving health; I have waited for thee all the day. Vau Remember, O LORD, thy compassion and thy mercies, for they have been ever of old. Zain Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellions; according to thy mercy remember me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD. Cheth Good and upright is the LORD: therefore he will teach sinners in the way. Teth He will cause the humble to pass through the judgment, and the meek he will teach his way. Jod All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. Caph For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon my iniquity; for it is great. Lamed Who is the man that fears the LORD? Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. Mem His soul shall rest in that which is good; and his seed shall inherit the earth. Nun The secret of the LORD is for those that fear him, and he will show them his covenant. Samech Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD, for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. Ain Turn thee unto me and have mercy upon me, for I am desolate and afflicted. Tzaddi The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring thou me out of my distresses. Resh Look upon my affliction and my pain and forgive all my sins. Resh Consider my enemies, for they are multiplied; and they hate me with cruel hatred. Schin O keep my soul and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in thee. Tau Integrity and uprightness shall preserve me, for I have waited for thee. Pe Ransom Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

Aleph I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Beth My soul shall glory in the LORD; the meek shall hear of this, and be glad. Gimel O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.read more.
Daleth I sought the LORD, and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears. He They looked unto him and were lightened, and their faces were not ashamed. Vau This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. Zain The angel of the LORD encamps round about those that fear him and delivers them. Cheth O taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man that shall trust in him. Teth O fear the LORD, ye his saints; for those that fear him lack nothing. Jod The young lions do lack and suffer hunger, but those that seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing. Caph Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Lamed Who is the man that desires life and loves many days that he may see good? Mem Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Nun Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. Samech The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. Ain The anger of the LORD is against those that do evil to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. Pe The righteous cried out, and the LORD heard and delivered them out of all their troubles. Tzaddi The LORD is near unto those that are of a broken heart and saves such as are of a contrite spirit. Koph Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD shall deliver him out of them all, Resh keeping all his bones; not one of them shall be broken. Schin Evil shall slay the wicked; and those that hate the righteous shall be declared guilty. Tau The LORD ransoms the soul of his slaves, and none of those that trust in him shall be declared guilty.

Aleph Do not be angry with the evildoers, neither be thou envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass and wither as the green herb. Beth Wait in the LORD and do good; live in the land and uphold the truth.read more.
In the same manner delight thyself in the LORD, and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart. Gimel Turn thy way unto the LORD and wait in him, and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light and thy uprightness as the noonday. Daleth Be silent before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not be angry with him who prospers in his way, with the man who brings wicked devices to pass. He Cease from anger and forsake wrath: let not thy wrath in any wise cause you to become evil. For evildoers shall be cut off; but those that wait for the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. Vau For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be; thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Zain The wicked plots against the just and gnashes upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming. He The wicked have drawn out the sword and have bent their bow to cast down the poor and needy and to slay such as are of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bow shall be broken. Tet A little that a righteous man has is better than the many riches of the sinners. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous. Jod The LORD knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. Caph But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD as the fattest of rams shall be consumed; as smoke they shall fade away. Lamed The wicked borrows and does not repay: but the righteous shows mercy and gives. For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the earth, and those that are cursed of him shall be cut off. Mem The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, and he delights in his way. Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. Nun I have been young and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. He is ever merciful and lends, and his seed is a blessing. Samech Depart from evil, and do good, and thou shalt live for evermore. For the LORD loves uprightness and does not forsake his merciful ones; they are preserved for ever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. Ain The righteous shall inherit the earth and live upon it for ever. Pe The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue brings forth judgment. The law of his God is in his heart; therefore none of his steps shall slide. Tzaddi The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to slay him. The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. Koph Wait on the LORD and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the earth; when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. Resh I have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, behold, he was not: I sought him, but he could not be found. Schin Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of each one of them is peace. But the rebels were destroyed all together; the wicked were cut off in the end. Tau But the salvation of the righteous is the LORD; he is their strength in the time of trouble. And the LORD helped them and delivers them; he shall deliver them from the wicked and save them because they wait in him.

ALEPH. Blessed are those who walk in the perfect way, who walk in the law of the LORD. Blessed are those that keep his testimonies and that seek him with their whole heart. For those who do no iniquity walk in his ways.read more.
Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. O that my ways were ordered to keep thy statutes! Then I shall not be ashamed, when I have insight unto all thy commandments. I will praise thee with uprightness of heart when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. I will keep thy statutes; O do not utterly forsake me. BETH. With what shall a young man cleanse his way? when he shall keep thy word. With my whole heart I have sought thee; O let me not err from thy commandments. Thy spoken word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee. Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. With my lips I have declared all the judgments of thy mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies as above all riches. I will meditate in thy precepts and consider thy ways. I will delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy words. GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy slave that I may live and keep thy word. Open my eyes, and I shall behold the wonders of thy law. I am a stranger in the earth; hide not thy commandments from me. My soul is broken from desiring thy judgments at all times. Thou hast reprehended the proud; cursed are those who err from thy commandments. Remove from me reproach and contempt, for I have kept thy testimonies. Princes also sat and spoke against me as thy slave spoke according to thy statutes. For thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellors. DALETH. My soul cleaves unto the dust; quicken me according to thy word. I have declared my ways, and thou didst hear me; teach me thy statutes. Make me to understand the way of thy precepts; so I shall meditate of thy wondrous works. My soul melts for heaviness; strengthen me according to thy word. Remove from me the way of lying, and from thy law grant me mercy. I have chosen the way of truth; I have laid thy judgments before me. I have stuck unto thy testimonies; O LORD, put me not to shame. I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart. HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Make me to go in the path of thy commandments, for therein do I delight. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies and not to covetousness. Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and cause me to live in thy way. Confirm thy word unto thy slave, who is devoted to thy fear. Turn away my reproach which I have feared, for thy judgments are good. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts; cause me to live in thy righteousness. VAU. Let thy mercy come unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy spoken word. And I shall answer him that reproaches me, by saying that I trust in thy word. And take not at any time the word of truth out of my mouth; for I wait for thy judgment. So shall I keep thy law continually from age to age. And I will walk at liberty, for I sought thy commandments. I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings and will not be ashamed. And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. I will lift up My hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes. ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy slave, in which thou hast caused me to wait. This is my comfort in my affliction; for thy spoken word has caused me to live. The proud have had me greatly in derision; yet I have not deviated from thy law. I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD, and have consoled myself. Horror has taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law. This I had, because I kept thy precepts. CHETH My portion, O LORD, I have said, will be to keep thy words. I intreated thy presence with my whole heart; be merciful unto me according to thy word. I considered my ways and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. I made haste and did not delay to keep thy commandments. The company of the wicked have robbed me, but I have not forgotten thy law. At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of the judgments of thy righteousness. I am a companion of all those that fear thee and of those that keep thy precepts. The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy and teaches me thy statutes. TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy slave, O LORD, according unto thy word, which teaches me discernment and knowledge, for I have believed thy commandments. Before I was humbled, I went into error, but now I keep thy spoken word. Thou art good and doest good; teach me thy statutes. The proud have forged a lie against me, but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. Their heart became fat like grease, but I delight in thy law. It was good for me that I have been humbled, that I might learn thy statutes. The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding, and I shall learn thy commandments. Those that fear thee will be glad when they see me because I have waited on thy word. I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Let, I pray thee, thy mercy be for my comfort, according to thy spoken word unto thy slave. Let thy mercy come unto me, that I may live, for thy law is my delight. Let the proud be ashamed, for they dealt perversely with me without a cause, but I will meditate in thy precepts. Let those that fear thee turn unto me and those that have known thy testimonies. Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes that I not be ashamed. CAPH. My soul faints with desire for thy salvation as I await thy word. Mine eyes fail for thy spoken word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? For I am become like a wine skin in the smoke; yet I have not forgotten thy statutes. How many are the days of thy slave? When wilt thou execute judgment on those that persecute me? The proud have dug pits for me, but they do not proceed according to thy law. All thy commandments are of the same truth; they persecute me wrongfully; help me. They have almost consumed me upon earth, but I have not forsaken thy precepts. Cause me to live according to thy mercy, so I shall keep the testimony of thy mouth. LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in the heavens. Thy truth is from generation to generation; thou hast established the earth, and it perseveres. They persevere unto this day by thy ordinance; for they are all thy slaves. Unless thy law had been my delight, I should have perished in my affliction. I will never forget thy precepts; for with them thou hast caused me to live. I am thine, keep me; for I have sought thy precepts. The wicked have waited for me to destroy me, but I will consider thy testimonies. I have seen an end of all perfection, but thy commandment is exceeding broad. MEM. O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies, for they are eternal unto me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies have been my meditation. I understand more than the elders because I keep thy precepts. I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. I have not departed from thy judgments, for thou hast taught me. How sweet have been thy spoken words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through thy precepts I have obtained understanding; therefore I have hated every false way. NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my way. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep the judgments of thy righteousness. I am afflicted very much; cause me to live, O LORD, according to thy word. Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. My soul is continually in my hand; yet I do not forget thy law. The wicked have laid a snare for me; yet did not I err from thy precepts. I have taken thy testimonies as a heritage for ever; for they are the rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto the end. SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts; but I love thy law. Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I have waited for thy word. Depart from me, ye evildoers; for I will keep the commandments of my God. Uphold me according unto thy word, and I shall live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope. Hold me up, and I shall be saved, and I shall delight in thy statutes continually. Thou hast trodden down all those that err from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood. Thou dost cause all the wicked of the earth to come undone like dross; therefore I have loved thy testimonies. My flesh trembles for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgments. AIN. I have complied with judgment and righteousness; do not leave me to my oppressors. Be surety for thy slave for good; do not let the proud do violence unto me. Mine eyes fail for thy saving health and for the spoken word of thy righteousness. Deal with thy slave according to thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. I am thy slave; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. It is time for thee, O LORD, to act; for they have dissipated thy law. Therefore I have loved thy commandments above gold, yea, above fine gold. Therefore I have esteemed all thy precepts concerning all things to be right and I have hated every false way. PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore does my soul keep them. The exposition of thy words gives light; it gives understanding unto the simple. I opened my mouth and panted; for I longed for thy commandments. Look thou upon me and be merciful unto me, as thou didst use to do unto those that love thy name. Order my steps with thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Ransom me from the violence of men, and I will keep thy precepts. Make thy face to shine upon thy slave and teach me thy statutes. Rivers of waters ran down my eyes because they did not keep thy law. TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. Thou hast commanded righteousness, which consists of thy testimonies and thy truth. My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten thy words. Thy word is very pure; therefore thy slave loves it. I am small and despised; yet I have not forgotten thy precepts. Thy righteousness is eternal righteousness, and thy law is the truth. Trouble and anguish found me; but thy commandments were my delights. Thy testimonies are eternal righteousness; give me understanding, and I shall live. KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; answer me, O LORD, and I will keep thy statutes. I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. I arose before the dawning of the morning and cried: I waited in thy word. My eyes anticipate the night watches that I might meditate in thy spoken word. Hear my voice according to thy mercy; O LORD, cause me to live according to thy judgment. Those that persecute me draw near unto evil; they have strayed from thy law. Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. RESH. Consider my affliction and deliver me; for I have not forgotten thy law. Plead my cause and redeem me; quicken me according to thy spoken word. Saving health is far from the wicked, for they do not seek thy statutes. Many are thy tender mercies, O LORD: cause me to live according to thy judgments. Many are my persecutors and my enemies; yet I do not deviate from thy testimonies. I beheld the transgressors and was grieved because they did not keep thy words. Consider, O LORD, that I love thy precepts; cause me to live according to thy mercy. The beginning of thy word is truth, and every one of the judgments of thy righteousness is eternal. SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of thy words. I rejoice at thy spoken word, as one that finds great spoil. I hate and abhor lying, but I love thy law. Seven times a day do I praise thee because of the judgments of thy righteousness. Those who love thy law have great peace, and nothing shall cause them to stumble. LORD, I have waited for thy saving health and done thy commandments. My soul has kept thy testimonies, and I have loved them exceedingly. I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies, for all my ways are before thee. TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD; give me understanding according to thy word. Let my supplication come before thee; deliver me according to thy spoken word. My lips shall overflow with praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes. My tongue shall speak thy words; for all thy commandments are righteousness. Let thine hand help me, for I have chosen thy precepts. I have longed for thy saving health, O LORD, and thy law is my delight. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee, and let thy judgments help me. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy slave; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.

Aleph I will extol thee, my God, my king, and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Beth Each day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Gimel Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.read more.
Daleth One generation shall praise thy works to another and shall declare thy mighty acts. He I will speak of the beauty of the glory of thy majesty and of thy wondrous works. Vau And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts, and I will declare thy greatness. Zain They shall proclaim the memory of thy great goodness and shall sing of thy righteousness. Cheth The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great mercy. Teth The LORD is good to all; and his tender mercies shine over all his works. Jod Let all thy works praise thee, O LORD, and thy merciful ones bless thee. Caph They speak of the glory of thy kingdom and talk of thy power, Lamed to make known to the sons of Adam his mighty acts and the glory of the magnificence of his kingdom. Mem Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, and thy dominion endures throughout all generations. Samech The LORD upholds all that fall and raises up all those that are oppressed. Ain The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their food in due season. Pe Thou dost open thine hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. Tzaddi The LORD is righteous in all his ways and merciful in all his works. Koph The LORD is near unto all those that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. Resh He will fulfil the desire of those that fear him; he also will hear their cry and will save them. Schin The LORD preserves all those that love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. Tau My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD, and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

Aleph Who can find a valiant woman? for her price is far above precious stones. Beth The heart of her husband safely trusts in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. Gimel She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.read more.
Daleth She sought wool and flax and worked willingly with her hands. He She was like the merchants' ships; she brings her food from afar. Vau She rose up even at night and gave food to her family and a portion to her maidens. Zain She considered the inheritance and bought it; with the fruit of her hands she planted a vineyard. Cheth She girded her loins with strength and strengthened her arms. Teth She perceived that her merchandise was good; her fire did not go out by night. Jod She laid her hands to the spindle, and her hands held the distaff. Caph She stretched out her hand to the poor; yea, she reached forth her hands to the destitute. Lamed She shall not be afraid of the snow for her family, for all her family is clothed with double garments. Mem She makes herself tapestries; her clothing is of fine linen and purple. Nun Her husband is known in the gates when he sits among the elders of the land. Samech She made fine linen and sold it and delivered girdles unto the merchant. Ain Strength and glory is her clothing, and she shall laugh in the last day. Pe She opened her mouth with wisdom, and the law of mercy is upon her tongue. Tzaddi She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat bread in idleness. Koph Her sons rose up and called her blessed; her husband also, and he praised her. Resh Many daughters have done valiantly, but thou dost excel them all. Schin Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but the woman that fears the LORD shall be praised. Tau Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.