6 Bible Verses about Acrostics

Unto thee, O Yahweh, my soul, would I lift: O my God, in thee, have I put my trust, Let me not be put to shame, Let not my foe exult over me: Yea let, none who wait for thee, be put to shame, Let them be put to shame who act covertly without cause!read more.
Thy ways, O Yahweh, let me know, Thy paths, teach thou me: Guide me into thy truth and teach me, for, thou, art my delivering God, For thee, have I waited all the day: Remember thy compassions, O Yahweh, and thy lovingkindnesses, For, from age-past times, have they been. The sins of my youth, and my transgressions, do not thou call to mind, - According to thine own lovingkindness, remember thou me, for the sake of thine own goodness, O Yahweh. Good and upright, is Yahweh, For this cause, will he direct sinners into the way. May he guide patient wronged-ones to be righted, and teach such oppressed-ones his way. All the paths of Yahweh, are lovingkindness and faithfulness, to such as keep his covenant, and his testimonies. For the sake of thy Name, O Yahweh, Therefore wilt thou pardon mine iniquity, for great it is. Who then is the man that revereth Yahweh? Let him direct him into the way he should choose. His soul, with prosperity, shall tarry, and, his seed, shall possess the land. Intimacy with Yahweh, have they who revere him, His covenant also, he letteth them know. Mine eyes, are continually unto Yahweh, - for, he, bringeth, out of the net, my feet. Turn thou unto me, and show me favour, for, alone and oppressed, I am. The distresses of my heart, hath he relieved, - and, out of my straits, brought me forth. Behold my humiliation and my pain, and take away all my sins. Behold my foes, for they abound, - and, with the hatred of violence, do they hate me. Oh keep my soul, and rescue me, Let me not be put to shame, for I have sought refuge in thee. Let, blamelessness and uprightness, watch over me, because I have waited for thee. Redeem Israel, O God, - out of all his distresses.

Let me bless Yahweh at all times, Continually be his praise in my mouth. In Yahweh, boasteth my soul, The patient oppressed-ones shall hear and be glad. Ascribe ye greatness unto Yahweh with me, and let us exalt his Name together.read more.
I enquired of Yahweh, and he hath answered me, And, out of all my terrors, hath he rescued me. They looked unto him and were radiant, And, as for their faces, let them not be abashed. This, oppressed one cried, and, Yahweh, heard - and, out of all his distresses, saved him. The messenger of Yahweh encampeth around them who revere him, Thus hath he delivered them. Oh taste and see, that good is Yahweh, - How happy the man who seeketh refuge in him! Revere Yahweh, ye his holy ones, For there is no want to them who revere him. Young lions, have come short, and suffered hunger, but, they who seek Yahweh, shall not lack any good thing. Come, ye children! hearken unto me, The reverence of Yahweh, will I teach you. Who is the man that desireth life, Loving days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from wickedness, And thy lips from speaking deceit: Depart from wickedness and do good, Aim at well-being, and pursue it. The eyes of Yahweh, are towards the righteous, And, his ears, towards their cry for help: the face of Yahweh, is against such as do wickedness, To cut off, from the earth, their memory. They made outcry, and Yahweh heard, And, out of all their straits, hath he rescued them. Near is Yahweh, to the broken in heart, And, the crushed in spirit, will he save. Many are the misfortunes of the righteous, But, out of them all, doth Yahweh rescue him. Keeping all his bones, Not, one from among them, is broken. Misfortune shall be the death of the lawless one, And, the haters of the righteous man, shall be held guilty. Yahweh ransometh the soul of his servants, And none shall be held guilty, who seek refuge in him.

Burn not with vexation because of evil-doers, Be not envious of the workers of perversity; For, like grass, soon shall they wither, and, like green herbage, shall they fade. Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity;read more.
Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart. Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work: So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday. Be resigned to Yahweh, yea wait with longing for him; Burn not with vexation at him who prospereth in his way, - at the man who doeth wickedness. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath, Burn not with vexation - it would be only to do evil; For, evil doers, shall be cut off, but, as for them who wait for Yahweh, they, shall inherit the earth. Yet a little, therefore, and the lawless one shall not be, Yea thou shalt look about, over his place - and he shall have vanished! But, the patient oppressed-ones, shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves over the abundance of prosperity. Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth. My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come. A sword, have the lawless, drawn out, and have trodden their bow, - To bring down the oppressed and the needy, To slaughter the upright in life: Their sword, shall enter into their own heart, and, their bow, shall be broken. Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty; For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous. Yahweh knoweth the days of the blameless, that, their inheritance, unto times age-abiding, shall continue. They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled. For, the lawless, shall perish, and, the foes of Yahweh, be like the glory of the meadows, They have vanished! In smoke, have they vanished! A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth; For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off. From Yahweh, are the steps of a man made firm, When, with his way, he is well pleased: Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand. Young, have I been, moreover am old, - Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread: All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing. Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding. For, Yahweh, loveth justice, and will not forsake his men of lovingkindness, Unto times age-abiding, have the perverse been destroyed, - and the seed of the lawless, been cut off. The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon. The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice: The law of his God, is in his heart, his steps shall not swerve. The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death: Yahweh, will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him, when he is judged. Wait for Yahweh, and observe thou his path, that he may exalt thee, to inherit the earth, On the cutting off of the lawless, shalt thou look. I have seen a lawless man, a tyrant, and spreading himself out, like a cedar in Lebanon; Then I passed by, and lo! he had vanished! Yea I sought him, but he could not be found. Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of peace; But, transgressors, are to be destroyed together, the hereafter of lawless men, is to be cut off. But, the deliverance of the righteous, is from Yahweh, their refuge in a time of distress. Thus hath Yahweh helped them, thus hath he delivered them, - He will deliver them from the lawless, and will save them, because they have sought refuge in him.

[ALEPH] How happy the men of blameless life, who walk in the law of Yahweh. How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him. Yea, they have not wrought perversity, In his ways, have they walked.read more.
Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept. Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes. Then, shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. I will thank thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned thy righteous regulations. Thy statutes, will I keep, Do not thou forsake me utterly. [BETH] Wherewithal can a young man keep pure his way? By taking heed, according to thy word. With all my heart, have I sought thee, Suffer me not to be led astray from thy commandments. In my heart, have I treasured what thou hast said, to the end I may not sin against thee. Blessed art thou, O Yahweh - Teach me thy statutes. With my lips, have I recounted All the regulations of thy mouth. In the way of thy testimonies, have I rejoiced, Like as over all riches. In thy precepts, will I meditate, that I may discern thy paths. In thy statutes, will I find my dear delight, I will not forget thy word. [GIMEL] Bestow thy bounties upon thy servant - let me live, That I may observe thy word. Unveil thou mine eyes, that I may discern Wondrous things out of thy law. A sojourner, am, I, in the earth, Do not hide from me, thy commandments. My soul is crushed with longing for thy just decisions at all times. Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments. Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed. Even rulers have taken their seat, against me, have talked, Thy servant, will still meditate in thy statutes. Yea, thy testimonies, are my dear delight, My counsellors. [DALETH] My soul, cleaveth to the dust, Give me life, according to thy word. My ways, I recounted, and thou didst answer me, Teach me thy statutes. The way of thy precepts, cause thou me to understand, and I will indeed meditate in thy wonders. My soul weepeth itself away, for grief, Confirm thou me, according to thy word. The way of falsehood, take thou from me, and, with thy law, O favour me. The way of faithfulness, have I chosen, Thy regulations, have I deemed right. I have kept close to thy testimonies, O Yahweh! do not put me to shame. The way of thy commandments, will I run, for thou wilt enlarge my heart. HE.Point out to me, O Yahweh, the way of thy statutes, that I may observe it unto the end. Give me understanding, that I may observe thy law, that I may keep it with a whole heart. Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain. Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life. Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee. Cause to pass away my reproach, that I have feared, for, thy regulations, are good. Lo! I have longed for thy precepts, In thy righteousness, give me life. [WAW] And let thy lovingkindness reach me, O Yahweh, thy salvation, according to thy word. So shall I have something to answer him that reproacheth me, That I have trusted in thy word. And do not snatch away from my mouth the word of truth in any wise, because, for thy regulation, have I waited. That I may keep thy law continually, to times age-abiding and beyond. That I may walk to and fro in a large place, because, thy precepts, have I sought. That I may speak of thy testimonies before kings, and not be ashamed. That I may find dear delight in thy commandments, which I have loved. That I may lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and may meditate in thy statutes. [ZAYIN] Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. This, is my comfort in mine affliction, that, thy word, hath given me life. Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved. I have remembered thy regulations, which have come down from age-past times, O Yahweh, and have consoled myself. A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law. Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn. I have remembered, in the night, thy Name, O Yahweh, and have kept thy law. This, have I had, because, thy precepts, have I observed. [HETH] My portion, is Yahweh, I have promised that I would keep thy words. I have sought the smile of thy face with all my heart, Show me favour, according to thy word. I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies. I have hastened, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments. The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten. At midnight, I arise to give thanks unto thee, For thy righteous regulations. Companion, am I, to all who revere thee, and to them who keep thy precepts. Of thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, the earth, is full, Thy statutes, teach thou me. [TETH] Well, hast thou dealt with thy servant, O Yahweh, according to thy word. Good judgment and knowledge, teach thou me, For, in thy commandments, have I trusted. Before I was afflicted, I myself was going astray, but, now, thy word, have I kept. Good, thou art, and doing good, Teach me thy statutes. Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts. Gross, like fat, is their heart, I, in thy law, have found dear delight. It is, well for me, that I was afflicted, That I might learn thy statutes. Better to me, is the law of thy mouth, than thousands of gold and silver. [YODH] Thine own hands, have made me, and formed me. Give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. They who revere thee, shall see me and rejoice, that, for thy word, I waited. I know, O Yahweh, that righteous are thy regulations, and, in faithfulness, didst thou afflict me. Let thy lovingkindness, I beseech thee, serve to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant. Let thy compassions reach me, that I may live, for, thy law, is my dear delight. Let insolent men, be ashamed, because, by means of falsehood, they have dealt with me perversely, I, will meditate in thy precepts. Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies. Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed. [KAPH] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped. Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten. How few are the days of thy servant! When wilt thou execute sentence on my persecutors? Insolent men digged for me pits, men who are not according to thy law. All thy commandments, are faithful, With falsehood, have they persecuted me, O help me! A little more, and they had consumed me in the earth, but, I, forsake not thy precepts. According to thy lovingkindness, give thou me life, so will I keep the testimonies of thy mouth. [LAMED] Age-abidingly, O Yahweh, hath thy word been set up in the heavens. To generation after generation, is thy faithfulness, Thou hast established the earth, and it standeth. By thy regulations, do they stand to-day, for, all, are thy servants. Had not thy law been my dear delight, then, had I perished in mine affliction. Unto times age-abiding, will I not forget thy precepts, For, by them, hast thou given me life. Thine, am I, - oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought. For me, have the lawless waited, to destroy me, Thy testimonies, will I diligently consider. To all perfection, have I seen an end, Broad is thy commandment, exceedingly. [MEM] Oh how I love thy law! All the day, is it my meditation. Beyond mine enemies, will thy commandment make me wise, for, age-abidingly, shall it be mine. Beyond all my teachers, have I shown discretion, for, thy testimonies, are my meditation. Beyond the elders, will I show understanding, for, thy precepts, have I observed. From every way of wickedness, have I withheld my feet, that I might keep thy word. From thy regulations, have I not turned aside, for, thou, hast directed me. How smooth to my palate is thy speech, More than honey, to my mouth. Out of thy precepts, will I get understanding, For this cause, do I hate every false way. [NUN] A lamp to my feet, is thy word, and a light to my path. I sware, and have fulfilled, To keep thy righteous regulations. I have been afflicted exceedingly, - O Yahweh, give me life according to thy word. The freewill offerings of my mouth, accept, I pray thee, O Yahweh, And, thy regulations, teach thou me. My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten. The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed. As an inheritance have I taken thy testimonies unto times age-abiding, for, the joy of my heart, they are. I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes, Age-abidingly, to the end. [SAMECH] Half-hearted ones, do I hate, but, thy law, do I love. My hiding-place and my buckler, thou art, For thy word, have I waited. Depart from me, ye evil-doers, - that I may observe the commandments of my God. Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live, and do not shame me out of my hope! Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually. Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood. Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies. My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear. [AYIN] I have done justice and righteousness, - Do not leave me to mine oppressors. Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me. Mine eyes, have become dim for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word. Deal with thy servant according to thy lovingkindness, and, thy statutes, teach thou me. Thy servant, I am - give me understanding, so shall I get to know thy testimonies. It is time that Yahweh should work, They have frustrated thy law! For this cause, do I love thy commandments, More than gold, yea than fine gold! For this cause, all thy precepts concerning all things, I deem right, Every way of falsehood, I hate. [PE] Wonderful are thy testimonies, For this cause, hath my soul observed them. The opening of thy words, sheddeth light, Giving understanding to the simple. My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed. Turn thyself unto me, and show me favour, - As is befitting, to the lovers of thy Name. My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me. Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts. Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes. Streams of water, have run down mine eyes, because men have not kept thy law. [ZADHE] Righteous art thou, O Yahweh, - and, equitable, are thy regulations. Thou hast righteously commanded thy testimonies, yea in great faithfulness. My zeal, hath put an end to me, for mine adversaries have forgotten thy words. Refined is thy word, to the uttermost, and, thy servant loveth it. Small, am I, and despised, Thy precepts, have I not forgotten. Thy righteousness, is righteous to times age-abiding, and, thy law, is truth. Straitness and distress, have befallen me, Thy commandments, are my dear delights. Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live. [KOPH] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe. I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies. I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited. Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, To meditate in thy word. My voice, O hear, according to thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh! according to thy wont, give me life. They have drawn near, who pursue villainy, From thy law, have they gone far away. Near art thou, O Yahweh, and, all thy commandments, are truth. Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them. [RESH] Behold mine affliction, and rescue me, For, thy law, have I not forgotten. Plead my cause, and redeem me, By thy word, give me life Far from the lawless, is salvation, For, thy statutes, have they not sought. Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life. Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved. I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not. See thou that, thy precepts, I have loved, O Yahweh, according to thy lovingkindness, give me life. The sum of thy word, is truth, and, age-abiding, is every one of thy righteous regulations. [SHIN] Rulers, have persecuted me, without cause, But, of thy word, hath my heart stood in awe. Joyful am I over thy word, Like the finder of spoil in abundance. Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love. Seven times in the day, have I praised thee, For thy righteous regulations. Blessing in abundance, have the lovers of thy law, and nothing to make them stumble. I have looked for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy commandments, have I done. My soul hath kept thy testimonies, yea I have loved them greatly. I have kept thy precepts, and thy testimonies, For, all my ways, are before thee. [TAU] Let my shouting come near before thee, O Yahweh, According to thy word, give me understanding. Let my supplication come in before thee, According to thy word, deliver me. My lips, shall pour out, praise, When thou shalt teach me thy statutes. My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous. Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen. I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight. Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me. I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.

I will extol thee, my God, O King, and will bless thy Name, to times age-abiding and beyond: Great is Yahweh - and worthy to be heartily praised, And, his greatness, is unsearchable. Generation unto generation, shall celebrate thy works, and, thy mighty deeds, shall they tell:read more.
The splendour of the glory of thy majesty, shall they speak, and, thy wonders, will I utter. And, the might of thy terrible acts, shall men speak, and, as for thy greatness, I will recount it. The memory of thy great goodness, shall men pour forth, and, thy righteousness, shall they shout aloud. Gracious and compassionate, is Yahweh, - slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness. Good is Yahweh to all, and, his tender compassions, are over all his works. All thy works, O Yahweh, will give thanks unto thee, - and, thy men of lovingkindness, will bless thee: The glory of thy kingdom, will they tell, - and, thy power, will they speak. To make known to the sons of men, his mighty deeds, and the splendid glory of his kingdom. Thy kingdom, is a kingdom of all ages, - and, thy dominion, is over generation after generation. Yahweh is ready to uphold all who are falling, and to raise all who are laid prostrate. The eyes of all, for thee, do wait, and, thou, givest them their food in its season. Thou, openest thy hand, and fillest every living thing with gladness. Righteous is Yahweh in all his ways, and kind in all his works. Near is Yahweh to all who call upon him, - to all them who call upon him in faithfulness. The desire of them who revere him, will he fulfil, and, their cry, will he hear, and will save them. Yahweh preserveth all who love him, but, all the lawless, will he destroy. The praise of Yahweh, my mouth shall speak, That all flesh may bless his holy Name, Unto times age-abiding and beyond.

A virtuous woman, who can find? for, far beyond corals, is her worth. The heart of her husband, trusteth her, and, gain, he shall not lack: She doeth him good and not evil, all the days of her life:read more.
She seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands: She is like the ships of the merchant, from afar, she bringeth in her food; And she riseth, while yet it is night, and giveth food to her household, and a task to her maidens: She considereth a field, and procureth it, Out of the fruit of her hands, she planteth a vineyard: She girdeth, with strength her loins, and putteth vigour into her arms: She tasteth, whether, good, be her merchandise, and her lamp, goeth not out by night: Her hands, she putteth forth to the distaff, and, her palms, lay hold of the spindle: Her palm, she spreadeth out to the oppressed, and, her hands, she extendeth to the needy: She feareth not, for her household, because of the snow, for, all her household, are clothed with crimson: Coverlets, she maketh for herself, Of white linen and of purple, is her clothing: Known in the gates, is her husband, when he sitteth, with the elders of the land: Fine linen wraps, she maketh and selleth, and, girdles, doth she deliver to the trader: Strength and dignity, are her clothing, and she laugheth at the time to come: Her mouth, she openeth with wisdom, and, the instruction of kindness, is on her tongue: She looketh well to the goings of her household, and, the bread of idleness, will she not eat. Her children rise up, and call her happy! her husband, and he praiseth her: - Many daughters, have done virtuously, but, thou, excellest them all! Deceitful is loveliness and vain is beauty, The woman that revereth Yahweh, she, shall be praised: Give her of the fruit of her own hands, and let her own works, praise her in the gates.