'Cause' in the Bible

For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,

Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.

In peace together I lie down and sleep, For Thou, O Jehovah, alone, In confidence dost cause me to dwell!

Send them to destruction, O Lord; let their evil designs be the cause of their fall; let them be forced out by all their sins; because they have gone against your authority.

If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)

Thou dost cause him to rule Over the works of Thy hands, All Thou hast placed under his feet.

For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.

You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that men of the earth may cause terror no more. To the Director: A Davidic Song.

The counsel of the poor ye cause to stink, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

You cause me to know the path of life; in your presence is joyful abundance, at your right hand there are pleasures forever. A Davidic Prayer.

A Davidic prayer.Lord, hear a just cause;pay attention to my cry;listen to my prayer—from lips free of deceit.

Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,

For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine;The Lord my God illumines my darkness.

For Thou makest him blessings for ever, Thou dost cause him to rejoice with joy, By Thy countenance.

They say, "Commit yourself to the LORD; perhaps the LORD will deliver him, perhaps he will cause him to escape, since he delights in him."

They apportion my garments to themselves, And for my clothing they cause a lot to fall.

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

Cause me to understand your ways, LORD; teach me your paths.

Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou art the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.

The secret of Jehovah is for those fearing Him, And His covenant -- to cause them to know.

That I may cause the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and declare all thy marvellous works.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?

The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.

I will give you praise and honour, O Lord, because through you I have been lifted up; you have not given my haters cause to be glad over me.

Because of all those who are against me, I have become a word of shame to my neighbours; a cause of shaking the head and a fear to my friends: those who saw me in the street went in flight from me.

Cause Thy face to shine on Thy servant, Save me in Thy kindness.

My sin I cause Thee to know, And mine iniquity I have not covered. I have said, 'I confess concerning My transgressions to Jehovah,' And Thou -- Thou hast taken away, The iniquity of my sin. Selah.

For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.

I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.

Evil will cause the death of the wicked,And those who hate the righteous will be held guilty and will be condemned.

{A Psalm of David.} Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

They are refreshed from the abundance of your house; You cause them to drink from the river of your pleasures.

He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.

A sword have the wicked opened, And they have trodden their bow, To cause to fall the poor and needy, To slaughter the upright of the way.

A Psalm of David, 'To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.

And mine enemies are lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.

Cause me to know, O Jehovah, mine end, And the measure of my days -- what it is,' I know how frail I am.

And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation -- from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.

And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

As for me, you will maintain my just cause, and you will cause me to stand in your presence forever.

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Thou, by thy hand, didst dispossess the nations, but them thou didst plant; thou didst afflict the peoples, but them didst thou cause to spread out.

You cause us to turn back from the adversary;And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.

You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.

in your splendor ride triumphantlyin the cause of truth, humility, and justice.May your right hand show your awe-inspiring acts.

I will cause your name to be remembered for all generations;therefore the peoples will praise you forever and ever.

For this cause we will have no fear, even though the earth is changed, and though the mountains are moved in the heart of the sea;

What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?

He who is sacrificing praise honoureth Me, As to him who maketh a way, I cause him to look on the salvation of God!

In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;build the walls of Jerusalem.

They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.

Let your name be my salvation, O God; let my cause be judged by your strength.

Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.

All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

My God of loyal love will meet me; God will cause me to look [in triumph] on my enemies.

They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

And they cause him to stumble, Against them is their own tongue, Every looker on them fleeth away.

How blessed is the one you choose, the one you cause to live in your courts. We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, yes, even with the holiness of your Temple.

Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.

You visit the earth and cause it to overflow;You greatly enrich it;The stream of God is full of water;You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare the earth.

Bless our God, O peoples, and cause the sound of his praise to be heard,

Thou didst cause men to ride over our head; we went through fire and through water: but thou hast brought us out into abundance.

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song.} God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them,

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.

I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink.

And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.

To the Overseer, by David. -- 'To cause to remember.' O God, to deliver me, O Jehovah, for my help, haste.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

O my God, cause me to escape From the hand of the wicked, From the hand of the perverse and violent.

Surely you set them on slippery places. You cause them to fall onto ruin.

How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!

Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

You make us a cause of war among our neighbours; our haters are laughing at us among themselves.

Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

As a little thing their enemies I cause to bow, And against their adversaries I turn back My hand,

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.

You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.

Cause us to rejoice throughout the time when you have afflicted us, the years when we have known trouble.

With length of days I satisfy him, And I cause him to look on My salvation!

He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace; the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow.

And wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth.

Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

So he swore an oath concerning them that he would cause them to die in the wilderness,

to cause their children to perish among the nations and be scattered among many lands.

And they cause wrath by the waters of Meribah, And it is evil to Moses for their sakes,