'People' in the Bible

Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

Make songs of praise to the Lord, whose house is in Zion: make his doings clear to the people.

Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.

May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! when the fate of his people is changed by the Lord, Jacob will have joy and Israel will be glad.

You have made me free from the fightings of the people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.

But I am a worm and not a man; cursed by men, and looked down on by the people.

I will give the knowledge of your name to my brothers: I will give you praise among the people.

They will come and make his righteousness clear to a people of the future because he has done this.

The earth is the Lord's, with all its wealth; the world and all the people living in it.

I have a safe resting-place for my feet; I will give praise to the Lord in the meetings of the people.

Be a saviour to your people, and send a blessing on your heritage: be their guide, and let them be lifted up for ever.

Let the earth be full of the fear of the Lord; let all the people of the world be in holy fear of him.

Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has taken for his heritage.

I will give you praise in the great meeting; I will give you honour among a strong people.

Uprooting the nations with your hand, and planting our fathers in their place; cutting down the nations, but increasing the growth of your people.

You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.

O daughter, give thought and attention, and let your ear be open; no longer keep in mind your people, and your father's house;

And the daughters of Tyre will be there with an offering; those who have wealth among the people will be looking for your approval.

I will keep the memory of your name living through all generations; and because of this the people will give you praise for ever.

The rulers of the peoples have come together, with the people of the God of Abraham; because the powers of the earth are God's: he is lifted up on high.

Have the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food, as they would take bread; they make no prayer to God.

6 May the salvation of Israel come out of Zion! When the fate of his people is changed by God, Jacob will have joy, and Israel will be glad.

Put them not to death, for so my people will keep the memory of them: let them be sent in all directions by your power; make them low, O Lord our saviour.

By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.

Have faith in him at all times, you people; let your hearts go flowing out before him: God is our safe place. (Selah.)

O God, when you went out before your people, wandering through the waste land; (Selah.)

Say sharp words to the beast among the water-plants, the band of strong ones, with the lords of the peoples, put an end to the people whose delight is in war.

O God, you are to be feared in your holy place: the God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God.

May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness.

May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom you took for yourself as the people of your heritage; even this mountain of Zion, which has been your resting-place.

Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been looked down on by a people of evil behaviour.

When the earth and all its people become feeble, I am the support of its pillars. (Selah.)

With your arm you have made your people free, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah.)

You were guiding your people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?

But he took his people out like sheep, guiding them in the waste land like a flock.

Driving out nations before them, marking out the line of their heritage, and giving the people of Israel their tents for a resting-place.

He gave his people up to the sword, and was angry with his heritage.

From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.

O Lord God of armies, how long will your wrath be burning against the rest of your people?

Give ear, O my people, and I will give you my word, O Israel, if you will only do as I say!

But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.

If only my people would give ear to me, walking in my ways!

The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah.)

Will you not give us life again, so that your people may be glad in you?

I will give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways.

The Lord will keep in mind, when he is writing the records of the people, that this man had his birth there. (Selah.)

Happy are the people who have knowledge of the holy cry: the light of your face, O Lord, will be shining on their way.

Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.

Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;

Your people are crushed by them, O Lord, your heritage is troubled,

Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?

The Lord will not give up his people, or take away his support from his heritage;

For he is our God; and we are the people to whom he gives food, and the sheep of his flock. Today, if you would only give ear to his voice!

For forty years I was angry with this generation, and said, They are a people whose hearts are turned away from me, for they have no knowledge of my ways;

The heavens gave out the news of his righteousness, and all the people saw his glory.

When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.

And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.

The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.

And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.

Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.

He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.

He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.

And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:

Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;

So that I may see the well-being of the people of your selection, and have a part in the joy of your nation, and take pride in your heritage.

And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.

Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.

Praise be to the Lord God of Israel for ever and for ever; and let all the people say, So be it. Give praise to the Lord.

Let those whose cause the Lord has taken up say so, his people whom he has taken out of the hands of their haters;

Let them give glory to him in the meeting of the people, and praise among the chiefs.

I will give the Lord great praise with my mouth; yes, I will give praise to him among all the people.

Let the Lord be praised. I will give praise to the Lord with all my heart, among the upright, and in the meeting of the people.

He has made clear to his people the power of his works, giving them the heritage of the nations.

He has sent salvation to his people; he has given his word for ever: holy is his name and greatly to be feared.

To give him a place among the rulers, even with the rulers of his people.

When Israel came out of Egypt, the children of Jacob from a people whose language was strange to them;

I will make the offering of my oath to the Lord, even before all his people.

I will make the offerings of my oath, even before all his people;

Let all the nations give praise to the Lord: let all the people give him praise.

And gave their land for a heritage, even for a heritage to Israel his people.

To him who took his people through the waste land: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

And gave their land to his people for a heritage: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

He has put on high the horn of his people, for the praise of all his saints; even the children of Israel, a people which is near to him. Let the Lord be praised.

For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.