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The Far-Off God - Psalm 10 1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.3 He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.5 His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.6 He says to himself, Nothing will ever shake me. He swears, No one will ever do me harm.7 His mouth is full of lies and
Numbered - Psalm 90 A prayer of Moses the man of God. 1Lord, you have been our dwelling placethroughout all generations.2Before the mountains were bornor you brought forth the whole world,from everlasting to everlasting you are God. 3You turn people back to dust,saying, Return to dust, you mortals.4A thousand years in your sightare like a day that has just gone by,or like a watch in the night.5Yet you sweep people away in the sleep of deaththey are like the new grass of the morning:6In the morning it springs up new,but by evening it is dry and withered. 7We are consumed by your angerand terrif
The Blessing of Unity - Psalm 133 A song of ascents. Of David. 1How good and pleasant it iswhen Gods people live together in unity! 2It is like precious oil poured on the head,running down on the beard,running down on Aarons beard,down on the collar of his robe.3It is as if the dew of Hermonwere falling on Mount Zion.For there the Lord bestows his blessing,even life forevermore. Watch at: http://vimeo.com/1214998537 File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2026/08/09/09/15/10/92720377-65b6-45d0-92e5-f6fa13ce8a23/The%20Blessing%20of%20Unity.pdf
Lord Meet Our Sorrows with Justice - Psalm 137 1By the rivers of Babylon we sat and weptwhen we remembered Zion.2There on the poplarswe hung our harps,3for there our captors asked us for songs,our tormentors demanded songs of joy;they said, Sing us one of the songs of Zion! 4How can we sing the songs of the Lordwhile in a foreign land?5If I forget you, Jerusalem,may my right hand forget its skill.6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouthif I do not remember you,if I do not consider Jerusalemmy highest joy. 7Remember, Lord, what the Edomites didon the day Jerusalem fell.Tear it down, they cr
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Taste and See - Psalm 34 Of David. When he pretended to be insane before Abimelek, who drove him away, and he left. 1I will extol the Lord at all times;his praise will always be on my lips.2I will glory in the Lord;let the afflicted hear and rejoice.3Glorify the Lord with me;let us exalt his name together. 4I sought the Lord, and he answered me;he delivered me from all my fears.5Those who look to him are radiant;their faces are never covered with shame.6This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;he saved him out of all his troubles.7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,and
Worthy - Psalm 8 1Lord, our Lord,how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your gloryin the heavens.2Through the praise of children and infantsyou have established a stronghold against your enemies,to silence the foe and the avenger.3When I consider your heavens,the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars,which you have set in place,4what is mankind that you are mindful of them,human beings that you care for them? 5You have made them a little lower than the angelsand crowned them with glory and honor.6You made them rulers over the works of your hands;you put everything under
Refuge in the Lord - Psalm 16 1 Keep me safe, my God,for in you I take refuge.2 I say to the Lord, You are my Lord;apart from you I have no good thing.3 I say of the holy people who are in the land,They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.4 Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.I will not pour out libations of blood to such godsor take up their names on my lips.5 Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup;you make my lot secure.6 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;surely I have a delightful inheritance.7 I will praise the Lord, who counsels me;e
The Discipline of Hope - Psalm 42 1As the deer pants for streams of water,so my soul pants for you, my God.2My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.When can I go and meet with God?3My tears have been my foodday and night,while people say to me all day long,Where is your God?4These things I rememberas I pour out my soul:how I used to go to the house of Godunder the protection of the Mighty Onewith shouts of joy and praiseamong the festive throng. 5Why, my soul, are you downcast?Why so disturbed within me?Put your hope in God,for I will yet praise him,my Savior and my God. 6My soul is downca
Habakkuk 3:1-19 1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth. 2Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord.Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy. 3God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran.His glory covered the heavens and his praise filled the earth.4 His splendor was like the sunrise; rays flashed from his hand, where his power was hidden.5Plague went before him; pestilence followed his steps.6He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble.The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills
Romans 12:1-8 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of Gods mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to Godthis is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what Gods will ishis good, pleasing and perfect will. 3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of
Galatians 5:16-26 16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn yo
Habakkuk 2:6-20 6 Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying, Woe to him who piles up stolen goods and makes himself wealthy by extortion! How long must this go on?7Will not your creditors suddenly arise? Will they not wake up and make you tremble? Then you will become their prey.8Because you have plundered many nations, the peoples who are left will plunder you.For you have shed human blood; you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them. 9Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!10You have plotted th
Habakkuk 1:5-2:5 5 Look at the nations and watch and be utterly amazed.For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.6 I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people,who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwellings not their own.7 They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor.8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk.Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar.They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;9 they all come intent on vi
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Ephesians 6:10-24 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devils schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your
Ephesians 6:1-9 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 Honor your father and motherwhich is the first commandment with a promise 3 so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth. 4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. 5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Se
Galatians 5:1, 13-25 5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. 13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: Love your neighbor as yourself. 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. 16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the flesh desires what
Romans 1:1-4 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God 2 the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3 regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, 4 and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.Watch at: http://vimeo.com/1178225953 File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2026/04/05/12/37/16/a434b26d-69de-45d8-9f07-8615396c60c7/Reasons%20For%20Faith.pdf
Ephesians 5:21-33 21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain o
Ephesians 5:3-20 3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for Gods holy people. 4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. 5 For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy personsuch a person is an idolaterhas any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things Gods wrath comes on those who are disobedient. 7 Therefore do not be partners with them. 8
Ephesians 4:25-5:2 25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26 In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. 28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need. 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those wh
Ephesians 4:17-24 17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 18 They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. 19 Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed. 20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned 21 when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth t
Ephesians 4:1-16 1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. 7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. 8 This is why it says: When he ascended on hig
Ephesians 3:14-21 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lords holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledgethat you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of
