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κύριον — 533x G2962 κύριος
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Occurrences: 533 times in 510 verses
Speech: Noun
Parsing: Accusative Singular Masculine
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:13 - Cain replied to the LORD, “My punishment[fn] is too great for me to bear!
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:27 - Then Abraham spoke again. “Since I have begun, let me speak further to my Lord, even though I am but dust and ashes.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:31 - Then Abraham said, “Since I have dared to speak to the Lord, let me continue—suppose there are only twenty?”
And the LORD replied, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:16 - When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the LORD was merciful.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:29 - But God had listened to Abraham's request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:3 - Swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:48 - “Then I bowed low and worshiped the LORD. I praised the LORD, the God of my master, Abraham, because he had led me straight to my master's niece to be his son's wife.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:37 - Isaac said to Esau, “I have made Jacob your master and have declared that all his brothers will be his servants. I have guaranteed him an abundance of grain and wine—what is left for me to give you, my son?”
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:23 - The warden had no more worries, because Joseph took care of everything. The LORD was with him and caused everything he did to succeed.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:8 - So it was God who sent me here, not you! And he is the one who made me an adviser[fn] to Pharaoh—the manager of his entire palace and the governor of all Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:9 - “Now hurry back to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me master over all the land of Egypt. So come down to me immediately!
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:18 - But that year ended, and the next year they came again and said, “We cannot hide the truth from you, my lord. Our money is gone, and all our livestock and cattle are yours. We have nothing left to give but our bodies and our land.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:10 - But Moses pleaded with the LORD, “O Lord, I'm not very good with words. I never have been, and I'm not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:2 - “Is that so?” retorted Pharaoh. “And who is the LORD? Why should I listen to him and let Israel go? I don't know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:22 - Then Moses went back to the LORD and protested, “Why have you brought all this trouble on your own people, Lord? Why did you send me?
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:25 - Seven days passed from the time the LORD struck the Nile.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:8 - Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and begged, “Plead with the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. I will let your people go, so they can offer sacrifices to the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:12 - So Moses and Aaron left Pharaoh's palace, and Moses cried out to the LORD about the frogs he had inflicted on Pharaoh.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:28 - “All right, go ahead,” Pharaoh replied. “I will let you go into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the LORD your God. But don't go too far away. Now hurry and pray for me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:28 - Please beg the LORD to end this terrifying thunder and hail. We've had enough. I will let you go; you don't need to stay any longer.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:29 - “All right,” Moses replied. “As soon as I leave the city, I will lift my hands and pray to the LORD. Then the thunder and hail will stop, and you will know that the earth belongs to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:30 - But I know that you and your officials still do not fear the LORD God.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:33 - So Moses left Pharaoh's court and went out of the city. When he lifted his hands to the LORD, the thunder and hail stopped, and the downpour ceased.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:17 - “Forgive my sin, just this once, and plead with the LORD your God to take away this death from me.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:10 - As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the LORD,
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 14:31 - When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the LORD had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the LORD and in his servant Moses.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:25 - So Moses cried out to the LORD for help, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink.
It was there at Marah that the LORD set before them the following decree as a standard to test their faithfulness to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:8 - Then Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and bread to satisfy you in the morning, for he has heard all your complaints against him. What have we done? Yes, your complaints are against the LORD, not against us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:2 - So once more the people complained against Moses. “Give us water to drink!” they demanded.
“Quiet!” Moses replied. “Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the LORD?”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:4 - Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:7 - Moses named the place Massah (which means “test”) and Meribah (which means “arguing”) because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the LORD by saying, “Is the LORD here with us or not?”
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:9 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will come to you in a thick cloud, Moses, so the people themselves can hear me when I speak with you. Then they will always trust you.”
Moses told the LORD what the people had said.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:1 - Then the LORD instructed Moses: “Come up here to me, and bring along Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of Israel's elders. All of you must worship from a distance.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:26 - So he stood at the entrance to the camp and shouted, “All of you who are on the LORD's side, come here and join me.” And all the Levites gathered around him.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:31 - So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a terrible sin these people have committed. They have made gods of gold for themselves.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:7 - It was Moses' practice to take the Tent of Meeting[fn] and set it up some distance from the camp. Everyone who wanted to make a request of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:12 - One day Moses said to the LORD, “You have been telling me, ‘Take these people up to the Promised Land.' But you haven't told me whom you will send with me. You have told me, ‘I know you by name, and I look favorably on you.'
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:14 - “Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:17 - Show your fear of God by not taking advantage of each other. I am the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:43 - Show your fear of God by not treating them harshly.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:21 - “At this point the priest must put the woman under oath by saying, ‘May the people know that the LORD's curse is upon you when he makes you infertile, causing your womb to shrivel[fn] and your abdomen to swell.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:2 - Then the people screamed to Moses for help, and when he prayed to the LORD, the fire stopped.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:11 - And Moses said to the LORD, “Why are you treating me, your servant, so harshly? Have mercy on me! What did I do to deserve the burden of all these people?
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:13 - So Moses cried out to the LORD, “O God, I beg you, please heal her!”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:13 - But Moses objected. “What will the Egyptians think when they hear about it?” he asked the LORD. “They know full well the power you displayed in rescuing your people from Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:16 - ‘The LORD was not able to bring them into the land he swore to give them, so he killed them in the wilderness.'
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:15 - Then Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not accept their grain offerings! I have not taken so much as a donkey from them, and I have never hurt a single one of them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 16:30 - But if the LORD does something entirely new and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them and all their belongings, and they go down alive into the grave,[fn] then you will know that these men have shown contempt for the LORD.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:16 - But when we cried out to the LORD, he heard us and sent an angel who brought us out of Egypt. Now we are camped at Kadesh, a town on the border of your land.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 21:7 - Then the people came to Moses and cried out, “We have sinned by speaking against the LORD and against you. Pray that the LORD will take away the snakes.” So Moses prayed for the people.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:13 - The next morning Balaam got up and told Balak's officials, “Go on home! The LORD will not let me go with you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 27:15 - Then Moses said to the LORD,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:27 - You complained in your tents and said, ‘The LORD must hate us. That's why he has brought us here from Egypt—to hand us over to the Amorites to be slaughtered.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:36 - except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see this land because he has followed the LORD completely. I will give to him and his descendants some of the very land he explored during his scouting mission.'
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:29 - But from there you will search again for the LORD your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:30 - “In the distant future, when you are suffering all these things, you will finally return to the LORD your God and listen to what he tells you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:2 - and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the LORD your God as long as you live. If you obey all his decrees and commands, you will enjoy a long life.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:5 - And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:13 - You must fear the LORD your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:16 - You must not test the LORD your God as you did when you complained at Massah.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:24 - And the LORD our God commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear him so he can continue to bless us and preserve our lives, as he has done to this day.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:8 - Rather, it was simply that the LORD loves you, and he was keeping the oath he had sworn to your ancestors. That is why the LORD rescued you with such a strong hand from your slavery and from the oppressive hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:10 - When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:4 - “After the LORD your God has done this for you, don't say in your hearts, ‘The LORD has given us this land because we are such good people!' No, it is because of the wickedness of the other nations that he is pushing them out of your way.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:7 - “Remember and never forget how angry you made the LORD your God out in the wilderness. From the day you left Egypt until now, you have been constantly rebelling against him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:8 - Even at Mount Sinai[fn] you made the LORD so angry he was ready to destroy you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:22 - “You also made the LORD angry at Taberah,[fn] Massah,[fn] and Kibroth-hattaavah.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:24 - Yes, you have been rebelling against the LORD as long as I have known you.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:28 - If you destroy these people, the Egyptians will say, “The Israelites died because the LORD wasn't able to bring them to the land he had promised to give them.” Or they might say, “He destroyed them because he hated them; he deliberately took them into the wilderness to slaughter them.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:12 - “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:20 - You must fear the LORD your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:1 - “You must love the LORD your God and obey all his requirements, decrees, regulations, and commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:13 - “If you carefully obey all the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the LORD your God and serve him with all your heart and soul,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:22 - “Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the LORD your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:3 - do not listen to them. The LORD your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:23 - Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship—the place the LORD your God chooses for his name to be honored—and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:9 - Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the LORD, you will be considered guilty of sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:19 - He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the LORD his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:9 - you must designate three additional cities of refuge. (He will give you this land if you are careful to obey all the commands I have given you—if you always love the LORD your God and walk in his ways.)
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:15 - You must pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. If you don't, they might cry out to the LORD against you, and it would be counted against you as sin.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:7 - we cried out to the LORD, the God of our ancestors. He heard our cries and saw our hardship, toil, and oppression.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:58 - “If you refuse to obey all the words of instruction that are written in this book, and if you do not fear the glorious and awesome name of the LORD your God,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:2 - If at that time you and your children return to the LORD your God, and if you obey with all your heart and all your soul all the commands I have given you today,
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:6 - “The LORD your God will change your heart[fn] and the hearts of all your descendants, so that you will love him with all your heart and soul and so you may live!
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:10 - The LORD your God will delight in you if you obey his voice and keep the commands and decrees written in this Book of Instruction, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart and soul.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:16 - For I command you this day to love the LORD your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:20 - You can make this choice by loving the LORD your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him. This[fn] is the key to your life. And if you love and obey the LORD, you will live long in the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:12 - Call them all together—men, women, children, and the foreigners living in your towns—so they may hear this Book of Instruction and learn to fear the LORD your God and carefully obey all the terms of these instructions.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:13 - Do this so that your children who have not known these instructions will hear them and will learn to fear the LORD your God. Do this as long as you live in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:12 - “Now swear to me by the LORD that you will be kind to me and my family since I have helped you. Give me some guarantee that
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:24 - He did this so all the nations of the earth might know that the LORD's hand is powerful, and so you might fear the LORD your God forever.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:14 - So the Israelites examined their food, but they did not consult the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:18 - But the Israelites did not attack the towns, for the Israelite leaders had made a vow to them in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
The people of Israel grumbled against their leaders because of the treaty.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:19 - But the leaders replied, “Since we have sworn an oath in the presence of the LORD, the God of Israel, we cannot touch them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:12 - On the day the LORD gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the LORD in front of all the people of Israel. He said,
“Let the sun stand still over Gibeon,
and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:5 - But be very careful to obey all the commands and the instructions that Moses gave to you. Love the LORD your God, walk in all his ways, obey his commands, hold firmly to him, and serve him with all your heart and all your soul.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:25 - The LORD has placed the Jordan River as a barrier between our people and you people of Reuben and Gad. You have no claim to the LORD.' So your descendants may prevent our descendants from worshiping the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:1 - The years passed, and the LORD had given the people of Israel rest from all their enemies. Joshua, who was now very old,
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:11 - So be very careful to love the LORD your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:7 - When your ancestors cried out to the LORD, I put darkness between you and the Egyptians. I brought the sea crashing down on the Egyptians, drowning them. With your very own eyes you saw what I did. Then you lived in the wilderness for many years.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:14 - “So fear the LORD and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the LORD alone.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:16 - The people replied, “We would never abandon the LORD and serve other gods.
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:20 - If you abandon the LORD and serve other gods, he will turn against you and destroy you, even though he has been so good to you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:22 - “You are a witness to your own decision,” Joshua said. “You have chosen to serve the LORD.”
“Yes,” they replied, “we are witnesses to what we have said.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:23 - “All right then,” Joshua said, “destroy the idols among you, and turn your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:10 - After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:12 - They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:13 - They abandoned the LORD to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:17 - Yet Israel did not listen to the judges but prostituted themselves by worshiping other gods. How quickly they turned away from the path of their ancestors, who had walked in obedience to the LORD's commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:9 - But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help, the LORD raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Othniel, the son of Caleb's younger brother, Kenaz.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:15 - But when the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help, the LORD again raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed man of the tribe of Benjamin. The Israelites sent Ehud to deliver their tribute money to King Eglon of Moab.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:3 - Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:2 - “Israel's leaders took charge,
and the people gladly followed.
Praise the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:9 - My heart is with the commanders of Israel,
with those who volunteered for war.
Praise the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:6 - So Israel was reduced to starvation by the Midianites. Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD for help.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:7 - When they cried out to the LORD because of Midian,
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:15 - When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed in worship before the LORD.[fn] Then he returned to the Israelite camp and shouted, “Get up! For the LORD has given you victory over the Midianite hordes!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:7 - So Gideon said, “After the LORD gives me victory over Zebah and Zalmunna, I will return and tear your flesh with the thorns and briers from the wilderness.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:6 - Again the Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight. They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia. They abandoned the LORD and no longer served him at all.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:10 - Finally, they cried out to the LORD for help, saying, “We have sinned against you because we have abandoned you as our God and have served the images of Baal.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:15 - But the Israelites pleaded with the LORD and said, “We have sinned. Punish us as you see fit, only rescue us today from our enemies.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:35 - When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish. “Oh, my daughter!” he cried out. “You have completely destroyed me! You've brought disaster on me! For I have made a vow to the LORD, and I cannot take it back.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:36 - And she said, “Father, if you have made a vow to the LORD, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the LORD has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 15:18 - Samson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 16:28 - Then Samson prayed to the LORD, “Sovereign LORD, remember me again. O God, please strengthen me just one more time. With one blow let me pay back the Philistines for the loss of my two eyes.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:11 - It was late in the day when they neared Jebus, and the man's servant said to him, “Let's stop at this Jebusite town and spend the night there.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:22 - While they were enjoying themselves, a crowd of troublemakers from the town surrounded the house. They began beating at the door and shouting to the old man, “Bring out the man who is staying with you so we can have sex with him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:1 - Then all the Israelites were united as one man, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, including those from across the Jordan in the land of Gilead. The entire community assembled in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:3 - (Word soon reached the land of Benjamin that the other tribes had gone up to Mizpah.) The Israelites then asked how this terrible crime had happened.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:5 - Then they said, “Who among the tribes of Israel did not join us at Mizpah when we held our assembly in the presence of the LORD?” At that time they had taken a solemn oath in the LORD's presence, vowing that anyone who refused to come would be put to death.
Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:8 - So they asked, “Who among the tribes of Israel did not join us at Mizpah when we assembled in the presence of the LORD?” And they discovered that no one from Jabesh-gilead had attended the assembly.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:10 - Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:26 - “Sir, do you remember me?” Hannah asked. “I am the woman who stood here several years ago praying to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 - Those who fight against the LORD will be shattered.
He thunders against them from heaven;
the LORD judges throughout the earth.
He gives power to his king;
he increases the strength[fn] of his anointed one.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:12 - Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the LORD
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:25 - If someone sins against another person, God[fn] can mediate for the guilty party. But if someone sins against the LORD, who can intercede?” But Eli's sons wouldn't listen to their father, for the LORD was already planning to put them to death.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:3 - Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you are really serious about wanting to return to the LORD, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Determine to obey only the LORD; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:5 - Then Samuel told them, “Gather all of Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:8 - “Don't stop pleading with the LORD our God to save us from the Philistines!” they begged Samuel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:9 - So Samuel took a young lamb and offered it to the LORD as a whole burnt offering. He pleaded with the LORD to help Israel, and the LORD answered him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:6 - Samuel was displeased with their request and went to the LORD for guidance.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:17 - Later Samuel called all the people of Israel to meet before the LORD at Mizpah.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:8 - “When the Israelites were[fn] in Egypt and cried out to the LORD, he sent Moses and Aaron to rescue them from Egypt and to bring them into this land.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:10 - “Then they cried to the LORD again and confessed, ‘We have sinned by turning away from the LORD and worshiping the images of Baal and Ashtoreth. But we will worship you and you alone if you will rescue us from our enemies.'
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:14 - “Now if you fear and worship the LORD and listen to his voice, and if you do not rebel against the LORD's commands, then both you and your king will show that you recognize the LORD as your God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:17 - You know that it does not rain at this time of the year during the wheat harvest. I will ask the LORD to send thunder and rain today. Then you will realize how wicked you have been in asking the LORD for a king!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:18 - So Samuel called to the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day. And all the people were terrified of the LORD and of Samuel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:19 - “Pray to the LORD your God for us, or we will die!” they all said to Samuel. “For now we have added to our sins by asking for a king.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:24 - But be sure to fear the LORD and faithfully serve him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:11 - “I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the LORD all night.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:15 - treat my family with this faithful love, even when the LORD destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:38 - Hurry, hurry, don't wait.” So the boy quickly gathered up the arrows and ran back to his master.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:14 - Meanwhile, one of Nabal's servants went to Abigail and told her, “David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed insults at them.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:17 - You need to know this and figure out what to do, for there is going to be trouble for our master and his whole family. He's so ill-tempered that no one can even talk to him!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - This isn't good at all! I swear by the LORD that you and your men deserve to die, because you failed to protect your master, the LORD's anointed! Look around! Where are the king's spear and the jug of water that were beside his head?”
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:23 - But David said, “No, my brothers! Don't be selfish with what the LORD has given us. He has kept us safe and helped us defeat the band of raiders that attacked us.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 2:5 - he sent them this message: “May the LORD bless you for being so loyal to your master Saul and giving him a decent burial.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 6:9 - David was now afraid of the LORD, and he asked, “How can I ever bring the Ark of the LORD back into my care?”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 10:3 - the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, their master, “Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the city so they can come in and conquer it!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:11 - Then she said, “Please swear to me by the LORD your God that you won't let anyone take vengeance against my son. I want no more bloodshed.”
“As surely as the LORD lives,” he replied, “not a hair on your son's head will be disturbed!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:4 - I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise,
and he saved me from my enemies.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:7 - But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;
yes, I cried to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry reached his ears.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:42 - They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue.
They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:10 - But after he had taken the census, David's conscience began to bother him. And he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly by taking this census. Please forgive my guilt, LORD, for doing this foolish thing.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:17 - When David saw the angel, he said to the LORD, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:47 - And all the royal officials have gone to King David and congratulated him, saying, ‘May your God make Solomon's fame even greater than your own, and may Solomon's reign be even greater than yours!' Then the king bowed his head in worship as he lay in his bed,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:29 - When this was reported to King Solomon, he sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada to execute him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:3 - Solomon loved the LORD and followed all the decrees of his father, David, except that Solomon, too, offered sacrifices and burned incense at the local places of worship.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:3 - “You know that my father, David, was not able to build a Temple to honor the name of the LORD his God because of the many wars waged against him by surrounding nations. He could not build until the LORD gave him victory over all his enemies.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:54 - When Solomon finished making these prayers and petitions to the LORD, he stood up in front of the altar of the LORD, where he had been kneeling with his hands raised toward heaven.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:59 - And may these words that I have prayed in the presence of the LORD be before him constantly, day and night, so that the LORD our God may give justice to me and to his people Israel, according to each day's needs.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:61 - And may you be completely faithful to the LORD our God. May you always obey his decrees and commands, just as you are doing today.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:9 - “And the answer will be, ‘Because his people abandoned the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why the LORD has brought all these disasters on them.'”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:9 - Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:14 - Then the LORD raised up Hadad the Edomite, a member of Edom's royal family, to be Solomon's adversary.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:27 - When these people go to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices at the Temple of the LORD, they will again give their allegiance to King Rehoboam of Judah. They will kill me and make him their king instead.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:30 - This was done because Jeroboam had provoked the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, by the sins he had committed and the sins he had led Israel to commit.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:13 - This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed, and because of the sins they led Israel to commit. They provoked the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:26 - He followed the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat in all the sins he had committed and led Israel to commit. The people provoked the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, with their worthless idols.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:14 - For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the LORD sends rain and the crops grow again!”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:21 - And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this child's life return to him.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:3 - So Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Obadiah was a devoted follower of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:12 - But as soon as I leave you, the Spirit of the LORD will carry you away to who knows where. When Ahab comes and cannot find you, he will kill me. Yet I have been a true servant of the LORD all my life.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:18 - “I have made no trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the LORD and have worshiped the images of Baal instead.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:5 - Then Jehoshaphat added, “But first let's find out what the LORD says.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:7 - But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not also a prophet of the LORD here? We should ask him the same question.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:8 - The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the LORD for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.”
Jehoshaphat replied, “That's not the way a king should talk! Let's hear what he has to say.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:19 - Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the LORD says! I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:53 - He served Baal and worshiped him, provoking the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:1 - When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:11 - But King Jehoshaphat of Judah asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD with us? If there is, we can ask the LORD what to do through him.”
One of King Joram's officers replied, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to be Elijah's personal assistant.[fn]
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:1 - One day the widow of a member of the group of prophets came to Elisha and cried out, “My husband who served you is dead, and you know how he feared the LORD. But now a creditor has come, threatening to take my two sons as slaves.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:33 - He went in alone and shut the door behind him and prayed to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:25 - When he went in to his master, Elisha asked him, “Where have you been, Gehazi?”
“I haven't been anywhere,” he replied.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:18 - As the Aramean army advanced toward him, Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please make them blind.” So the LORD struck them with blindness as Elisha had asked.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:22 - “Of course not!” Elisha replied. “Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send them home again to their master.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:23 - So the king made a great feast for them and then sent them home to their master. After that, the Aramean raiders stayed away from the land of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:8 - the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift to the man of God. Then tell him to ask the LORD, ‘Will I recover from this illness?'”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 8:14 - When Hazael left Elisha and went back, the king asked him, “What did Elisha tell you?”
And Hazael replied, “He told me that you will surely recover.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:11 - They offered sacrifices on all the hilltops, just like the nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of them. So the people of Israel had done many evil things, arousing the LORD's anger.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:20 - The LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He punished them by handing them over to their attackers until he had banished Israel from his presence.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:25 - But since these foreign settlers did not worship the LORD when they first arrived, the LORD sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:28 - So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria returned to Bethel and taught the new residents how to worship the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:32 - These new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed from among themselves all sorts of people as priests to offer sacrifices at their places of worship.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:33 - And though they worshiped the LORD, they continued to follow their own gods according to the religious customs of the nations from which they came.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:39 - You must worship only the LORD your God. He is the one who will rescue you from all your enemies.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:41 - So while these new residents worshiped the LORD, they also worshiped their idols. And to this day their descendants do the same.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:22 - “But perhaps you will say to me, ‘We are trusting in the LORD our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:30 - Don't let him fool you into trusting in the LORD by saying, ‘The LORD will surely rescue us. This city will never fall into the hands of the Assyrian king!'
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:6 - the prophet replied, “Say to your master, ‘This is what the LORD says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king's messengers.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:23 - By your messengers you have defied the Lord.
You have said, ‘With my many chariots
I have conquered the highest mountains—
yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars
and its finest cypress trees.
I have reached its farthest corners
and explored its deepest forests.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:2 - When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 20:11 - So Isaiah the prophet asked the LORD to do this, and he caused the shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial[fn] of Ahaz!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:22 - He abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the LORD's ways.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:13 - “Go to the Temple and speak to the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah. Inquire about the words written in this scroll that has been found. For the LORD's great anger is burning against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words in this scroll. We have not been doing everything it says we must do.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:18 - “But go to the king of Judah who sent you to seek the LORD and tell him: ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the message you have just heard:
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:19 - Then Josiah demolished all the buildings at the pagan shrines in the towns of Samaria, just as he had done at Bethel. They had been built by the various kings of Israel and had made the LORD[fn] very angry.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:25 - Never before had there been a king like Josiah, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and soul and strength, obeying all the laws of Moses. And there has never been a king like him since.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 10:14 - instead of asking the LORD for guidance. So the LORD killed him and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:19 - Some men from Manasseh defected from the Israelite army and joined David when he set out with the Philistines to fight against Saul. But as it turned out, the Philistine rulers refused to let David and his men go with them. After much discussion, they sent them back, for they said, “It will cost us our heads if David switches loyalties to Saul and turns against us.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:4 - David appointed the following Levites to lead the people in worship before the Ark of the LORD—to invoke his blessings, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:7 - On that day David gave to Asaph and his fellow Levites this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:11 - Search for the LORD and for his strength;
continually seek him.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:41 - David also appointed Heman, Jeduthun, and the others chosen by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “his faithful love endures forever.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:26 - David built an altar there to the LORD and sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings. And when David prayed, the LORD answered him by sending fire from heaven to burn up the offering on the altar.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:10 - Then David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly: “O LORD, the God of our ancestor Israel,[fn] may you be praised forever and ever!
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:20 - Then David said to the whole assembly, “Give praise to the LORD your God!” And the entire assembly praised the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and they bowed low and knelt before the LORD and the king.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:11 - King Hiram sent this letter of reply to Solomon: “It is because the LORD loves his people that he has made you their king!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:22 - “And the answer will be, ‘Because his people abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why he has brought all these disasters on them.'”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8 - Praise the LORD your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne as king to rule for him. Because God loves Israel and desires this kingdom to last forever, he has made you king over them so you can rule with justice and righteousness.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 11:16 - From all the tribes of Israel, those who sincerely wanted to worship the LORD, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem, where they could offer sacrifices to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:7 - When the LORD saw their change of heart, he gave this message to Shemaiah: “Since the people have humbled themselves, I will not completely destroy them and will soon give them some relief. I will not use Shishak to pour out my anger on Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:14 - But he was an evil king, for he did not seek the LORD with all his heart.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:10 - “But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Only the descendants of Aaron serve the LORD as priests, and the Levites alone may help them in their work.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:12 - So you see, God is with us. He is our leader. His priests blow their trumpets and lead us into battle against you. O people of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:14 - When Judah realized that they were being attacked from the front and the rear, they cried out to the LORD for help. Then the priests blew the trumpets,
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:18 - So Judah defeated Israel on that occasion because they trusted in the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:4 - He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his law and his commands.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:7 - Asa told the people of Judah, “Let us build towns and fortify them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land is still ours because we sought the LORD our God, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they went ahead with these projects and brought them to completion.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 14:11 - Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God, “O LORD, no one but you can help the powerless against the mighty! Help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we have come against this vast horde. O LORD, you are our God; do not let mere men prevail against you!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:4 - But whenever they were in trouble and turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him out, they found him.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:12 - Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:13 - They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death—whether young or old, man or woman.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:7 - At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the LORD your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:8 - Don't you remember what happened to the Ethiopians[fn] and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and charioteers?[fn] At that time you relied on the LORD, and he handed them over to you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:12 - In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a serious foot disease. Yet even with the severity of his disease, he did not seek the LORD's help but turned only to his physicians.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:4 - He sought his father's God and obeyed his commands instead of following the evil practices of the kingdom of Israel.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:4 - Then Jehoshaphat added, “But first let's find out what the LORD says.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:7 - The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the LORD for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.”
Jehoshaphat replied, “That's not the way a king should talk! Let's hear what he has to say.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:18 - Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the LORD says! I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3 - Even so, there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles throughout the land, and you have committed yourself to seeking God.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:4 - Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he went out among the people, traveling from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, encouraging the people to return to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:3 - Jehoshaphat was terrified by this news and begged the LORD for guidance. He also ordered everyone in Judah to begin fasting.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:4 - So people from all the towns of Judah came to Jerusalem to seek the LORD's help.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:26 - On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing,[fn] which got its name that day because the people praised and thanked the LORD there. It is still called the Valley of Blessing today.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:33 - During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people never fully committed themselves to follow the God of their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:10 - Even so, Edom has been independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted about that same time. All this happened because Jehoram had abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:9 - Then Jehu's men searched for Ahaziah, and they found him hiding in the city of Samaria. They brought him to Jehu, who killed him. Ahaziah was given a decent burial because the people said, “He was the grandson of Jehoshaphat—a man who sought the LORD with all his heart.” But none of the surviving members of Ahaziah's family was capable of ruling the kingdom.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:18 - They decided to abandon the Temple of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and they worshiped Asherah poles and idols instead! Because of this sin, divine anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:19 - Yet the LORD sent prophets to bring them back to him. The prophets warned them, but still the people would not listen.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:20 - Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, “This is what God says: Why do you disobey the LORD's commands and keep yourselves from prospering? You have abandoned the LORD, and now he has abandoned you!”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:24 - Although the Arameans attacked with only a small army, the LORD helped them conquer the much larger army of Judah. The people of Judah had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, so judgment was carried out against Joash.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:5 - Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God.[fn] And as long as the king sought guidance from the LORD, God gave him success.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:6 - In a single day Pekah son of Remaliah, Israel's king, killed 120,000 of Judah's troops, all of them experienced warriors, because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 28:25 - He made pagan shrines in all the towns of Judah for offering sacrifices to other gods. In this way, he aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of his ancestors.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:30 - King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to praise the LORD with the psalms written by David and by Asaph the seer. So they offered joyous praise and bowed down in worship.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:9 - “For if you return to the LORD, your relatives and your children will be treated mercifully by their captors, and they will be able to return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful. If you return to him, he will not continue to turn his face from you.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:19 - who decide to follow the LORD, the God of their ancestors, even though they are not properly cleansed for the ceremony.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:8 - When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw these huge piles, they thanked the LORD and his people Israel!
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:16 - And Sennacherib's officers further mocked the LORD God and his servant Hezekiah, heaping insult upon insult.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:17 - The king also sent letters scorning the LORD, the God of Israel. He wrote, “Just as the gods of all the other nations failed to rescue their people from my power, so the God of Hezekiah will also fail.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:24 - About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill. He prayed to the LORD, who healed him and gave him a miraculous sign.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:3 - During the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his ancestor David. Then in the twelfth year he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, destroying all the pagan shrines, the Asherah poles, and the carved idols and cast images.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:21 - “Go to the Temple and speak to the LORD for me and for all the remnant of Israel and Judah. Inquire about the words written in the scroll that has been found. For the LORD's great anger has been poured out on us because our ancestors have not obeyed the word of the LORD. We have not been doing everything this scroll says we must do.”
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:26 - “But go to the king of Judah who sent you to seek the LORD and tell him: ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says concerning the message you have just heard:
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:19 - This Passover celebration took place in the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:13 - He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, even though he had taken an oath of loyalty in God's name. Zedekiah was a hard and stubborn man, refusing to turn to the LORD, the God of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:10 - When the builders completed the foundation of the LORD's Temple, the priests put on their robes and took their places to blow their trumpets. And the Levites, descendants of Asaph, clashed their cymbals to praise the LORD, just as King David had prescribed.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:21 - The Passover meal was eaten by the people of Israel who had returned from exile and by the others in the land who had turned from their immoral customs to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:5 - At the time of the sacrifice, I stood up from where I had sat in mourning with my clothes torn. I fell to my knees and lifted my hands to the LORD my God.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:13 - I shook out the folds of my robe and said, “If you fail to keep your promise, may God shake you like this from your homes and from your property!”
The whole assembly responded, “Amen,” and they praised the LORD. And the people did as they had promised.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:6 - Then Ezra praised the LORD, the great God, and all the people chanted, “Amen! Amen!” as they lifted their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:4 - The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Kenani—stood on the stairway of the Levites and cried out to the LORD their God with loud voices.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:5 - Then the leaders of the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—called out to the people: “Stand up and praise the LORD your God, for he lives from everlasting to everlasting!” Then they prayed: “May your glorious name be praised! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise!
Unchecked Copy BoxEst 4:8 - Mordecai gave Hathach a copy of the decree issued in Susa that called for the death of all Jews. He asked Hathach to show it to Esther and explain the situation to her. He also asked Hathach to direct her to go to the king to beg for mercy and plead for her people.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:9 - His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:19 - Rich and poor are both there,
and the slave is free from his master.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:8 - “If I were you, I would go to God
and present my case to him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:2 - like a worker who longs for the shade,
like a servant waiting to be paid.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:5 - But if you pray to God
and seek the favor of the Almighty,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:2 - I will say to God, ‘Don't simply condemn me—
tell me the charge you are bringing against me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:6 - But robbers are left in peace,
and those who provoke God live in safety—
though God keeps them in his power.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:3 - As for me, I would speak directly to the Almighty.
I want to argue my case with God himself.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:20 - My friends scorn me,
but I pour out my tears to God.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:21 - They will say, ‘This was the home of a wicked person,
the place of one who rejected God.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:1 - “Why doesn't the Almighty bring the wicked to judgment?
Why must the godly wait for him in vain?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:8 - For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off
and takes away their life?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:23 - “But if an angel from heaven appears—
a special messenger to intercede for a person
and declare that he is upright—
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:26 - When he prays to God,
he will be accepted.
And God will receive him with joy
and restore him to good standing.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:12 - Truly, God will not do wrong.
The Almighty will not twist justice.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:12 - But if they refuse to listen to him,
they will be killed by the sword[fn]
and die from lack of understanding.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:41 - Who provides food for the ravens
when their young cry out to God
and wander about in hunger?
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:4 - “I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers?
I will cover my mouth with my hand.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:7 - After the LORD had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:4 - I cried out to the LORD,
and he answered me from his holy mountain.
Interlude
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:5 - Offer sacrifices in the right spirit,
and trust the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:4 - The wicked are too proud to seek God.
They seem to think that God is dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:4 - Will those who do evil never learn?
They eat up my people like bread
and wouldn't think of praying to the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:7 - Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel?
When the LORD restores his people,
Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:4 - Those who despise flagrant sinners,
and honor the faithful followers of the LORD,
and keep their promises even when it hurts.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:7 - I will bless the LORD who guides me;
even at night my heart instructs me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:8 - I know the LORD is always with me.
I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:3 - I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise,
and he saved me from my enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:6 - But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;
yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry to him reached his ears.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:41 - They called for help, but no one came to their rescue.
They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 21:7 - For the king trusts in the LORD.
The unfailing love of the Most High will keep him from stumbling.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:8 - “Is this the one who relies on the LORD?
Then let the LORD save him!
If the LORD loves him so much,
let the LORD rescue him!”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:23 - Praise the LORD, all you who fear him!
Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob!
Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:26 - The poor will eat and be satisfied.
All who seek the LORD will praise him.
Their hearts will rejoice with everlasting joy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:27 - The whole earth will acknowledge the LORD and return to him.
All the families of the nations will bow down before him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:12 - Who are those who fear the LORD?
He will show them the path they should choose.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:15 - My eyes are always on the LORD,
for he rescues me from the traps of my enemies.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:14 - Wait patiently for the LORD.
Be brave and courageous.
Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:23 - Love the LORD, all you godly ones!
For the LORD protects those who are loyal to him,
but he harshly punishes the arrogant.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:24 - So be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:10 - Many sorrows come to the wicked,
but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 - So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him!
Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:8 - Let the whole world fear the LORD,
and let everyone stand in awe of him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:1 - A psalm of David, regarding the time he pretended to be insane in front of Abimelech, who sent him away.

I will praise the LORD at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:3 - Come, let us tell of the LORD's greatness;
let us exalt his name together.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:4 - I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:9 - Fear the LORD, you his godly people,
for those who fear him will have all they need.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10 - Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
but those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:3 - Trust in the LORD and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:5 - Commit everything you do to the LORD.
Trust him, and he will help you.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:9 - For the wicked will be destroyed,
but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:34 - Put your hope in the LORD.
Travel steadily along his path.
He will honor you by giving you the land.
You will see the wicked destroyed.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

I waited patiently for the LORD to help me,
and he turned to me and heard my cry.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:3 - He has given me a new song to sing,
a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see what he has done and be amazed.
They will put their trust in the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:6 - Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel?
When God restores his people,
Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:22 - Give your burdens to the LORD,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:26 - Praise God, all you people of Israel;
praise the LORD, the source of Israel's life.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David, asking God to remember him.

Please, God, rescue me!
Come quickly, LORD, and help me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:18 - See how these enemies insult you, LORD.
A foolish nation has dishonored your name.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:1 - For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of Asaph.

I cry out to God; yes, I shout.
Oh, that God would listen to me!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:10 - You who love the LORD, hate evil!
He protects the lives of his godly people
and rescues them from the power of the wicked.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:5 - Exalt the LORD our God!
Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:6 - Moses and Aaron were among his priests;
Samuel also called on his name.
They cried to the LORD for help,
and he answered them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:9 - Exalt the LORD our God,
and worship at his holy mountain in Jerusalem,
for the LORD our God is holy!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:18 - Let this be recorded for future generations,
so that a people not yet born will praise the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:1 - A psalm of David.

Let all that I am praise the LORD;
with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:2 - Let all that I am praise the LORD;
may I never forget the good things he does for me.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:20 - Praise the LORD, you angels,
you mighty ones who carry out his plans,
listening for each of his commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:21 - Yes, praise the LORD, you armies of angels
who serve him and do his will!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:22 - Praise the LORD, everything he has created,
everything in all his kingdom.
Let all that I am praise the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:1 - Let all that I am praise the LORD.
O LORD my God, how great you are!
You are robed with honor and majesty.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:35 - Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth;
let the wicked disappear forever.
Let all that I am praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:3 - Exult in his holy name;
rejoice, you who worship the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:4 - Search for the LORD and for his strength;
continually seek him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:21 - Joseph was put in charge of all the king's household;
he became ruler over all the king's possessions.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:6 - “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble,
and he rescued them from their distress.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:13 - “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:19 - “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:28 - “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:1 - Praise the LORD!
How joyful are those who fear the LORD
and delight in obeying his commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:7 - They do not fear bad news;
they confidently trust the LORD to care for them.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 113:1 - Praise the LORD!
Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD.
Praise the name of the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:9 - O Israel, trust the LORD!
He is your helper and your shield.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:10 - O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the LORD!
He is your helper and your shield.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:11 - All you who fear the LORD, trust the LORD!
He is your helper and your shield.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:13 - He will bless those who fear the LORD,
both great and lowly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:18 - But we can praise the LORD
both now and forever!
Praise the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 117:1 - Praise the LORD, all you nations.
Praise him, all you people of the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:4 - Let all who fear the LORD repeat:
“His faithful love endures forever.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:5 - In my distress I prayed to the LORD,
and the LORD answered me and set me free.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:8 - It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in people.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:9 - It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in princes.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 120:1 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

I took my troubles to the LORD;
I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:2 - We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy,
just as servants keep their eyes on their master,
as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:1 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion;
they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 126:1 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

When the LORD brought back his exiles to Jerusalem,[fn]
it was like a dream!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:1 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

How joyful are those who fear the LORD
all who follow his ways!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:4 - That is the LORD's blessing
for those who fear him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 130:6 - I long for the Lord
more than sentries long for the dawn,
yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 131:3 - O Israel, put your hope in the LORD
now and always.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 134:1 - A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.

Oh, praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD,
you who serve at night in the house of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 134:2 - Lift up holy hands in prayer,
and praise the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:1 - Praise the LORD!
Praise the name of the LORD!
Praise him, you who serve the LORD,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:3 - Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good;
celebrate his lovely name with music.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:19 - O Israel, praise the LORD!
O priests—descendants of Aaron—praise the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:20 - O Levites, praise the LORD!
All you who fear the LORD, praise the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:1 - A psalm[fn] of David, regarding his experience in the cave. A prayer.

I cry out to the LORD;
I plead for the LORD's mercy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:1 - Praise the LORD!
Let all that I am praise the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:2 - I will praise the LORD as long as I live.
I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:5 - But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[fn] as their helper,
whose hope is in the LORD their God.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:1 - Praise the LORD!
How good to sing praises to our God!
How delightful and how fitting!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:12 - Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:1 - Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD from the heavens!
Praise him from the skies!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:7 - Praise the LORD from the earth,
you creatures of the ocean depths,
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 150:6 - Let everything that breathes sing praises to the LORD!
Praise the LORD!
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:9 - Honor the LORD with your wealth
and with the best part of everything you produce.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:18 - Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
happy are those who hold her tightly.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:1 - Follow my advice, my son;
always treasure my commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:2 - Those who follow the right path fear the LORD;
those who take the wrong path despise him.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:8 - Better to have little, with godliness,
than to be rich and dishonest.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:22 - Don't say, “I will get even for this wrong.”
Wait for the LORD to handle the matter.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:19 - I am teaching you today—yes, you—
so you will trust in the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:18 - As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit,
so workers who protect their employer's interests will be rewarded.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:5 - Evil people don't understand justice,
but those who follow the LORD understand completely.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:25 - Greed causes fighting;
trusting the LORD leads to prosperity.
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:25 - Fearing people is a dangerous trap,
but trusting the LORD means safety.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 - Oh, what a sinful nation they are—
loaded down with a burden of guilt.
They are evil people,
corrupt children who have rejected the LORD.
They have despised the Holy One of Israel
and turned their backs on him.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:28 - But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed,
and those who desert the LORD will be consumed.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:8 - For Jerusalem will stumble,
and Judah will fall,
because they speak out against the LORD and refuse to obey him.
They provoke him to his face.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:13 - So my people will go into exile far away
because they do not know me.
Those who are great and honored will starve,
and the common people will die of thirst.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:1 - It was in the year King Uzziah died[fn] that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:5 - Then I said, “It's all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the LORD of Heaven's Armies.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:12 - But the king refused. “No,” he said, “I will not test the LORD like that.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:13 - Make the LORD of Heaven's Armies holy in your life.
He is the one you should fear.
He is the one who should make you tremble.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:13 - For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent.
They will not seek the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:9 - Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain,
for as the waters fill the sea,
so the earth will be filled with people who know the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 12:4 - In that wonderful day you will sing:
“Thank the LORD! Praise his name!
Tell the nations what he has done.
Let them know how mighty he is!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:20 - It will be a sign and a witness that the LORD of Heaven's Armies is worshiped in the land of Egypt. When the people cry to the LORD for help against those who oppress them, he will send them a savior who will rescue them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:21 - The LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians. Yes, they will know the LORD and will give their sacrifices and offerings to him. They will make a vow to the LORD and will keep it.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:22 - The LORD will strike Egypt, and then he will bring healing. For the Egyptians will turn to the LORD, and he will listen to their pleas and heal them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:19 - The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the LORD.
The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:6 - For fools speak foolishness
and make evil plans.
They practice ungodliness
and spread false teachings about the LORD.
They deprive the hungry of food
and give no water to the thirsty.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:6 - In that day he will be your sure foundation,
providing a rich store of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
The fear of the LORD will be your treasure.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:10 - Those who have been ransomed by the LORD will return.
They will enter Jerusalem[fn] singing,
crowned with everlasting joy.
Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
and they will be filled with joy and gladness.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:7 - “But perhaps you will say to me, ‘We are trusting in the LORD our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:12 - But Sennacherib's chief of staff replied, “Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:4 - But perhaps the LORD your God has heard the Assyrian chief of staff,[fn] sent by the king to defy the living God, and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:6 - the prophet replied, “Say to your master, ‘This is what the LORD says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king's messengers.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:15 - And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the LORD:
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:24 - By your messengers you have defied the Lord.
You have said, ‘With my many chariots
I have conquered the highest mountains—
yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars
and its finest cypress trees.
I have reached its farthest heights
and explored its deepest forests.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:2 - When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:14 - Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane,
and then I moaned like a mourning dove.
My eyes grew tired of looking to heaven for help.
I am in trouble, Lord. Help me!”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:18 - To whom can you compare God?
What image can you find to resemble him?
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:10 - Who among you fears the LORD
and obeys his servant?
If you are walking in darkness,
without a ray of light,
trust in the LORD
and rely on your God.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:1 - “Listen to me, all who hope for deliverance—
all who seek the LORD!
Consider the rock from which you were cut,
the quarry from which you were mined.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:17 - But in that coming day
no weapon turned against you will succeed.
You will silence every voice
raised up to accuse you.
These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the LORD;
their vindication will come from me.
I, the LORD, have spoken!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:7 - Let the wicked change their ways
and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them.
Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:3 - “Don't let foreigners who commit themselves to the LORD say,
‘The LORD will never let me be part of his people.'
And don't let the eunuchs say,
‘I'm a dried-up tree with no children and no future.'
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:14 - Then the LORD will be your delight.
I will give you great honor
and satisfy you with the inheritance I promised to your ancestor Jacob.
I, the LORD, have spoken!”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 61:10 - I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God!
For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation
and draped me in a robe of righteousness.
I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit
or a bride with her jewels.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:9 - You raised the grain, and you will eat it,
praising the LORD.
Within the courtyards of the Temple,
you yourselves will drink the wine you have pressed.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:13 - Only acknowledge your guilt.
Admit that you rebelled against the LORD your God
and committed adultery against him
by worshiping idols under every green tree.
Confess that you refused to listen to my voice.
I, the LORD, have spoken!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:24 - They do not say from the heart,
‘Let us live in awe of the LORD our God,
for he gives us rain each spring and fall,
assuring us of a harvest when the time is right.'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:21 - The shepherds of my people have lost their senses.
They no longer seek wisdom from the LORD.
Therefore, they fail completely,
and their flocks are scattered.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:13 - O LORD, the hope of Israel,
all who turn away from you will be disgraced.
They will be buried in the dust of the earth,
for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:2 - “Please speak to the LORD for us and ask him to help us. King Nebuchadnezzar[fn] of Babylon is attacking Judah. Perhaps the LORD will be gracious and do a mighty miracle as he has done in the past. Perhaps he will force Nebuchadnezzar to withdraw his armies.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:19 - But did King Hezekiah and the people kill him for saying this? No, they turned from their sins and worshiped the LORD. They begged him for mercy. Then the LORD changed his mind about the terrible disaster he had pronounced against them. So we are about to do ourselves great harm.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:7 - And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:6 - The day will come when watchmen will shout
from the hill country of Ephraim,
‘Come, let us go up to Jerusalem[fn]
to worship the LORD our God.'”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:34 - And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the LORD.' For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,” says the LORD. “And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:16 - Then after I had given the papers to Baruch, I prayed to the LORD:
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:3 - Nevertheless, King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, to ask Jeremiah, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:2 - Jeremiah the prophet. They said, “Please pray to the LORD your God for us. As you can see, we are only a tiny remnant compared to what we were before.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:4 - “All right,” Jeremiah replied. “I will pray to the LORD your God, as you have asked, and I will tell you everything he says. I will hide nothing from you.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:20 - For you were not being honest when you sent me to pray to the LORD your God for you. You said, ‘Just tell us what the LORD our God says, and we will do it!'
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:26 - “Let him stagger and fall like a drunkard,
for he has rebelled against the LORD.
Moab will wallow in his own vomit,
ridiculed by all.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:42 - Moab will no longer be a nation,
for it has boasted against the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:4 - “In those coming days,”
says the LORD,
“the people of Israel will return home
together with the people of Judah.
They will come weeping
and seeking the LORD their God.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:5 - They will ask the way to Jerusalem[fn]
and will start back home again.
They will bind themselves to the LORD
with an eternal covenant that will never be forgotten.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:29 - “Send out a call for archers to come to Babylon.
Surround the city so none can escape.
Do to her as she has done to others,
for she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:18 - Cry aloud[fn] before the Lord,
O walls of beautiful Jerusalem!
Let your tears flow like a river
day and night.
Give yourselves no rest;
give your eyes no relief.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:1 - On August 14,[fn] during the seventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, some of the leaders of Israel came to request a message from the LORD. They sat down in front of me to wait for his reply.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:46 - The room beside the south inner gate is for the priests in charge of the altar—the descendants of Zadok—for they alone of all the Levites may approach the LORD to minister to him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:13 - Then the man told me, “These rooms that overlook the Temple from the north and south are holy. Here the priests who offer sacrifices to the LORD will eat the most holy offerings. And because these rooms are holy, they will be used to store the sacred offerings—the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:38 - He has made you the ruler over all the inhabited world and has put even the wild animals and birds under your control. You are the head of gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:23 - So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, securely tied, fell into the roaring flames.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:23 - For you have proudly defied the Lord of heaven and have had these cups from his Temple brought before you. You and your nobles and your wives and concubines have been drinking wine from them while praising gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—gods that neither see nor hear nor know anything at all. But you have not honored the God who gives you the breath of life and controls your destiny!
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:3 - So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and fasting. I also wore rough burlap and sprinkled myself with ashes.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:4 - I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: “O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:20 - I will be faithful to you and make you mine,
and you will finally know me as the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 3:5 - But afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the LORD their God and to David's descendant, their king.[fn] In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the LORD and of his goodness.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:10 - They will eat and still be hungry.
They will play the prostitute and gain nothing from it,
for they have deserted the LORD
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:15 - “Though you, Israel, are a prostitute,
may Judah avoid such guilt.
Do not join the false worship at Gilgal or Beth-aven,[fn]
even though they take oaths there in the LORD's name.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:4 - Your deeds won't let you return to your God.
You are a prostitute through and through,
and you do not know the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:6 - When they come with their flocks and herds
to offer sacrifices to the LORD,
they will not find him,
because he has withdrawn from them.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:7 - They have betrayed the honor of the LORD,
bearing children that are not his.
Now their false religion will devour them
along with their wealth.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:1 - “Come, let us return to the LORD.
He has torn us to pieces;
now he will heal us.
He has injured us;
now he will bandage our wounds.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:3 - Oh, that we might know the LORD!
Let us press on to know him.
He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn
or the coming of rains in early spring.”
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:10 - Their arrogance testifies against them,
yet they don't return to the LORD their God
or even try to find him.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:3 - Then they will say, “We have no king
because we didn't fear the LORD.
But even if we had a king,
what could he do for us anyway?”
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:12 - I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness,
and you will harvest a crop of love.
Plow up the hard ground of your hearts,
for now is the time to seek the LORD,
that he may come
and shower righteousness upon you.'
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:1 - [fn]Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God,
for your sins have brought you down.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 14:2 - Bring your confessions, and return to the LORD.
Say to him,
“Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,
so that we may offer you our praises.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:14 - Announce a time of fasting;
call the people together for a solemn meeting.
Bring the leaders
and all the people of the land
into the Temple of the LORD your God,
and cry out to him there.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 2:13 - Don't tear your clothing in your grief,
but tear your hearts instead.”
Return to the LORD your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He is eager to relent and not punish.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:6 - Come back to the LORD and live!
Otherwise, he will roar through Israel[fn] like a fire,
devouring you completely.
Your gods in Bethel
won't be able to quench the flames.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:1 - Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said,
“Strike the tops of the Temple columns,
so that the foundation will shake.
Bring down the roof
on the heads of the people below.
I will kill with the sword those who survive.
No one will escape!
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:9 - Jonah answered, “I am a Hebrew, and I worship the LORD, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:14 - Then they cried out to the LORD, Jonah's God. “O LORD,” they pleaded, “don't make us die for this man's sin. And don't hold us responsible for his death. O LORD, you have sent this storm upon him for your own good reasons.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:16 - The sailors were awestruck by the LORD's great power, and they offered him a sacrifice and vowed to serve him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:1 - [fn]Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish.
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:2 - He said,
“I cried out to the LORD in my great trouble,
and he answered me.
I called to you from the land of the dead,[fn]
and LORD, you heard me!
Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:2 - So he complained to the LORD about it: “Didn't I say before I left home that you would do this, LORD? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:4 - Then you beg the LORD for help in times of trouble!
Do you really expect him to answer?
After all the evil you have done,
he won't even look at you!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:11 - You rulers make decisions based on bribes;
you priests teach God's laws only for a price;
you prophets won't prophesy unless you are paid.
Yet all of you claim to depend on the LORD.
“No harm can come to us,” you say,
“for the LORD is here among us.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:6 - What can we bring to the LORD?
What kind of offerings should we give him?
Should we bow before God
with offerings of yearling calves?
Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:7 - As for me, I look to the LORD for help.
I wait confidently for God to save me,
and my God will certainly hear me.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:9 - Why are you scheming against the LORD?
He will destroy you with one blow;
he won't need to strike twice!
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:6 - And I will destroy those who used to worship me
but now no longer do.
They no longer ask for the LORD's guidance
or seek my blessings.”
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:3 - Seek the LORD, all who are humble,
and follow his commands.
Seek to do what is right
and to live humbly.
Perhaps even yet the LORD will protect you—
protect you from his anger on that day of destruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:10 - They will receive the wages of their pride,
for they have scoffed at the people of the LORD of Heaven's Armies.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 2:11 - Many nations will join themselves to the LORD on that day, and they, too, will be my people. I will live among you, and you will know that the LORD of Heaven's Armies sent me to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 7:2 - The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regemmelech,[fn] along with their attendants, to seek the LORD's favor.
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:6 - The LORD of Heaven's Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name!
“But you ask, ‘How have we ever shown contempt for your name?'
Unchecked Copy BoxMal 3:16 - Then those who feared the LORD spoke with each other, and the LORD listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.
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