Proverbs 25-27 - Do not boast about tomorrow

Analogies of Wisdom

Pro 25:9 LSB - [9] Plead your case with your neighbor, And do not reveal the secret of another,

Pro 25:15 LSB - [15] When one is slow to anger, a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone.

Pro 25:28 LSB - [28] [Like] a city that is broken into [and] without a wall Is a man without restraint over his spirit.

Pro 26:11 LSB - [11] Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.

2Pe 2:20-22 ESV -

[20] For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

[21] For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

[22] What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."

Pro 26:12 LSB - [12] Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Instructions and Warnings

Pro 27:1 LSB - [1] Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Jas 4:13-15 LSB -

[13] Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit."
[14] Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.
[15] Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that."

 

Proverbs 22-24 - Yahweh Is the Maker of All

Yahweh Is the Maker of All

Pro 22:2 LSB - [2] The rich and the poor meet together [in this]-- Yahweh is the Maker of them all.

Pro 22:6 ESV - [6] Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Pro 22:9 LSB - [9] He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives from his food to the poor.

The Fear of Yahweh

Pro 23:13-14 LSB - [13] Do not withhold discipline from the child, Although you strike him with the rod, he will not die. [14] You shall strike him with the rod And deliver his soul from Sheol.

Pro 23:17 LSB - [17] Do not let your heart be jealous of sinners, But [be zealous] in the fear of Yahweh always.

My Son, Fear Yahweh

Pro 24:29 LSB - [29] Do not say, "As he did to me so I shall do to him; I will render to the man according to his work."

Pro 25:21-22 LSB - [21] If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; [22] For you will heap burning coals on his head, And Yahweh will repay you.

Rom 12:19 LSB - [19] never taking your own revenge, beloved--instead leave room for the wrath [of God]. For it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord.

1Th 5:15 LSB - [15] See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all people.

 

Proverbs 19-21 - There Is Hope

The Counsel of Yahweh Will Stand

Pro 19:18 ESV - [18] Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death.

Pro 19:21 LSB - [21] Many thoughts are in a man's heart, But it is the counsel of Yahweh that will stand.

Hope in Yahweh and He Will Save You

Pro 20:5 ESV - [5] The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Pro 20:9 LSB - [9] Who can say, "I have kept my heart pure, I am clean from my sin"?

Pro 20:12 LSB - [12] The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made both of them.

Pro 20:27 ESV - [27] The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, searching all his innermost parts.

Salvation Belongs to Yahweh

Pro 21:1 LSB - [1] The king's heart is [like] channels of water in the hand of Yahweh; He turns it wherever He pleases.

Pro 21:2 LSB - [2] Every man's way is right in his own eyes, But Yahweh weighs the hearts.

Proverbs 13-15 - A gentle answer turns away wrath

The Proverbs of Solomon

Pro 13:3 LSB - [3] The one who guards his mouth keeps his soul; The one who opens wide his lips [comes] to ruin.

Pro 13:24 LSB - [24] He who holds back his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Pro 14:1 LSB - [1] The wise woman builds her house, But the woman of folly tears it down with her own hands.

Pro 14:27 ESV - [27] The fear of the Yahweh is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.

Pro 14:29 LSB - [29] He who is slow to anger has great discernment, But he who is quick-tempered raises up folly.

Pro 15:1 LSB - [1] A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Pro 15:3 LSB - [3] The eyes of Yahweh are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.

Pro 15:8 LSB - [8] The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Pro 15:18 ESV - [18] A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Pro 15:33 LSB - [33] The fear of Yahweh is the discipline leading to wisdom, And before glory [comes] humility.

Proverbs 13-15 - A gentle answer

The Proverbs of Solomon

Pro 13:18 LSB - [18] Poverty and disgrace [come] to him who neglects discipline, But he who keeps reproof will be honored. 

Pro 13:24 LSB - [24] He who holds back his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

Pro 3:12 LSB - [12] For whom Yahweh loves He reproves, Even as a father [reproves] the son in whom he delights.

Pro 19:18 LSB - [18] Discipline your son while there is hope, And do not direct your soul to put him to death.

Pro 14:2 LSB - [2] He who walks in his uprightness fears Yahweh, But he who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Pro 14:27 LSB - [27] The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death.

Pro 14:29 LSB - [29] He who is slow to anger has great discernment, But he who is quick-tempered raises up folly.

Pro 14:33 LSB - [33] Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the midst of fools it is [merely] made known.

Pro 15:1 LSB - [1] A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Pro 25:15 LSB - [15] When one is slow to anger, a ruler may be persuaded, And a soft tongue breaks the bone. 

Pro 15:3 LSB - [3] The eyes of Yahweh are in every place, Watching the evil and the good.

Proverbs 10-12

Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

Pro 10:19 LSB - [19] When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who holds back his lips has insight.

Pro 11:4 LSB - [4] Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness will deliver from death.

Pro 12:4 LSB - [4] An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

Pro 31:10 LSB - [10] ALEPH An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above pearls.

Proverbs 7-9 - The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil

Warning Against the Adulteress

Pro 7:1-3 LSB - 

[1] My son, keep my words 

And treasure my commandments within you. 

[2] Keep my commandments and live, 

And my law as the apple of your eye. 

[3] Bind them on your fingers; 

Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Pro 7:22-23 LSB - [22] He suddenly follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as [one in] fetters to the discipline of an ignorant fool, [23] Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, And he does not know that it [will cost him] his soul.

I want a principle within Of watchful, godly fear

Author: Charles Wesley (1749)
Tune: GERALD (Spohr)

1 I want a principle within
of watchful, godly fear,
a sensibility of sin,
a pain to feel it near.
I want the first approach to feel
of pride or wrong desire,
to catch the wand’ring of my will,
and quench the kindling fire.

2 From Thee that I no more may stray,
no more Thy goodness grieve,
grand me the filial awe, I pray,
the tender conscience give.
Quick as the apple of an eye,
O God, my conscience make,
awake my soul when sin is nigh,
and keep it still awake.

3 Almighty God of truth and love,
to me Thy pow’r impart;
the mountain from my soul remove,
the hardness from my heart.
O may the least omission pain
my reawakened soul,
and drive me to that blood again,
which makes the wounded whole.

The Blessing of Wisdom

Pro 8:13 LSB - [13] "The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way And the mouth of perverted [words], I hate.

Pro 8:17 LSB - [17] "I love those who love me; And those who earnestly seek me will find me.

Pro 8:22 LSB - [22] "Yahweh possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His deeds of old.

Pro 8:23 LSB - [23] "From everlasting I was installed, From the beginning, from the earliest times of the earth.

Pro 8:27 LSB - [27] "When He established the heavens, I was there, When He marked out a circle on the face of the deep,

Pro 8:34 LSB - [34] "How blessed is the man who hears me, To watch daily at my doors, To keep watch at my doorposts.

I sing th' almighty power of God

Author: Isaac Watts (1715)

1 We sing the mighty power of God
that made the mountains rise,
that spread the flowing seas abroad
and built the lofty skies.
We sing the wisdom that ordained
the sun to rule the day;
the moon shines full at his command,
and all the stars obey.

2 We sing the goodness of the Lord
that filled the earth with food;
he formed the creatures with his word
and then pronounced them good.
Lord, how your wonders are displayed,
where'er we turn our eyes,
if we survey the ground we tread
or gaze upon the skies.

3 There's not a plant or flower below
but makes your glories known,
and clouds arise and tempests blow
by order from your throne;
while all that borrows life from you
is ever in your care,
and everywhere that we can be,
you, God, are present there.

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Wisdom and Foolishness Call Out

Pro 9:10 LSB - [10] The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Jhn 17:3 LSB - [3] "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

Proverbs 4-6 - A Father’s Wise Instruction

A Father’s Wise Instruction

Pro 4:3-4 LSB - [3] When I was a son to my father, 

Tender and the only son before my mother, 

[4] Then he instructed me and said to me, 

"Let your heart hold fast my words; 

Keep my commandments and live;

Pro 4:7 LSB - [7] "The beginning of wisdom [is]: 

Acquire wisdom; 

And with all your acquiring, acquire understanding.

Warning Against Adultery

Pro 5:19 LSB - [19] [As] a loving hind and a graceful doe, 

Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; 

Be intoxicated always with her love.

Pro 5:21 LSB - [21] For the ways of a man are before the eyes of Yahweh, 

And He watches all his tracks.

Practical Warnings

Pro 6:6 LSB - [6] Go to the ant, O sluggard, 

Observe her ways and be wise,

Pro 6:16-19 LSB - [16] There are six things which Yahweh hates, 

Even seven which are an abomination to Him: 

[17] Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, 

And hands that shed innocent blood, 

[18] A heart that devises wicked thoughts, 

Feet that hasten to run to evil, 

[19] A false witness [who] breathes out lies, 

And one who spreads strife among brothers.

Warning Against Adultery

Pro 6:20-22 LSB - [20] My son, observe the commandment of your father 

And do not abandon the law of your mother; 

[21] Bind them continually on your heart; 

Tie them around your neck. 

[22] When you walk about, they will lead you; 

When you sleep, they will keep watch over you; 

And when you awake, they will speak to you.

Proverbs 1-4 - The fear of Yahweh

To Know Wisdom

Pro 1:2-3 LSB - 

[2] To know wisdom and discipline, 

To understand the sayings of understanding, 

[3] To receive discipline [that leads to] insight, 

Righteousness, justice, and equity,

Pro 1:7 LSB - [7] The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; 

Ignorant fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Pro 9:10 LSB - [10] The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom,

And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Job 28:28 LSB - [28] "So He said to man, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom;

And to turn away from evil is understanding.'"

Psa 111:10 LSB - [10] RESH

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom;

SIN

Good insight belongs to all those who do [His commandments];

TAV

His praise stands forever.

Psa 112:1 LSB - [1] ALEPH

Praise Yah! How blessed is the man who fears Yahweh,

BETH

Who greatly delights in His commandments.

Ecc 12:13 LSB - [13] The end of the matter, all [that] has been heard: fear God and keep His commandments, because this is [the end of the matter for] all mankind.

 

The Enticement of Sinners

Pro 1:8 LSB - [8] Hear, my son, your father's discipline And do not abandon your mother's instruction;

The Call of Wisdom

Pro 1:20 LSB - [20] Wisdom shouts in the street, She gives forth her voice in the square;

Pro 1:28-29 LSB - [28] "Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me earnestly but they will not find me, [29] Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of Yahweh.

Yahweh Gives Wisdom

Pro 2:2-3 LSB - 

[2] To make your ear pay attention to wisdom, 

Incline your heart to discernment; 

[3] For if you call out for understanding, 

Give your voice for discernment;

Pro 2:4-5 LSB - [4] If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
[5] Then you will understand the fear of Yahweh
And find the knowledge of God.

Pro 2:6 LSB - [6] For Yahweh gives wisdom; 

From His mouth [come] knowledge and discernment.

Pro 2:10-12 LSB - 

[10] For wisdom will enter your heart 

And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; 

[11] Discretion will keep you, 

Discernment will guard you, 

[12] To deliver you from the way of evil, 

From the man who speaks perverse things;

Trust, Fear, and Honor Yahweh

Pro 3:5-7 LSB - 

[5] Trust in Yahweh with all your heart 

And do not lean on your own understanding. 

[6] In all your ways acknowledge Him, 

And He will make your paths straight. 

[7] Do not be wise in your own eyes; 

Fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.

A Father’s Wise Instruction

Pro 4:1 LSB - [1] Hear, [O] sons, the discipline of a father, And pay attention that you may know understanding,

2 Timothy 1-4 - I know whom I have believed

Guard the Treasure Entrusted to You

2Ti 1:1 LSB - [1] Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

2Ti 1:7 LSB - [7] For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and self-discipline.

2Ti 1:9-10 LSB - [9] who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus from all eternity, [10] but now has been manifested by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

2Ti 1:12 LSB - [12] For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.

I Know Whom I Have Believed

Daniel W. Whittle, 1883
[Key: A]

Verse 1

I know not why God's wondrous grace

To me He hath made known,

Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love

Redeemed me for His own.

But I know Whom I have believèd,

And am persuaded that He is able

To keep that which I've committed

Unto Him against that day.

Verse 2

I know not how this saving faith

To me He did impart,

Nor how believing in His Word

Wrought peace within my heart.

But I know Whom I have believèd,

And am persuaded that He is able

To keep that which I've committed

Unto Him against that day.

Verse 3

I know not how the Spirit moves,

Convincing men of sin,

Revealing Jesus through the Word,

Creating faith in Him.

But I know Whom I have believèd,

And am persuaded that He is able

To keep that which I've committed

Unto Him against that day.

Verse 4

I know not what of good or ill

May be reserved for me,

Of weary ways or golden days,

Before His face I see.

But I know Whom I have believèd,

And am persuaded that He is able

To keep that which I've committed

Unto Him against that day.

Verse 5

I know not when my Lord may come,

At night or noonday fair,

Nor if I'll walk the vale with Him,

Or meet Him in the air.

But I know Whom I have believèd,

And am persuaded that He is able

To keep that which I've committed

Unto Him against that day.

2Ti 1:13-14 LSB - 

[13] Hold to the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 

[14] Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to [you].

Remember Jesus Christ

2Ti 2:8-10 LSB - 

[8] Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel, 

[9] for which I endure hardship even to chains as a criminal. But the word of God has not been chained. [10] For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they also may obtain the salvation, which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. 

2Ti 2:11-13 LSB - 

[11] It is a trustworthy saying: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; 

[12] If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we will deny Him, He also will deny us; 

[13] If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

Accurately Handle the Word of Truth

2Ti 2:20-21 LSB - [20] Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also vessels of wood and of clay, and some to honor and some to dishonor. [21] Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these [things], he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, having been prepared for every good work.

2Ti 2:22 LSB - [22] Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, [and] peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

2Ti 2:24-26 LSB - 

[24] And the Lord's slave must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, 

[25] with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may give them repentance leading to the full knowledge of the truth, 

[26] and they may come to their senses [and escape] from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.

Difficult Times Will Come

2Ti 3:1-5 LSB - [1] But know this, that in the last days difficult times will come. [2] For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, [3] unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, without gentleness, without love for good, [4] treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, [5] holding to a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Keep away from such men as these.

2Ti 3:10-12 LSB - [10] But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance, [11] persecutions, [and] sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, [and] at Lystra. What persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me! [12] Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

2Ti 3:16-17 LSB - [16] All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, [17] so that the man of God may be equipped, having been thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Preach the Word

2Ti 4:1-2 LSB - [1] I solemnly charge [you] in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom: [2] preach the word; be ready in season [and] out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and teaching.

2Ti 4:5 LSB - [5] But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

2Ti 4:6-8 LSB - [6] For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. [7] I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. [8] In the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing.

Personal Concerns

2Ti 4:18 LSB - [18] The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed, and will save me unto His heavenly kingdom; to Him [be] the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Song of Songs 5-8 - Set me as a seal upon your heart

The Bride Searches for Her Beloved

The Bride Extols Her Beloved

Solomon and His Bride Extol Each Other

Sng 6:3 LSB - [3] "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine, He who shepherds [his flock] among the lilies."

The Union of Love

The Power and Preciousness of Love

Sng 8:6 LSB - [6] "Set me as a seal upon your heart, 

Like a seal on your arm. 

For love is as strong as death, 

Jealousy is as severe as Sheol; 

Its flashes are flashes of fire, 

The [very] flame of Yah.

Song of Songs 1-4

The Bride Confesses Her Love

Sng 1:7 ESV - [7] Tell me, you whom my soul loves, where you pasture your flock, where you make it lie down at noon; for why should I be like one who veils herself beside the flocks of your companions?

Solomon and His Bride Extol Each Other

Sng 1:15-16 ESV - 

[15] [He] Behold, you are beautiful, my love; behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are doves. 

[16] [She] Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful. Our couch is green;

Sng 2:4 LSB - [4] "He has brought me to [his] house of banqueting, And his banner over me is love.

The Bride Delights in Her Beloved

Sng 2:4, 16 LSB - [4] "He has brought me to [his] house of banqueting, And his banner over me is love. ... [16] "My beloved is mine, and I am his, He who shepherds [his flock] among the lilies.

The Bride’s Troubled Dream

Sng 3:1 LSB - [1] "On my bed night after night I sought him Whom my soul loves; I sought him but did not find him.

Sng 3:4 LSB - [4] "Scarcely had I passed them by When I found him whom my soul loves; I seized him and would not let him go Until I had brought him to my mother's house, And into the chamber of her who conceived me."

Solomon Arrives on His Wedding Day

Sng 3:11 LSB - [11] "Go forth and see, O daughters of Zion, King Solomon with the crown With which his mother has crowned him On the day of his wedding, And on the day of his gladness of heart."

Solomon Praises the Beauty of His Bride

Sng 4:9-10 LSB - [9] "You have made my heart beat faster, my sister, [my] bride; You have made my heart beat faster with a single [glance] of your eyes, With a single strand of your necklace. 

[10] "How beautiful is your love, my sister, [my] bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all [kinds] of spices!

Psalm 69-72 - Save Me, O God

Save Me, O God

Psa 69:1-2 LSB - [1] Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life. 

[2] I have sunk in deep clay, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.

Psa 69:13 LSB - [13] But as for me, my prayer is to You, 

O Yahweh, at an acceptable time; 

O God, in the abundance of Your lovingkindness, 

Answer me with the truth of Your salvation.

Psa 69:29-30 LSB - 

[29] But I am afflicted and in pain; 

May Your salvation, O God, set me [securely] on high. 

[30] I will praise the name of God with song 

And magnify Him with thanksgiving.

O Yahweh, Do Not Delay

Psa 70:4 ESV - [4] May all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you! 

May those who love your salvation say evermore, "God is great!"

Psa 70:5 LSB - [5] But I am afflicted and needy; 

Hasten to me, O God! 

You are my help and my protector; 

O Yahweh, do not delay.

O God, Do Not Forsake Me

Psa 71:17-18 LSB - 

[17] O God, You have taught me from my youth, 

And I still declare Your wondrous deeds. 

[18] And even when [I am] old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, 

Until I declare Your strength to [this] generation, 

Your might to all who are to come.

Give the King Your Judgments

Psa 72:18-19 LSB - [18] Blessed be Yahweh God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wondrous deeds. [19] And blessed be His glorious name forever; And may the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen, and Amen.

Psalm 66-68 - The Lord gives the word

How Awesome Are Your Deeds

Psa 66:1-3 LSB - [1] For the choir director. A Song. A Psalm. 

Make a loud shout to God, all the earth; 

[2] Sing praise for the glory of His name; 

Establish His praise as glorious. 

[3] Say to God, "How fearsome are Your works! 

Because of the abundance of Your strength Your enemies will cower before You.

Psa 66:16-20 LSB - 

[16] Come [and] hear, all who fear God, 

And I will recount what He has done for my soul. 

[17] I called out to Him with my mouth, 

And He was exalted with my tongue. 

[18] If I see wickedness in my heart, 

The Lord will not hear; 

[19] But certainly God has heard; 

He has given heed to the voice of my prayer. 

[20] Blessed be God, 

Who has not turned away my prayer 

Nor His lovingkindness from me.

Make Your Face Shine upon Us

Psa 67:1-2 LSB - [1] For the choir director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. 

God be gracious to us and bless us, 

[And] cause His face to shine upon us-- Selah. 

[2] That Your way may be known on the earth, 

Your salvation among all nations.

God Shall Scatter His Enemies

Psa 68:4 LSB - [4] Sing to God, sing praises to His name; 

Lift up [a song] for Him who rides through the deserts, 

Whose name is Yah, and exult before Him.

Psa 68:11 LSB - [11] The Lord gives the word; 

The women who proclaim the [good] news are a great host:

Psa 68:19 LSB - [19] Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God [who] is our salvation. Selah.

Psalm 61-65 - Lead Me to the Rock

Lead Me to the Rock

Psa 61:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. On a stringed instrument. Of David. 

Hear my cry of lamentation, O God; 

Give heed to my prayer.

“Pharisees may rest in their prayers; true believers are eager for an answer to them: ritualists may be satisfied when they have ‘said or sung’ their litanies and collects, but living children of God will never rest till their supplications have entered the ears of the Lord God of Sabaoth.” (Spurgeon)

Psa 61:3-4 LSB -
[3] For You have been a refuge for me,
A tower of strength before the enemy.
[4] Let me sojourn in Your tent forever;
Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

Psa 61:8 LSB - [8] So I will sing praise to Your name forever, As I pay my vows day by day.

God Is a Refuge for Us

Psa 62:1 LSB - [1] Surely my soul [waits] in silence for God; From Him is my salvation.

Psa 62:5 LSB - [5] Surely wait in silence for God, O my soul, For my hope is from Him.

Psa 62:8 LSB - [8] Trust in Him at all times, O people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.

My Soul Thirsts for You

Psa 63:1 LSB - [1] O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land without water.

Psa 63:2 LSB - [2] Thus I have beheld You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.

Psa 63:6 LSB - [6] When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches,

Hide Me from the Wicked

Psa 64:2 LSB - [2] Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity,

Blessed Is the One Whom You Choose

Psa 65:4 LSB - [4] How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near [to You] 

That he would dwell in Your courts. 

We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.

Psa 65:13 LSB - [13] The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They make a loud shout, indeed, they sing.

Psalm 56-60 - In God I Trust

In God I Trust

Psa 56:3 LSB - [3] When I am afraid, I will trust in You.

Psa 56:4 LSB - 

[4] In God, whose word I praise, 

In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. 

What can [mere] man do to me?

Psa 56:8 LSB - 

[8] You have taken account of my wanderings; 

Put my tears in Your bottle. 

Are [they] not in Your book?

Let Your Glory Be Above All the Earth

Psa 57:8-10 LSB - 

[8] Awake, my glory! 

Awake, harp and lyre! 

I will awaken the dawn. 

[9] I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; 

I will sing praises to You among the nations. 

[10] For Your lovingkindness is great to the heavens 

And Your truth to the skies.

God Who Judges the Earth

Psa 58:3 LSB - [3] The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak falsehood wander in error from birth.

Psa 58:10-11 LSB - 

[10] The righteous will be glad when he beholds the vengeance; 

He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 

[11] And men will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; 

Surely there is a God who judges on earth!"

Deliver Me from My Enemies

Psa 59:1 LSB - [1] Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; 

Set me [securely] on high away from those who rise up against me.

Psa 59:16-17 LSB - 

[16] But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength; 

And I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning, 

For You have been my stronghold 

And a refuge in the day of my distress. 

[17] O my strength, I will sing praises to You; 

For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.

Through God We Shall Do Valiantly

Psa 60:12 LSB - [12] Through God we shall do valiantly, And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.

Psalm 51-55 - Create in Me a Clean Heart

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

Psa 51:1 LSB - [1] Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; 

According to the abundance of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

Psa 51:2 LSB - [2] Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin.

Psa 51:10-12 LSB - [10] Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 

[11] Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. 

[12] Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit.

Psa 51:17 LSB - [17] The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

Psalm 51 (Create in Me a Clean Heart)

Verse 1

Create in me a clean heart, O God;

And renew a right spirit within me.

Create in me a clean heart, O God;

And renew a right spirit within me.

Chorus

Cast me not away from Thy presence, O Lord

And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.

Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation;

And renew a right spirit within me.

Verse 2

Create in me a clean heart, O God;

And renew a right spirit within me.

Create in me a clean heart, O God;

And renew a right spirit within me.

Chorus

Cast me not away from Thy presence, O Lord

And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.

Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation;

And renew a right spirit within me.

I Trust in the Lovingkindness of God

Psa 52:7 LSB - [7] "Behold, the man who would not set God as his strength, But trusted in the abundance of his riches [And] was strong in his destruction."

Psa 52:8-9 LSB - 

[8] But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; 

I trust in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever. 

[9] I will give You thanks forever, because You have done [it], 

And I will hope on Your name, for [it is] good, in the presence of Your holy ones.

There Is No One Who Does Good

Psa 53:1 LSB - [1] The wicked fool says in his heart, "There is no God," 

They act corruptly, and commit abominable injustice; 

There is no one who does good.

Psa 53:2-3 LSB - 

[2] God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men 

To see if there is anyone who has insight, 

Anyone who seeks after God. 

[3] Every one of them has turned back; together they have become worthless; 

There is no one who does good, not even one.

Rom 3:9-12 LSB -

[9] What then? Are we better? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;

[10] as it is written, "THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE;

[11] THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR GOD;

[12] ALL HAVE TURNED ASIDE, TOGETHER THEY HAVE BECOME WORTHLESS; THERE IS NONE WHO DOES GOOD, THERE IS NOT EVEN ONE."

 

God Is My Helper

Psa 54:1 LSB - [1] When the Ziphites came and said to Saul, "Is not David hiding himself among us?" O God, save me by Your name, And render justice to me by Your might.

Psa 54:4 ESV - [4] Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life.

He Will Never Allow the Righteous to Be Shaken

Psa 55:13-14 LSB - [13] But it is you, a man my equal, My close companion and my familiar friend; [14] We who had sweet counsel together Walked in the house of God in the throng.

Psa 41:9 LSB - [9] Even my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.

Psa 55:16-17 LSB - [16] As for me, I shall call upon God, And Yahweh will save me. [17] Evening and morning and at noon, I will bring my complaint and moan, And He will hear my voice.

Psa 55:22 LSB - [22] Cast your burden upon Yahweh and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

 

Psalm 46-50 - Call upon Me

God Is Our Refuge and Strength

Psa 46:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song. 

God is our refuge and strength, 

A very present help in trouble.

Psa 145:18 LSB - [18] QOPH

Yahweh is near to all who call upon Him,

To all who call upon Him in truth.

Psa 46:10 LSB -
[10] "Cease [striving] and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

God Is King of All the Earth

Psa 47:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.
O clap your hands, all peoples;
Make a loud shout to God with the sound of a shout of joy.

Psa 98:4 LSB - [4]

Make a loud shout to Yahweh, all the earth;

Break forth and sing for joy and sing praises.

 

Zion, the City of Our God

Psa 48:1 LSB - [1] A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised,
In the city of our God, His holy mountain.

Psa 48:12-14 ESV -

[12] Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers,

[13] consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the next generation

[14] that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.

Why Should I Fear in Days of Evil?

Psa 49:12 ESV - [12] Man in his pomp will not remain; 

he is like the beasts that perish.

Psa 49:15 LSB - [15] But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.

Psa 49:20 ESV - [20] Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

God Himself Is Judge

Psa 50:14-15 LSB - 

[14] "Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving 

And pay your vows to the Most High; 

[15] Call upon Me in the day of distress; 

I shall rescue you, and you will glorify Me."

Psa 50:23 ESV - [23] The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!"

Psalm 42-45 - My Soul Thirsts for God

My Soul Thirsts for God

Psa 42:1 LSB - [1] For the choir director. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. 

As the deer pants for the water brooks, 

So my soul pants for You, O God.

“Ease he did not seek, honour he did not covet, but the enjoyment of communion with God was an urgent need of his soul; he viewed it not merely as the sweetest of all luxuries, but as an absolute necessity, like water to a stag.” (Spurgeon)

Psa 42:2 LSB - [2] 

My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; 

When shall I come and appear before God?

One may go many days without food, but thirsts shows an even more urgent need. “Which is more than hungering; hunger you can palliate, but thirst is awful, insatiable, clamorous, deadly.” (Spurgeon)

For God: “Not merely for the temple and the ordinances, but for fellowship with God himself. None but spiritual men can sympathise with this thirst.” (Spurgeon)

Psa 42:5 LSB -
[5] Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And [why] are you disturbed within me?
Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him,
[For] the salvation of His presence.

Psa 42:8 LSB -
[8] By day, Yahweh will command His lovingkindness;
And by night, His song will be with me,
A prayer to the God of my life.

Psa 42:11 LSB -
[11] Why are you in despair,
O my soul?
And why are you disturbed within me?
Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him,
The salvation of my presence and my God.

Send Out Your Light and Your Truth

Psa 43:3 LSB - [3] Oh send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy mountain And to Your dwelling places.

Psa 43:5 LSB -
[5] Why are you in despair,
O my soul?
And why are you disturbed within me?
Wait for God, for I shall still praise Him, T
he salvation of my presence and my God.

Rise Up, Be Our Help

Psa 44:22 LSB - [22] But for Your sake we are killed all day long; We are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

Rom 8:35-39 LSB - [35] Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will affliction, or turmoil, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

[36] Just as it is written, "FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE COUNTED AS SHEEP FOR [the] SLAUGHTER."

[37] But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.

[38] For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

[39] nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

Your Throne, O God, Is Forever

Psa 45:6 LSB - [6] Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Psa 45:7 LSB - [7] You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of joy above Your companions.

Psa 45:17 LSB - [17] I will cause Your name to be remembered from generation to every generation; Therefore the peoples will give You thanks forever and ever.

 

As the Deer Panteth for the Water

Martin Nystrom, 1984
Based on Psalm 42
[Key: Bb]

Verse 1
As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after Thee
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee
You alone are my Strength, my Shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee.

Verse 2
You're my Friend and You are my Brother
Even though You are a King
I love You more than any other
So much more than anything
You alone are my Strength, my Shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee.

Verse 3
I want You more than gold or silver
Only You can satisfy
You alone are the real joy-giver
And the apple of my eye
You alone are my Strength, my Shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee.

1 Timothy 4-6 - Flee and Pursue

Some Will Fall Away

1Ti 4:4-5 LSB - [4] For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, [5] for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

A Good Minister’s Discipline

1Ti 4:7-8 LSB - [7] But refuse godless myths fit only for old women. On the other hand, train yourself for the purpose of godliness, [8] for bodily training is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and [also] for the [life] to come.

1Ti 4:10 LSB - [10] For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.

In What Sense Did Christ Die for the Non-Elect? John Piper

1Ti 4:13 LSB - [13] Until I come, give attention to the public reading [of Scripture], to exhortation and teaching.

1Ti 4:16 LSB - [16] Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

“Years ago Hamburgh was nearly half of it burned down, and among the incidents that happened, there was this one. A large house had connected with it a yard in which there was a great black dog, and this black dog in the middle of the night barked and howled most furiously. It was only by his barking that the family were awakened just in time to escape from the flames, and their lives were spared; but the poor dog was chained to his kennel, and though he barked and thus saved the lives of others, he was burned himself. Oh! Do not you who work for God in this church perish in that fashion. Do not permit your sins to enchain you, so that while you warn others you become lost yourselves.” (Spurgeon)

 

Honor Widows

1Ti 5:1-2 LSB - [1] Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but [rather] plead with [him] as a father, [to] the younger men as brothers, [2] the older women as mothers, [and] the younger women as sisters, in all purity.

Honoring the Elders

1Ti 5:17 LSB - [17] The elders who lead well are to be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor at [preaching] the word and teaching.

 

Instructions to Those Who Serve

1Ti 6:1 LSB - [1] All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so that the name of God and [our] doctrine will not be slandered.

1Ti 6:11 LSB - [11] But you, O man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, gentleness.

1Ti 6:12 LSB - [12] Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.