Bible Verse for Today

The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

—Psalm 34:16 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

God hates violence and demands that we not admire those who are violent or share in their violent lifestyle. (Prov. 3:31) God abhors those who do evil. God not only opposes them when they are alive, he also mitigates their influence after they are gone. He helps them be seen for what they really are. Far from being viewed as...

 

The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

—Psalm 34:15 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

We are righteous because of God's grace. We are remembered because of God's faithfulness. We are heard because of God's faithfulness. We are blessed because God is God.

My Prayer...​

Thank you, Father, for seeing my needs, hearing my cries, answering my prayers, and coming down to save, comfort, and bless. In Jesus' name. Amen.

All...

 

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

—Psalm 34:12-13 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

God reminds us that our words and the way we use our speech greatly impact the quality of life we enjoy. Nothing cuts short a vibrant life like evil speech and lies we tell. They set loose a force of deception and damage that we cannot control. This unleashed power not only damages those...

 

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

—Psalm 34:11 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Is there any greater definition of what a parent's role is than this? Let's make sure that in the swirling demands and involvements of our lives we do not forget the MAIN thing that God has given us as parents, teachers, and friends to do in the lives of children.

My Prayer...​

O Master, LORD God my Savior and Sustainer, please keep my heart set on...

 

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

—Psalm 34:10 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

While even the most fierce hunters cannot ensure their security and nourishment, those whose hunger is for God will find themselves nourished, blessed, and sustained.

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My Prayer...​

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O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

—Psalm 34:9 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

"Fear of the LORD" is one of the great themes of the Old Testament. The phrase is particularly hard to translate, especially in light of the repeated message of the Bible to "fear not" and John's reminder that "perfect love casts out all fear." It means more than "hold God in reverence." Generally, "fear of the LORD" means that we remember our place in the...

 

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

—Psalm 34:8 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

Some aspects of faith are indescriblable: they can only be experienced and known by doing them. Taste the Lord. Sample his goodness. Lean on his grace. Take refuge in his care. We are blessed to find him near and take our refuge from life's greatest dangers and death's greatest fears.

My Prayer...​

Help me, dear Father, to know you better. Open...

 

The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

—Psalm 34:7 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

I don't see him, but I know he's there! The same angel of the Lord who destroyed Israel's enemies is now fighting to win the spiritual battle that rages around you and me.

My Prayer...​

Give me faith, dear Father, to believe that your heavenly messengers are around me to deliver me to you with glory and great joy. Thank you! In Jesus name...

 

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

—Psalm 34:6 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

So few hear the cry of the poor or respond to the plight of the disadvantaged. If we are going to be true children of our Father, his values must become our own, his lost sheep must become our quest. Let's help others around us who are in need find that when they call to God, they are not forgotten. Let's be his delivery system of grace.

My...​

 

They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

—Psalm 34:5 (KJV)

Thoughts on Today's Verse...​

We are like the moon; the glory we show is the reflection of the greater life in our lives that does not originate in us but is a blessing to others through us. Look to God for your hope, your strength, your values, your foundation, your security, and your light.

My Prayer...​

Father, I look for you and to you. Be near me as I face challenges and...