Psalm 43: Send Out Your Light
1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation;
deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
2 For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me?
Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
3 Send out Your light...
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Jeremiah 31:34:
longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will...
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Micah 6:1: Listen to what the LORD says: “Stand up, plead my case before the mountains; let the hills hear what you have to say.
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This verse begins a profound and poetic dialogue between God and His...
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Psalm 85:8: I will listen to what God the LORD says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants— but let them not turn to folly.
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In Psalm 85:8, the psalmist takes a posture of listening...
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Psalm 68:33: “to him who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice.”
Psalm 68:33 is a powerful description of God’s majesty and authority, portraying Him as the One who “rides across the...
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Mark 13:14: “When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong-let the reader understand-then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.”
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In this verse, Jesus is warning...
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Matthew 11:1: After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.
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Matthew 11:1 serves as a transitional verse, marking the conclusion of...
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Isaiah 30:17: A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee away, till you are left like a flagstaff on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.”
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This verse paints a vivid picture...
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Ezekiel 30:14: “I will lay waste Upper Egypt, set fire to Zoan and inflict punishment on Thebes.”
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In this verse, God declares His judgment against key regions and cities in Egypt. Upper Egypt, often...
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Jeremiah 48:18: “Come down from your glory and sit on the parched ground, you inhabitants of Daughter Dibon, for the one who destroys Moab will come up against you and ruin your fortified cities.”
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In...
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Jeremiah 31:34:
longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the LORD. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will...
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Nahum 2:10: She is pillaged, plundered, stripped! Hearts melt, knees give way, bodies tremble, every face grows pale.
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Nahum 2:10 paints a vivid picture of total devastation and terror. The verse...
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Proverbs 31:11: Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.
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Proverbs 31:11 highlights the deep trust and security that the husband of a noble wife feels. The phrase “full...
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Ezra 10:17: and by the first day of the first month they finished dealing with all the men who had married foreign women.
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Ezra 10:17 describes the completion of a serious process in which the Israelites...
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Isaiah 30:10: They say to the seers, “See no more visions!” and to the prophets, “Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.
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This verse reveals the heart of Judah’s...
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Proverbs 8:33:
Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.
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In Proverbs 8:33, wisdom is calling out to us, urging us to listen and pay attention. The verse is simple yet powerful: it...
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Micah 5:5:
“And he will be our peace when the Assyrians invade our land and march through our fortresses. We will raise against them seven shepherds, even eight commanders.”
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Micah 5:5 reveals the peace and...
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Ezekiel 40:31: “Its portico faced the outer court; palm trees decorated its jambs, and eight steps led up to it.”
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This verse describes specific details of a gateway leading from the inner court of...
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Ezekiel 30:24: I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
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This verse...