He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
Deuteronomy
LawFor it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:
Luke
Gospels / LukeThen answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
Esther
HistoryThe overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahBut Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
Acts
HistoryAnd he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?
1 Samuel
HistoryHe that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Proverbs
WisdomHow shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
2 Samuel
HistoryI have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonAnd he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
Luke
GospelsAnd it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsThe Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewWhat hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAlas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Joel
Minor Prophets / JoelSo that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Job
Wisdom / JobOur necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
Mark
GospelsLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
Solomon's Song
Poetry / SolomonThy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsAnd I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
Isaiah
Major ProphetsIn four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.
1 Chronicles
HistoryThe children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.