Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
Daniel
Major ProphetsIt is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:
Psalms
PoetryTherefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahHe measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsFor this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
Matthew
Gospels / MatthewThen thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
Deuteronomy
LawAnd the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
Joel
Minor ProphetsAnd Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
Genesis
Law / MosesBehold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnYet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
Esther
History / MordecaiTake heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownFor yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
Hebrews
General Epistles / UnknownI will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.
Isaiah
Major Prophets / IsaiahAnd as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelAnd Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
Luke
GospelsAnd to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
Hebrews
General EpistlesNevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
Deuteronomy
LawMy father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.
Genesis
Law / MosesLet Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms
PoetryI wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersThou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
Habakkuk
Minor ProphetsMy soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?