The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
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For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
Esther
HistoryOur bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersNow it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
Esther
HistoryHe putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsAnd thirty and six thousand beeves,
Numbers
Law / MosesNow these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.
Nehemiah
HistoryAnd he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
Exodus
LawThen all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:
Leviticus
Law / MosesA soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonThen brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.
Exodus
LawWhich think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThat I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints;
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulBut he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
Exodus
Law / MosesThe LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Psalms
PoetryThe keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper.
Genesis
Law / MosesGo and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
1 Kings
History / JeremiahLet the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
Numbers
Law / MosesHe shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever.
1 Chronicles
History / EzraAnd Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.