2 Samuel 8:9-11    When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer, he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and […]

Psalm 57:7-8    My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.  Awake, my soul!  Awake, harp and lyre!  I will awaken the dawn. The rubric at […]

Ezekiel 14:2-3    Then the word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces.  Should […]

2 Samuel 3:6-8a   During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner had been strengthening his own position in the house of Saul.  Now Saul had had […]

Psalm 27:1, 13-14   The LORD is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear?  The LORD is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid? … …  I remain […]

Jeremiah 48:29-30   “We have heard of Moab’s pride – how great is her arrogance! – of her insolence, her pride, her conceit and the haughtiness of her heart.  I know her insolence […]

Romans 6:22-23   But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. […]

1 Samuel 5:4   But the following morning when [the Philistines] rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD!   His head and hands had […]

Psalm 18:6   In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help.  From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. […]

Jeremiah 41:4-7   The day after Gedaliah’s assassination, before anyone knew about it, eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their clothes and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh and […]

Romans 2:4   Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realising that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? The Apostle Paul […]

Ruth 2:3   So [Ruth] went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters.  As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from […]

Psalm 9:19-20   Arise, LORD, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence.  Strike them with terror, LORD; let the nations know they are only mortal. King David […]

Jeremiah 35:17   “Therefore this is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘Listen! I am going to bring on Judah and on everyone living in Jerusalem every disaster […]

Acts 24:16   So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man. Like his Lord and Saviour, Paul knew what it was like to face false accusations […]

Judges 19:30  Everyone who saw it was saying to one another, “Such a thing has never been seen or done, not since the day the Israelites came up out of Egypt.  Just […]