Psalm 44:3-8, 26
3 It was not by their sword that they won the land,
nor did their arm bring them victory;
it was your right hand, your arm,
and the light of your face, for you loved […]

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Psalm 36:5-9
5 Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains,
your justice like the great deep.
O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.
7 How priceless is your unfailing love!
Both high and low among men
find refuge in the shadow of your wings.
8 They feast on the […]

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Psalm 31:19-20, 24
19 How great is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you,
which you bestow in the sight of men
on those who take refuge in you.
20 In the shelter […]

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Psalm 22:27-28
27 All the ends of the earth
will remember and turn to the LORD,
and all the families of the nations
will bow down before him,
28 for dominion belongs to the LORD
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Psalm 14:3
there is no one who does good,
not even one.

Whew! I’m not the only one!
Psalm 16:10, 11
you will not abandon me to the grave,
11 You have made known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your […]

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Psalm 5:11-12
11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
12 For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

Psalm 6:8-10
the LORD has heard my weeping.
9 The LORD […]

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Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope […]

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As one prone to discouragement, if not despair, I must make Hope a discipline. I’ve begun reading the Bible with an eye specifically for things that give me hope, encourage me, or compel me to respond worshipfully. I include all three categories because I understand that they are different things, but I am unable to […]

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