[31] Our ancestors were given manna to eat in the desert. As the Scriptures say, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
[32] Jesus said, “I can assure you that Moses was not the one who gave your people bread from heaven. But my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.
[33] God’s bread is the one who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.6.31-33.ERV
[28] The people asked Jesus, “What does God want us to do?”
[29] Jesus answered, “The work God wants you to do is this: to believe in the one he sent.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.6.28-29.ERV
[27] But earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good and gives you eternal life. The Son of Man will give you that food. He is the only one qualified by God the Father to give it to you.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.6.27.ERV
[18] The wind was blowing very hard. The waves on the lake were becoming bigger.
[19] They rowed the boat about three or four miles. Then they saw Jesus. He was walking on the water, coming to the boat. They were afraid.
[20] But he said to them, “Don’t be afraid. It’s me.”
[21] When he said this, they were glad to take him into the boat. And then the boat reached the shore at the place they wanted to go.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.6.18-21.ERV
[10] Jesus said, “Tell everyone to sit down.” This was a place with a lot of grass, and about 5000 men sat down there.
[11] Jesus took the loaves of bread and gave thanks for them. Then he gave them to the people who were waiting to eat. He did the same with the fish. He gave them as much as they wanted.
[12] They all had plenty to eat. When they finished, Jesus said to his followers, “Gather the pieces of fish and bread that were not eaten. Don’t waste anything.”
[13] So they gathered up the pieces that were left. The people had started eating with only five loaves of barley bread. But the followers filled twelve large baskets with the pieces of food that were left.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.6.10-13.ERV
[5] Jesus looked up and saw a crowd of people coming toward him. He said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough bread for all these people to eat?”
[6] He asked Philip this question to test him. Jesus already knew what he planned to do.
[7] Philip answered, “We would all have to work a month to buy enough bread for each person here to have only a little piece!”
[8] Another follower there was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. Andrew said,
[9] “Here is a boy with five loaves of barley bread and two little fish. But that is not enough for so many people.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.6.5-9.ERV
[45] Don’t think that I will be the one to stand before the Father and accuse you. Moses is the one to accuse you. And he is the one you hoped would save you.
[46] If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.
[47] But you don’t believe what he wrote, so you can’t believe what I say.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.5.45-47.ERV
[44] You like to have praise from each other. But you never try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.5.44.ERV
[38] The Father’s teaching does not live in you, because you don’t believe in the one the Father sent.
[39] You carefully study the Scriptures. You think that they give you eternal life. These same Scriptures tell about me!
[40] But you refuse to come to me to have that life.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.5.38-40.ERV
[31] “If I tell people about myself, they cannot be sure that what I say is true.
[32] But there is someone else who tells people about me, and I know that what he says about me is true.
[36] “But I have a proof about myself that is greater than anything John said. The things I do are my proof. These are what my Father gave me to do. They show that the Father sent me.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.5.31-36.ERV
[24] “I assure you, anyone who hears what I say and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life. They will not be judged guilty. They have already left death and have entered into life.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.5.24.ERV
[22] “Also, the Father judges no one. He has given the Son power to do all the judging.
[23] God did this so that all people will respect the Son the same as they respect the Father. Anyone who does not respect the Son does not respect the Father. He is the one who sent the Son.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.5.22-23.ERV
[16] Jesus was doing all this on the Sabbath day. So these Jews began trying to make him stop.
[17] But he said to them, “My Father never stops working, and so I work too.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.5.16-17.ERV
[14] Later, Jesus found the man at the Temple and said to him, “See, you are well now. But stop sinning or something worse may happen to you!”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.5.14.ERV
[5] One of the men lying there had been sick for 38 years.
[6] Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been sick for a very long time. So he asked him, “Do you want to be well?”
[7] The sick man answered, “Sir, there is no one to help me get into the water when it starts moving. I try to be the first one into the water. But when I try, someone else always goes in before I can.”
[8] Then Jesus said, “Stand up! Pick up your mat and walk.”
[9] Immediately the man was well. He picked up his mat and started walking. The day all this happened was a Sabbath day.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.5.5-9.ERV
[49] The king’s official said, “Sir, come before my little son dies.”
[50] Jesus answered, “Go. Your son will live.” The man believed what Jesus told him and went home.
[51] On the way home, the man’s servants came and met him. They said, “Your son is well.”
[52] The man asked, “What time did my son begin to get well?” They answered, “It was about one o’clock yesterday when the fever left him.”
[53] The father knew that one o’clock was the same time that Jesus had said, “Your son will live.” So the man and everyone in his house believed in Jesus.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.4.49-53.ERV
[35] When you plant, you always say, ‘Four more months to wait before we gather the grain.’ But I tell you, open your eyes, and look at the fields. They are ready for harvesting now.
[37] It is true when we say, ‘One person plants, but another person harvests the crop.’
[38] I sent you to harvest a crop that you did not work for. Others did the work, and you get the profit from their work.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.4.35-38.ERV
[34] Jesus said, “My food is to do what the one who sent me wants me to do. My food is to finish the work that he gave me to do.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.4.34.ERV
[23] But the time is coming when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. In fact, that time is now here. And these are the kind of people the Father wants to be his worshipers.
[24] God is spirit. So the people who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.4.23-24.ERV
[10] Jesus answered, “You don’t know what God can give you. And you don’t know who I am, the one who asked you for a drink. If you knew, you would have asked me, and I would have given you living water.”
[13] Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again.
[14] But anyone who drinks the water I give will never be thirsty again. The water I give people will be like a spring flowing inside them. It will bring them eternal life.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.4.10-14.ERV
[34] God sent him, and he tells people what God says. God gives him the Spirit fully.
[35] The Father loves the Son and has given him power over everything.
[36] Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. But those who do not obey the Son will never have that life. They cannot get away from God’s anger.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.3.34-36.ERV
[19] All those people will fight against you, but they will not defeat you, because I am with you, and I will save you.” This message is from the Lord.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jer.1.19.ERV
[29] The bride always belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who helps the bridegroom just waits and listens. He is happy just to hear the bridegroom talk. That’s how I feel now. I am so happy that he is here.
[30] He must become more and more important, and I must become less important.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.3.29-30.ERV
[21] But anyone who follows the true way comes to the light. Then the light will show that whatever they have done was done through God.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.3.21.ERV
[17] God sent his Son into the world. He did not send him to judge the world guilty, but to save the world through him.
[18] People who believe in God’s Son are not judged guilty. But people who do not believe are already judged, because they have not believed in God’s only Son.
[19] They are judged by this fact: The light has come into the world. But they did not want light. They wanted darkness, because they were doing evil things.
[21] But anyone who follows the true way comes to the light. Then the light will show that whatever they have done was done through God.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.3.17-21.ERV
[16] Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost but have eternal life.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.3.16.ERV
[14] “Moses lifted up the snake in the desert. It is the same with the Son of Man. He must be lifted up too.
[15] Then everyone who believes in him can have eternal life.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.3.14-15.ERV
[8] The wind blows wherever it wants to. You hear it, but you don’t know where it is coming from or where it is going. It is the same with everyone who is born from the Spirit.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.3.8.ERV
[3] Jesus answered, “I assure you, everyone must be born again. Anyone who is not born again cannot be in God’s kingdom.”
[5] Jesus answered, “Believe me when I say that everyone must be born from water and the Spirit. Anyone who is not born from water and the Spirit cannot enter God’s kingdom.
[6] The only life people get from their human parents is physical. But the new life that the Spirit gives a person is spiritual.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.3.3-6.ERV
[23] Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover festival. Many people believed in him because they saw the miraculous signs he did.
[24] But Jesus did not trust them, because he knew how all people think.
[25] He did not need anyone to tell him what a person was like. He already knew.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.2.23-25.ERV
[18] Some Jews said to Jesus, “Show us a miracle as a sign from God. Prove that you have the right to do these things.”
[19] Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple and I will build it again in three days.”
[20] They answered, “People worked 46 years to build this Temple! Do you really believe you can build it again in three days?”
[21] But the temple Jesus meant was his own body.
[22] After he was raised from death, his followers remembered that he had said this. So they believed the Scriptures, and they believed the words Jesus said.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.2.18-22.ERV
[13] It was almost time for the Jewish Passover, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
[14] There in the Temple area he saw men selling cattle, sheep, and doves. He saw others sitting at tables, exchanging and trading people’s money.
[15] Jesus made a whip with some pieces of rope. Then he forced all these men and the sheep and cattle to leave the Temple area. He turned over the tables of the money traders and scattered their money.
[16] Then he said to those who were selling pigeons, “Take these things out of here! Don’t make my Father’s house a place for buying and selling!”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.2.13-16.ERV
[7] Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the waterpots with water.” So they filled them to the top.
[8] Then he said to them, “Now dip out some water and take it to the man in charge of the feast.” So they did what he said.
[9] Then the man in charge tasted it, but the water had become wine. He did not know where the wine had come from, but the servants who brought the water knew. He called the bridegroom
[10] and said to him, “People always serve the best wine first. Later, when the guests are drunk, they serve the cheaper wine. But you have saved the best wine until now.”
[11] This was the first of all the miraculous signs Jesus did. He did it in the town of Cana in Galilee. By this he showed his divine greatness, and his followers believed in him.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.2.7-11.ERV
[3] At the wedding there was not enough wine, so Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.”
[4] Jesus answered, “Dear woman, why are you telling me this? It is not yet time for me to begin my work.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.2.3-4.ERV
[47] Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said, “This man coming is a true Israelite, one you can trust.”
[48] Nathanael asked, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered, “I saw you when you were under the fig tree, before Philip told you about me.”
[49] Then Nathanael said, “Teacher, you are the Son of God. You are the King of Israel.”
[50] Jesus said to him, “Do you believe this just because I said I saw you under the fig tree? You will see much greater things than that!”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.1.47-50.ERV
[41] The first thing Andrew did was to go and find his brother Simon. Andrew said to him, “We have found the Messiah.” (“Messiah” means “Christ.”)
[42] Then Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas.” (“Cephas” means “Peter.”)
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.1.41-42.ERV
[32-34] Then John said this for everyone to hear: “I also did not know who the Messiah was. But the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘You will see the Spirit come down and rest on a man. He is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
I have seen this happen. I saw the Spirit come down from heaven like a dove and rest on this man. So this is what I tell people: ‘He is the Son of God.’”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.1.32-34.ERV
[29] The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God. He takes away the sins of the world!
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.1.29.ERV
[26] John answered, “I baptize people with water. But there is someone here with you that you don’t know.
[27] He is the one who is coming later. I am not good enough to be the slave who unties the strings on his sandals.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.1.26-27.ERV
[16] Yes, the Word was full of grace and truth, and from him we all received one blessing after another.
[17] That is, the law was given to us through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
[18] No one has ever seen God. The only Son is the one who has shown us what God is like. He is himself God and is very close to the Father.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.1.16-18.ERV
[11] He came to the world that was his own. And his own people did not accept him.
[12] But some people did accept him. They believed in him, and he gave them the right to become children of God.
[13] They became God’s children, but not in the way babies are usually born. It was not because of any human desire or plan. They were born from God himself.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.1.11-13.ERV
[1] In the beginning, before the earth was made, the Word was there. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
[2] He was there with God in the beginning.
[3] Everything was made through him, and nothing was made without him.
https://bible.com/bible/406/jhn.1.1-3.ERV
[6] Everything that breathes, praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.150.6.ERV
[1] Praise the Lord! Praise God in his Temple! Praise him in heaven, his strong fortress!
[2] Praise him for the great things he does! Praise him for all his greatness!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.150.1-2.ERV
[4] The Lord is happy with his people. He did a wonderful thing for his humble people. He saved them!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.149.4.ERV
[13] Praise the Lord’s name! Honor his name forever! His name is greater than any other. He is more glorious than heaven and earth.
[14] He made his people strong. His loyal followers praise him. Israel, his precious people, praise the Lord!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.148.13-14.ERV
[10] War horses and powerful soldiers are not what he cares about.
[11] The Lord enjoys people who worship him and trust in his faithful love.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.147.10-11.ERV
[1] Praise the Lord because he is good. Sing praises to our God. It is good and pleasant to praise him.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.147.1.ERV
[3] He heals their broken hearts and bandages their wounds.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.147.3.ERV
[7] He does what is right for those who have been hurt. He gives food to the hungry. The Lord frees people locked up in prison.
[8] The Lord makes the blind see again. The Lord helps those who are in trouble. The Lord loves those who do right.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.146.7-8.ERV
[3] Don’t depend on your leaders for help. Don’t depend on people, because they cannot save you.
[5] It is a great blessing for people to have the God of Jacob to help them. They depend on the Lord their God.
[6] He made heaven and earth. He made the sea and everything in it. He can be trusted to do what he says.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.146.3-6.ERV
[20] The Lord protects everyone who loves him, but he destroys all who do evil.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.145.20.ERV
[17] Everything the Lord does is good. Everything he does shows how loyal he is.
[18] The Lord is near to everyone who sincerely calls to him for help.
[19] He listens to his followers and does what they want. He answers their prayers and saves them.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.145.17-19.ERV
[15] All living things look to you for their food, and you give them their food at the right time.
[16] You open your hands and give every living thing all that it needs.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.145.15-16.ERV
[13] Your kingdom will never end, and you will rule forever. The Lord can be trusted in all that he says. He is loyal in all that he does.
[14] The Lord lifts up people who have fallen. He helps those who are in trouble.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.145.13-14.ERV
[10] Lord, all you have made will give thanks to you. Your loyal followers will praise you.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.145.10.ERV
[5] Your majesty and glory are wonderful. I will tell about your miracles.
[6] People will tell about the amazing things you do, and I will tell everyone how great you are.
[7] They will talk about your goodness and sing about your justice.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.145.5-7.ERV
[8] The Lord is kind and merciful, patient and full of love.
[9] The Lord is good to everyone. He shows his mercy to everything he made.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.145.8-9.ERV
[3] The Lord is great and deserves all our praise! No one can fully understand his greatness!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.145.3.ERV
[1] I will tell of your greatness, my God and King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
[2] I will praise you every day. I will praise your name forever and ever.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.145.1-2.ERV
[14] And may our cows be heavy with calves. May no enemy break through our walls or carry away any of our people. May there be no cries of pain in our streets.
[15] How wonderful to have such blessings! Yes, great blessings belong to those who have the Lord as their God.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.144.14-15.ERV
[3] Lord, why are people important to you? Why do you even notice us?
[4] Our life is like a puff of air. It is like a passing shadow.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.144.3-4.ERV
[2] He loves me and protects me. He is my safe place high on the mountain. He rescues me. He is my shield. I trust in him. He helps me rule my people.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.144.2.ERV
[9] Lord, I come to you for protection. Save me from my enemies.
[10] Show me what you want me to do. You are my God. Let your good Spirit lead me over level ground.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.143.9-10.ERV
[8] Show me your faithful love this morning. I trust in you. Show me what I should do. I put my life in your hands!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.143.8.ERV
[4] I am ready to give up. I am losing my courage.
[5] But I remember what happened long ago. I am thinking about all you have done. I am talking about what you made with your hands!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.143.4-5.ERV
[2] Don’t judge me, your servant. No one alive could be judged innocent by your standards.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.143.2.ERV
[21] Jehoshaphat encouraged the men and gave them instructions. Then he had the Temple singers stand up in their special clothes to praise the Lord. They marched in front of the army and sang, “Give thanks to the Lord! His faithful love will last forever.”
[22] As they began to sing and to praise God, the Lord set an ambush for the army from Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come to attack Judah. The enemy was defeated!
https://bible.com/bible/406/2ch.20.21-22.ERV
[15] Jahaziel said, “Listen to me King Jehoshaphat and everyone living in Judah and Jerusalem! The Lord says this to you: ‘Don’t be afraid or worry about this large army, because the battle is not your battle. It is God’s battle!
[17] You will not have to fight this battle. Just stand there and watch the Lord save you. Judah and Jerusalem, don’t be afraid. Don’t worry, because the Lord is with you. So go out to stand against those people tomorrow.’”
https://bible.com/bible/406/2ch.20.15-17.ERV
[12] Our God, punish those people. We don’t have the strength to stop this large army that is coming against us. We don’t know what to do! We are looking to you for help.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/2ch.20.12.ERV
[6] Listen to my prayer. I am so weak. Save me from those who are chasing me. They are stronger than I am.
[7] Help me escape this trap, so that I can praise your name. Then good people will celebrate with me, because you took care of me.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.142.6-7.ERV
[4] I look around, and I don’t see anyone I know. I have no place to run. There is no one to save me.
[5] Lord, I cry out to you for help: “You are my place of safety. You are all I need in life.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.142.4-5.ERV
[1] I cry out to the Lord. I beg the Lord to help me.
[2] I tell him my problems; I tell him about my troubles.
[3] I am ready to give up. But you, Lord, know the path I am on, and you know that my enemies have set a trap for me.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.142.1-3.ERV
[9] Those evil people are trying to trap me. Don’t let me fall into their traps.
[10] Let the wicked fall into their own traps, while I walk away unharmed.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.141.9-10.ERV
[8] My Lord GOD, I look to you for help. I look to you for protection; don’t let me die.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.141.8.ERV
[3] Lord, help me control what I say. Don’t let me say anything bad.
[4] Take away any desire to do evil. Keep me from joining the wicked in doing wrong. Help me stay away from their feasts.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.141.3-4.ERV
[12] I know the Lord will provide justice for the poor and will defend the helpless.
[13] Those who do what is right will praise your name; those who are honest will live in your presence.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.140.12-13.ERV
[7] My Lord GOD, you are the powerful one who saves me. You protect my head in battle.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.140.7.ERV
[23] God, examine me and know my mind. Test me and know all my worries.
[24] Make sure that I am not going the wrong way. Lead me on the path that has always been right.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.139.23-24.ERV
[16] You watched my body grow there. In your book you wrote about all the days planned for me before any of them had happened.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.139.16.ERV
[13] You formed the way I think and feel. You put me together in my mother’s womb.
[14] I praise you because you made me in such a wonderful way. I know how amazing that was!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.139.13-14.ERV
[7] Your Spirit is everywhere I go. I cannot escape your presence.
[8] If I go up to heaven, you will be there. If I go down to the place of death, you will be there.
[9] If I go east where the sun rises or go to live in the west beyond the sea,
[10] even there you will take my hand and lead me. Your strong right hand will protect me.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.139.7-10.ERV
[5] You are all around me—in front of me and behind me. I feel your hand on my shoulder.
[6] I am amazed at what you know; it is too much for me to understand.
[7] Your Spirit is everywhere I go. I cannot escape your presence.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.139.5-7.ERV
[1] Lord, you have tested me, so you know all about me.
[2] You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know my thoughts from far away.
[3] You know where I go and where I lie down. You know everything I do.
[4] Lord, you know what I want to say, even before the words leave my mouth.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.139.1-4.ERV
[7] If I am in trouble, you keep me alive. If my enemies are angry, you save me from them.
[8] Lord, I know you will do what you have promised. Lord, your faithful love will last forever. You are the one who made us, so don’t leave us!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.138.7-8.ERV
[6] The Lord has the highest place above all others, but he still cares for the humble. Even from there, so high above, he knows what the proud do.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.138.6.ERV
[3] When I called to you for help, you answered me and gave me strength.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.138.3.ERV
[1] Lord, I praise you with all my heart. I sing songs of praise to you before the gods.
[2] I bow down toward your holy Temple, and I praise your name for your love and loyalty. You are famous, and doing what you promised will make you even more famous!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.138.1-2.ERV
[23] He remembered us when we were defeated. His faithful love will last forever.
[24] He saved us from our enemies. His faithful love will last forever.
[25] He provides food for all living things. His faithful love will last forever.
[26] Praise the God of heaven! His faithful love will last forever.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.136.23-26.ERV
[1] Praise the Lord because he is good. His faithful love will last forever.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.136.1.ERV
[14] The Lord defends his people; he is kind to his servants.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.135.14.ERV
[5] I know the Lord is great! Our Lord is greater than all the gods!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.135.5.ERV
[3] Praise the Lord, because he is good. Praise his name, because it brings such joy!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.135.3.ERV
[1] Praise the Lord, all his servants who serve in the Temple at night.
[2] Lift your hands toward the Temple, and praise the Lord.
[3] May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.134.1-3.ERV
[1] Oh, how wonderful, how pleasing it is when God’s people all come together as one!
[3] It is like a gentle rain from Mount Hermon falling on Mount Zion. It is there that the Lord has promised his blessing of eternal life.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.133.1-3.ERV
[17] This is where I will make David’s family strong. I will never let the lamp of my chosen king stop burning.
[18] I will cover his enemies with shame, and on his head will be a shining crown.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.132.17-18.ERV
[13] The Lord has chosen Zion to be the place for his Temple, the place he wanted for his home.
[15] I will bless this city with plenty of food. Even the poor will have enough to eat.
[16] I will clothe the priests with salvation, and my followers will be filled with joy.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.132.13-16.ERV
[11] The Lord made a promise to David, an oath of loyalty to him: “I will always put one of your descendants on your throne.
[12] If your descendants obey my agreement and the laws I teach them, then the king will always be someone from your family.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.132.11-12.ERV
[1] Lord, I don’t feel proud. I don’t see myself as better than others. I am not thinking about doing great things or reaching impossible goals.
[2] No, right now I am calm and quiet, like a child after nursing, content in its mother’s arms.
[3] Israel, trust in the Lord. Trust in him now and forever!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.131.1-3.ERV
[7] Israel, trust in the Lord. The Lord is the one who is faithful and true. He saves us again and again,
[8] and he is the one who will save the people of Israel from all their sins.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.130.7-8.ERV
[3] Lord, if you punished people for all their sins, no one would be left alive.
[4] But you forgive people, so they fear and respect you.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.130.3-4.ERV
[1] Lord, I am in deep trouble, so I am calling to you for help.
[2] My Lord, listen to me. Listen to my cry for help.
[5] I am waiting for the Lord to help me. My soul waits for him. I trust what he says.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.130.1-5.ERV
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[2] All my life enemies have attacked me, but they have never defeated me.
[4] But the Lord does what is right; he cut the ropes and set me free from those wicked people.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.129.2-4.ERV
[3] At home, your wife will have many children, like a vine full of grapes. The children around your table will be like an orchard full of olive trees.
[4] Yes, the Lord will really bless those who respect him.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.128.3-4.ERV
[1] Great blessings belong to those who fear and respect the Lord and live the way he wants.
[2] You will get what you work for. You will enjoy the Lord’s blessings, and all will go well for you.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.128.1-2.ERV
[3] Children are a gift from the Lord, a reward from a mother’s womb.
[4] A young man’s sons are like the arrows in a soldier’s hand.
[5] The man who fills his quiver with sons will be very blessed. He will never be defeated when he opposes his enemy at the city gates.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.127.3-5.ERV
[2] It is a waste of time to get up early and stay up late, trying to make a living. The Lord provides for those he loves, even while they are sleeping.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.127.2.ERV
[1] If it is not the Lord who builds a house, the builders are wasting their time.
If it is not the Lord who watches over the city, the guards are wasting their time.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.127.1.ERV
[4] So, Lord, bring back the good times, like a desert stream filled again with flowing water.
[5] Then those who were sad when they planted will be happy when they gather the harvest!
[6] Those who cried as they carried the seeds will be happy when they bring in the crops!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.126.4-6.ERV
[3] The wicked will not always control the land of those who do right. If they did, even those who do right might start doing wrong.
[4] Lord, be good to those who are good, to those who have pure hearts.
[5] But, Lord, when you punish those who do evil, also punish those who have stopped following your way. Let Israel always enjoy peace!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.125.3-5.ERV
[1] Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. They will never be shaken. They will continue forever.
[2] Like the mountains that surround Jerusalem, the Lord surrounds and protects his people now and forever.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.125.1-2.ERV
[2] What would have happened to us if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us?
[5] Those proud people would have been like water rising up to our mouth and drowning us.
[6] Praise the Lord! He did not let our enemies tear us apart.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.124.2-6.ERV
[3] Lord, be merciful to us, because we have been insulted much too long.
[4] We have had enough of the hateful words of those proud people who make fun of us and show us no respect.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.123.3-4.ERV
[2] A slave looks to his master to provide what he needs, and a servant girl depends on the woman she serves. So we depend on the Lord our God, waiting for him to have mercy on us.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.123.2.ERV
[6] Pray for peace in Jerusalem: “May those who love you find peace.
[7] May there be peace within your walls. May there be safety in your great buildings.”
[8] For the good of my family and neighbors, I pray that there will be peace here.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.122.6-8.ERV
[1] I was happy when the people said, “Let us go to the Lord’s Temple.”
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.122.1.ERV
[6] The sun cannot harm you during the day, and the moon cannot harm you at night.
[7] The Lord will protect you from every danger. He will protect your soul.
[8] The Lord will protect you as you come and go, both now and forever!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.121.6-8.ERV
[3] He will not let you fall. Your Protector will not fall asleep.
[4] Israel’s Protector does not get tired. He never sleeps.
[5] The Lord is your Protector. The Lord stands by your side, shading and protecting you.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.121.3-5.ERV
[1] I look up to the hills, but where will my help really come from?
[2] My help will come from the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth.
[3] He will not let you fall. Your Protector will not fall asleep.
[4] Israel’s Protector does not get tired. He never sleeps.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.121.1-4.ERV
[3] Liars, do you know what the Lord has for you? Do you know what you will get?
[4] You will get a soldier’s sharp arrow and hot coals to punish you.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.120.3-4.ERV
[1] I was in trouble. I called to the Lord for help, and he answered me!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.120.1.ERV
[175] Let me live to praise you. Let me find the help I need in your laws.
[176] I have wandered away like a lost sheep. Come and find me. I am your servant, and I have not forgotten your commands.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.175-176.ERV
[165] Those who love your teachings will find true peace. Nothing can make them fall.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.165.ERV
[161] Powerful leaders attack me for no reason, but the only thing I fear is your command.
[162] Your word makes me happy, like someone who has found a great treasure.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.161-162.ERV
[159] See how much I love your instructions! Lord, I know your love is true, so let me live.
[160] Every word you say can be trusted. Your laws are fair and will last forever.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.159-160.ERV
[153] Look at my suffering and rescue me. I have not forgotten your teachings.
[154] Argue my case, and set me free. Let me live, as you promised.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.153-154.ERV
[150] Here come those who have evil plans to hurt me. They live far away from your teachings.
[151] But you are near me, Lord, and all your commands can be trusted.
[152] Long ago, I learned from your rules that you made them to last forever.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.150-152.ERV
[145] Lord, I call to you with all my heart. Answer me, and I will obey your laws.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.145.ERV
[140] I love your word. Time and again it has been proven true.
[143] Even though I have troubles and hard times, your commands give me joy.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.140-143.ERV
[133] Guide me, as you promised. Don’t let evil rule over me.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.133.ERV
[132] Look at me, and be kind to me, just as you always are to those who love your name.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.132.ERV
[130] As people understand your word, it brings light to their lives. Your word makes even simple people wise.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.130.ERV
[127] I love your commands more than gold, more than the purest gold.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.127.ERV
[123] I have worn out my eyes looking for your help, waiting for you to save me, as you promised.
[124] Show your faithful love to me, your servant. Teach me your laws.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.123-124.ERV
[119] You throw away the wicked of this world like trash. So I love your rules.
[120] I am shaking with fear before you. I fear and respect your judgments.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.119-120.ERV
[114] Hide me and protect me. I trust what you say.
[116] Support me, Lord, as you promised, and I will live. I trust in you, so don’t disappoint me.
[117] Help me and I will be saved. And I will always give attention to your laws.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.114-117.ERV
[112] More than anything I want to obey your laws always, until the end of my life.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.112.ERV
[107] Lord, I have suffered for a long time. Say the word, and I will live again!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.107.ERV
[105] Your word is like a lamp that guides my steps, a light that shows the path I should take.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.105.ERV
[99] I am wiser than all my teachers, because I study your rules.
[100] I understand more than those who are older, because I obey your instructions.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.99-100.ERV
[92] If I had not found joy in your teachings, my suffering would have destroyed me.
[93] I will never forget your commands, because through them you gave me new life.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.92-93.ERV
[82] I keep looking for what you promised, but my eyes are feeling tired. When will you comfort me?
[88] Show me your faithful love and let me live. I will do whatever you say.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.82-88.ERV
[81] I feel weaker and weaker as I wait for you to save me. But I put my trust in your word.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.81.ERV
[80] Let me obey your laws perfectly so that I will not be ashamed.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.80.ERV
[75] Lord, I know that your decisions are fair, and you were right to punish me.
[76] Now comfort me with your faithful love, as you promised.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.75-76.ERV
[72] Your teachings are worth more to me than a thousand pieces of silver and gold.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.72.ERV
[66] Give me the knowledge to make wise decisions. I trust your commands.
[67] Before I suffered, I did many wrong things. But now I carefully obey everything you say.
[71] Suffering was good for me; I learned your laws.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.66-71.ERV
[58] I beg you with all my heart, be kind to me, as you promised.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.58.ERV
[57] Lord, I decided that my duty is to obey your commandments.
[59] I thought very carefully about my life, and I decided to follow your rules.
[60] Without wasting any time, I hurried back to obey your commands.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.57-60.ERV
[51] People full of pride are always making fun of me, but I have not stopped following your teachings.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.51.ERV
[49] Remember your promise to me, your servant. It gives me hope.
[50] You comfort me in my suffering, because your promise gives me new life.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.49-50.ERV
[44] I will follow your teachings forever and ever.
[45] So I will live in freedom, because I do my best to know your instructions.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.44-45.ERV
[41] Lord, show me your faithful love. Save me, as you promised.
[42] Then I will have an answer for those who make fun of me for trusting what you say.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.41-42.ERV
[32] I do my best to follow your commands, because you are the one who gives me the desire.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.32.ERV
[36] Give me the desire to follow your rules, not the desire to get rich.
[37] Don’t let me look at worthless things. Help me live your way.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.36-37.ERV
[28] I am sad and tired. Say the word, and make me strong again.
[29] Don’t let me live a lie. Guide me with your teachings.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.28-29.ERV
[22] Don’t let me be ashamed and embarrassed. I have obeyed your rules.
[23] Even if rulers say bad things about me, I am your servant, and I continue to study your laws.
[24] Your rules make me happy. They give me good advice.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.22-24.ERV
[14] I enjoy following your rules as much as others enjoy great riches.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.14.ERV
[8] I will obey your laws, so please don’t leave me!
[10] I try with all my heart to serve you. Help me obey your commands.
[11] I study your teachings very carefully so that I will not sin against you.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.8-11.ERV
[5] How I wish I could be more faithful in obeying your laws!
[6] Then I would never feel ashamed when I look closely at your commands.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.5-6.ERV
[1] Great blessings belong to those who live pure lives! They follow the Lord’s teachings.
[2] Great blessings belong to those who follow his rules! They seek him with all their heart.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.119.1-2.ERV
[29] Praise the Lord because he is good. His faithful love will last forever.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.118.29.ERV
[24] This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be happy today!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.118.24.ERV
[21] Lord, I thank you for answering my prayer. I thank you for saving me.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.118.21.ERV
[7] The Lord is my helper. I will see my enemies defeated.
[8] It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in people.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.118.7-8.ERV
[17] I will live and not die, and I will tell what the Lord has done.
[18] The Lord punished me, but he did not let me die.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.118.17-18.ERV
[7] The Lord is my helper. I will see my enemies defeated.
[8] It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in people.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.118.7-8.ERV
[6] The Lord is with me, so I will not be afraid. No one on earth can do anything to harm me.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.118.6.ERV
[5] I was in trouble, so I called to the Lord for help. The Lord answered and made me free.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.118.5.ERV
[1] Praise the Lord, all you nations. Praise him, all you people.
[2] He loves us very much! The Lord will be faithful to us forever! Praise the Lord!
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.117.1-2.ERV
[15] Very dear to the Lord are the lives of his followers. He cares when they face death.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.116.15.ERV
[3] Death’s ropes were around me. The grave was closing in on me. I was worried and afraid. [4] Then I called on the Lord’s name. I said, “Lord, save me!”
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.116.3-4.ERV
[5] The Lord is good and merciful; our God is so kind.
[6] The Lord takes care of helpless people. I was without help, and he saved me.
[8] Lord, you saved my soul from death. You stopped my tears. You kept me from falling.
https://bible.com/bible/406/psa.116.5-8.ERV
