Verses from June 2013

These are the verses that I bookmarked in June.

Job 9:32-35 - "God is not a mortal like me, so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial.  If only there were a mediator between us, someone who could bring us together.  The mediator could make God stop beating me, and I would no longer live in terror of his punishment.  Then I could speak to him without fear, but I cannot do that in my own strength."

Psalms 9:13-14 - Lord, have mercy on me.  See how my enemies torment me.  Snatch me back from the jaws of death.  Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem's gates, so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

Psalms 13:1-6 - O Lord, how long will you forget me?  Forever?  How long will you look the other way?  How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand?  Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!  Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.  Don't let my enemies gloat, saying, "We have defeated him!"  Don't let them rejoice at my downfall.  But I trust in your unfailing love.  I will rejoice because you have rescued me.  I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me.

Psalms 15:1-5 - Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord?  Who may enter your presence on your holy hill?  Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking truth from sincere hearts.  Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends.  Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the Lord, and keep their promises even when it hurts.  Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent.  Such people will stand firm forever.

Psalms 37:23-24 - The Lord directs the steps of the godly.  He delights in every detail of their lives.  Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.

Psalms 57:17 - The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.  You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.

Psalms 62:5-8 - Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.  He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.  My victory and honor come from God alone.  He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.  O my people, trust in him at all times.  Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.

Psalms 66:16-20 - Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.  For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke.  If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.  But God did listen!  He paid attention to my prayer.  Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love from me. 

Psalms 71:20-21 - You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.  You will restore me to even greater honor and comfort me once again. 

Psalms 73:21-24 - Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside.  I was so foolish and ignorant--I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.  Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.

Psalms 75:7 - It is God alone who judges; he decides who will rise and who will fall.

Psalms 78:40-41 - Oh, how often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved his heart in that dry wasteland.  Again and again they tested God's patience and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Psalms 84:11-12 - For the Lord God is our sun and our shield.  He gives us grace and glory.  The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.  O Lord of Heaven's Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.

Psalms 91:9-16 - If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague will come near your home.  For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.  They will hold you up with their hands so you won't even hurt your foot on a stone.  You will trample upon lions and cobras; you will crush fierce lions and serpents under your feet!  The Lord says, "I will rescue those who love me.  I will protect those who trust in my name.  When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble.  I will rescue and honor them.  I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation."

Psalms 94:12-13 - Joyful are those you discipline, Lord, those you teach with your instructions.  You give them relief from troubled times until a pit is dug to capture the wicked.

Psalms 94:15 - Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it.