Psalm 130:1-2

From the depths of despair, O LORD,

    I call for your help.

Hear my cry, O Lord.

    Pay attention to my prayer. 

     

From the depths of despair, O LORD, I call for your help. 

Psalm 42:7

I hear the tumult of the raging seas

    as your waves and sweeping tides sweep over me.  (see all Psalm 42)

Psalm 69:2  

Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;

    I can't find a foothold.

I am in deep water,

    and the floods overwhelm me.  (see all Psalm 69)

Job 30:19  

"He has thrown me into the mud.

    I am nothing more than dust and ashes."  (see all Job 30)

Lamentations 3:55  

But I called on your name, LORD,

    from deep within the pit.  (see Lamentations 3:52-66)

Psalm 22:2  

Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer.

    Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.  (see all Psalm 22)

Psalm 55:17  

Morning, noon, and night

    I cry out in my distress,

    and the LORD hears my voice.  (see all Psalm 55)

 

Hear my cry, O LORD. Pay attention to my prayer.  

2 Chronicles 6:40  

    "Oh my God, may your eyes be open and your ears attentive to all the prayers made to you in this place."  (see all 2 Chronicles 6)

Psalm 28:2  

Listen to my prayer for mercy

    as I cry out to you for help,

    as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.  (see all Psalm 28)

Psalm 64:1  

O God, listen to my complaint.

    Protect my life from my enemies' threats.  (see all Psalm 64)

Psalm 27:7  

Hear me as I pray, O LORD.

    Be merciful and answer me!  (see all Psalm 27)

Psalm 31:22  

In panic I cried out,

    "I am cut off from the LORD!"

But you heard my cry for mercy

    and answered my call for help.  (see all Psalm 31)

Psalm 86:6  

Listen closely to my prayer, O LORD,

    hear my urgent cry.  (see all Psalm 86)

Psalm 140:6  

I said to the LORD, "You are my God!"

    Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy!  (see all Psalm 140) 

 

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Psalm 129:5-8

May all who hate Jerusalem

    be turned back in shameful defeat.

May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop,

    turning yellow when only half grown,

ignored by the harvester,

    despised by the binder.

And may those who pass by

    refuse to give them this blessing:

"The LORD bless you;

    we bless you in the LORD's name." 

     

May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat. 

Psalm 70:2

May those who try to kill me

    be humiliated and put to shame.

May those who delight in my trouble

    be turned back in disgrace.  (see all Psalm 70)

Psalm 71:13  

Bring disgrace and destruction on my accusers.

    Humiliate and shame those who want to harm me.  (see all Psalm 71)

Micah 4:11  

Now many nations have gathered against you.

    "Let her be desecrated," they say.

    "Let us see the destruction of Jerusalem."  (see all Micah 4)

 

May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown, ignored by the harvester, despised by the binder.  

2 Kings 19:26  

"That is why their people have so little power

    and are so frightened and confused.

They are as weak as grass,

    as easily trampled as tender green shoots.

They are like grass sprouting on a housetop,

    scorched before it can grow lush and tall."

    (see 2 Kings 19:20-37, also Isaiah 37:21-28)

Psalm 37:2  

For like grass, they soon fade away.

    Like spring flowers, they soon wither.  (see all Psalm 37)

Psalm 102:11  

My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.

    I am withering away like grass.  (see all Psalm 102)

Deuteronomy 28:38  

    "You will plant much but harvest little, for locusts will eat your crops."  

    (see Deuteronomy 28:15-68)

 

And may those who pass by refuse to give them this blessing: "The LORD bless you; we bless you in the LORD's name."  

Ruth 2:4  

    While she was there, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters. "The LORD be with you!" he said.

    "The LORD bless you!" the harvesters replied.  (see all Ruth 2)

Psalm 118:26  

Bless the one who comes in the name of the LORD.

    We bless you from the house of the LORD.  (see all Psalm 118)

Matthew 21:9  

Jesus was in the center of the procession, and the people all around him were shouting,

    "Praise God for the Son of David!

        Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the LORD!

        Praise God in highest heaven!"  

        (see Matthew 21:1-11, also Mark 11:9-11)

Luke 19:38  

"Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the LORD!

    Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!"  

    (see Luke 19:28-40, also John 12:12-19) 

 

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Psalm 129:1-4

From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me.

    Let all Israel repeat this:

From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me,

    but they have never defeated me.

My back is covered with cuts,

    as if a farmer had plowed long furrows.

But the LORD is good;

    he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly. 

     

From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me. Let all Israel repeat this: From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated me. 

Exodus 1:11-14

    So the Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves. They appointed brutal slave drivers over them, hoping to wear them down with crushing labor. They forced them to build the cities of Pithom and Rameses as supply centers for the king. But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more the Israelites multiplied and spread, and the more alarmed the Egyptians became. So the Egyptians worked the people of Israel with out mercy. They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks and do all the work in the fields. They were ruthless in all their demands.  (see all Exodus 1)

Psalm 124:2  

What if the LORD had not been on our side

    when people attacked us?  (see all Psalm 124)

Jeremiah 1:19  

"They will fight you, but they will fail.

    For I am with you, and I will take care of you."  (see all Jeremiah 1)

Jeremiah 15:20  

"They will fight against you like an attacking army,

    but I will make you as secure as a fortified wall of bronze.

They will not conquer you,

    for I am with you to protect and rescue you.

    I, the LORD, have spoken!"  (see Jeremiah 15:10-21)

Jeremiah 20:11  

But the LORD stands beside me like a great warrior.

    Before him my persecutors will stumble.

    They cannot defeat me.

They will fail and be thoroughly humiliated.

    Their dishonor will never be forgotten.  (see all Jeremiah 20)

 

My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows. But the LORD is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly.  

Exodus 9:27-28  

    Then Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron. "This time I have sinned," he confessed. "The LORD is the righteous one, and my people and I are wrong. Please beg the LORD to end this terrifying thunder and hail. We've had enough. I will let you go; you don't need to stay any longer."  

(see Exodus 9:13-35)

Psalm 37:9  

For the wicked will be destroyed,

    but those who trust in the LORD will possess the land.  (see all Psalm 37) 

 

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Psalm 128:5-6

May the LORD continually bless you from Zion.

    May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.

May you live to enjoy your grandchildren.

    May Israel have peace! 

     

May the LORD continually bless you from Zion. May you see Jerusalem prosper as long as you live.

Psalm 3:3-4

But you, O LORD, are a shield around me;

    you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.

I cried out to the LORD

    and he answered me from his holy mountain.  (see all Psalm 3)

Psalm 20:1-2  

In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry.

    May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.

May he send you help from his sanctuary

    and strengthen you from Jerusalem.  (see all Psalm 20)

Psalm 134:3  

May the LORD, who made heaven and earth,

    bless you from Jerusalem.  (see all Psalm 134)

Psalm 122:9  

For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,

    I will seek what is best for you, O Jerusalem.  (see all Psalm 122)

 

May you live to enjoy your grandchildren.  

Genesis 48:10-11  

    Jacob was half blind because of his age and could hardly see. So Joseph brought the boys close to him, and Jacob kissed and embraced them. Then Jacob said to Joseph, "I never thought I would see your face again, but now God has let me see your children, too!"  (see all Genesis 48)

 

May Israel have peace!  

Leviticus 26:6  

    "I will give you peace in the land, and you will be able to sleep with no cause for fear. I will rid the land of wild animals and keep your enemies out of your land."  (see all Leviticus 26)

Psalm 147:14  

He sends peace across your nation

    and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.  (see all Psalm 147)

Isaiah 32:16-17  

Justice will rule in the wilderness

    and righteousness in the fertile field.

And this righteousness will bring peace.

    Yes, it will bring quietness and confidence forever.  (see all Isaiah 32)

Romans 5:1  

    Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.  

(see all Romans 5) 

 

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Psalm 128:3-4

Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine,

    flourishing within your home.

Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees

    as they sit around your table.

That is the LORD's blessing

    for those who fear him.

     

Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table.

Psalm 112:2-3

Their children will be successful everywhere;

    an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.

They themselves will be wealthy,

    and their good deeds will last forever.  (see all Psalm 112)

Psalm 144:12-15  

May our sons flourish in their youth

    like well-nourished plants. 

May our daughters be like graceful pillars,

    carved to beautify a palace.

May our barns be filled

    with crops of every kind.

May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands,

    even tens of thousands,

    and may our oxen be loaded down with produce.

May there be no enemy breaking through our walls,

    no going into captivity,

    no cries of alarm in our town squares.

Yes, joyful are those who live like this!

    Joyful indeed are those whose God is the LORD.  (see all Psalm 144)

Psalm 52:8  

But I am like an olive tree, thriving in the house of God.

    I will always trust in God's unfailing love.  (see all Psalm 52)

 

That is the LORD's blessing for those who fear him.  

Psalm 1:1-3  

Oh, the joys of those who do not  

    follow the advice of the wicked,

    or stand around with sinners,

    or join in with mockers.

But they delight in the law of the LORD,

    meditating on it day and night.

They are like trees planted along the riverbank,

    bearing fruit each season.

Their leaves never wither,

    and they prosper in all they do.  (see all Psalm 1)  

 

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Psalm 128:1-2

How joyful are those who fear the LORD--

    all who follow his ways!

You will enjoy the fruit of your labor.

    How joyful and prosperous you will be! 

      

Psalm 112:1   

Praise the LORD!

How joyful are those who fear the LORD

    and delight in obeying his commands.  (see all Psalm 112)

2 Chronicles 7:10  

Then at the end of the celebration, Solomon sent the people home. They were all joyful and glad because the LORD had been so good to David and to Solomon and to his people Israel.  (see 2 Chronicles 6-7) 

Psalm 100:1-2  

Shout with joy to the LORD, all the earth!

    Worship the LORD with gladness.

    Come before him singing with joy.  (see all Psalm 100)

Habakkuk 3:18  

... yet I will rejoice in the LORD!

    I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!  (see all Habakkuk 3)

Zechariah 8:19  

"This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says: The traditional fasts and times of mourning you have kept in early summer, midsummer, autumn, and winter are now ended. They will become festivals of joy and celebration for the people of Judah. So love truth and peace."  (see all Zechariah 8)

Colossians 1:11-12  

    We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light.  

(see all Colossians 1)

Hebrews 12:22  

    No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering.  (see Hebrews 12:14-24) 

   

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Psalm 127:3-5

Children are a gift from the LORD;

    they are a reward from him.

Children born to a young man

    are like arrows in a warrior's hands.

How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!

    He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city 

        gates. 

     

Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him.

Genesis 1:28 

    Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground."  (see Genesis 1:26-31)

Deuteronomy 28:4  

"Your children and your crops

    will be blessed.

The offspring of your herds and flocks

    will be blessed."  (see Deuteronomy 28:1-14) 

 

Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior's hands.  

Psalm 112:1-2  

Praise the LORD!

How joyful are those who fear the LORD

    and delight in obeying his commands.

Their children will be successful everywhere;

    an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.  (see all Psalm 112)

 

How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them!  

Genesis 17:16  

"And I will bless her (Sarah) and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants."  (see Genesis 17:15-18:15, 21:1-7)

Genesis 22:16-18  

"This is what the LORD says: Because you (Abraham) have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that I will surely bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed--all because you have obeyed me."  

(see Genesis 22:1-19)

Genesis 24:60  

They gave her (Rachel) this blessing as she parted:

    "Our sister, may you become

        the mother of many nations!

    May your descendants be strong

        and conquer the cities of their enemies."

 

He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates.  

Genesis 23:10-12  

    Ephron was sitting there among the others, and he answered Abraham as the others listened, speaking publicly before all the Hittite elders of the town. "No, my lord," he said to Abraham, "please listen to me. I will give you the field and the cave. Here in the presence of my people, I give it to you. Go and bury your dead."

    Abraham again bowed low before the citizens of the land, ...  

    (see all Genesis 23)   

 

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