Psalm 130:7-8

O Israel, hope in the LORD;

    for with the LORD there is unfailing love.

    His redemption overflows.

He himself will redeem Israel

    from every kind of sin. 

     

O Israel, hope in the LORD; for with the LORD there is unfailing love. His redemption overflows. 

Psalm 103:4-5

He redeems me from death

    and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

He fills my life with good things.

    My youth is renewed like the eagle's.  (see all Psalm 103)

Psalm 131:3  

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD--

    now and always.  (see all Psalm 131)

Psalm 25:5  

Lead me by your truth and teach me,

    for you are the God who saves me.

    All day long I put my hope in you.  (see all Psalm 25)

Psalm 71:14  

But I will keep on hoping for your help;

    I will praise you more and more.  (see all Psalm 71)

Psalm 111:9  

He has paid a full ransom for his people.

    He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever.

    What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has!  (see all Psalm 111)

Psalm 51:1  

Have mercy on me, O God,

    because of your unfailing love.

Because of your great compassion,

    blot out the stain of my sins.  (see all Psalm 51)

Psalm 32:1-2  

Oh, what joy for those

    whose disobedience is forgiven,

    whose sin is put out of sight!

Yes, what joy for those

    whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt,

    whose lives are lived in complete honesty!  (see all Psalm 32)

 

He himself will redeem Israel from every kind of sin.  

Luke 1:68  

"Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,

    because he has visited and redeemed his people."  (see Luke 1:67-80)

Matthew 1:20-21  

    As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. "Joseph, son of David," the angel said, "do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins."  (see Matthew 1:18-25) 

 

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Psalm 130:5-6

I am counting on the LORD;

     yes, I am counting on him.

    I have put my hope in his word.

I long for the Lord

    more than sentries long for the dawn

    yes, more than sentries long for the dawn. 

     

I am counting on the LORD; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word.

Psalm 40:1

I waited patiently for the LORD to help me,

    and he turned to me and heard my cry.  (see all Psalm 40)

Isaiah 8:17  

I will wait for the LORD,

    who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob.

    I will put my hope in him.  (see Isaiah 8:11-22)

Psalm 27:14  

Wait patiently for the LORD.

    Be brave and courageous.

    Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.  (see all Psalm 27)

Isaiah 26:8  

LORD, we show our trust in you by obeying your laws;

    our heart's desire is to glorify your name.  (see all Isaiah 26)

Isaiah 30:18  

So the LORD must wait for you to come to him

    so he can show you his love and compassion.  (see all Isaiah 30)

Isaiah 49:23  

"Kings and queens will serve you

    and care for all your needs.

They will bow to the earth before you

    and lick the dust from your feet.

Then you will know that I am the LORD.

    Those who trust in me will never be put to shame."  (see all Isaiah 49)

Psalm 5:3  

Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD.

    Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.  

    (see all Psalm 5)

Psalm 119:74  

May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy,

    for I have put my hope in your word.  (see Psalm 119:73-80)

 

I long for the Lord more than sentries long for the dawn, yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.  

Psalm 63:6  

I lie awake thinking of you,

    meditating on you through the night.  (see all Psalm 63)

2 Samuel 23:2-4  

"The Spirit of the LORD speaks through me;

    his words are upon my tongue.

the God of Israel spoke.

    The Rock of Israel said to me:

'The one who rules righteously,

    who rules in the fear of God,

is like the light of morning at sunrise,     

    like a morning without clouds,

like the gleaming of the sun

    on new grass after rain.' "  (see 2 Samuel 23:1-7) 

    

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Psalm 130:3-4

LORD, if you kept a record of our sins,

    who, O Lord, could ever survive?

But you offer forgiveness,

    that we might learn to fear you. 

     

LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive?

Psalm 76:7

No wonder you are greatly feared!

    Who can stand before you when your anger explodes?  (see all Psalm 76)

Psalm 86:5  

Will you be angry with us always?

    Will you prolong your wrath to all generations?  (see all Psalm 86)

1 Samuel 6:20  

"Who is able to stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God?" they cried out. "Where can we send the Ark from here?"  (see all 1 Samuel 6)

Ezra 9:15  

"O LORD, God of Israel, you are just. We come before you in our guilt as nothing but an escaped remnant, though in such a condition none of us can stand in your presence."  (see all Ezra 9)

Psalm 143:2  

Don't put your servant on trial,

    for no one is innocent before you.  (see all Psalm 143)

Nahum 1:6  

Who can stand before his fierce anger?

    Who can survive his burning fury?

His rage blazes forth like fire,

    and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.  (see all Nahum)

Revelation 6:17  

"For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?"  

(see Revelation 6:12-17)

 

But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.  

Exodus 34:7  

"I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations.

    I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.

But I do not excuse the guilty.

    I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren;

the entire family is affected--

    even children in the third and fourth generations."  (see Exodus 34:1-17) 

2 Samuel 24:14  

    "I'm in a desperate situation!" David replied to Gad. "But let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands."  (see all 2 Samuel 24)

Jeremiah 31:34  

"And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, 'You should know the LORD.' For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already," says the LORD. "And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins."  

(see all Jeremiah 31)

1 Kings 8:38-40  

"... and if your people Israel pray about their troubles, raising their hands toward this Temple, then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart. Then they will fear you as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors."  (see 1 Kings 8:22-53) 

 

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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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