Psalm 138:1-3

I give you thanks, O LORD, with all my heart;

    I will sing your praises before the gods.

I bow before your holy Temple as I worship.

    I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness;

for your promises are backed

    by all the honor of your name.

As soon as I pray, you answer me;

    you encourage me by giving me strength. 

     

I give you thanks, O LORD, with all my heart; I will sing your praises before the gods.

Psalm 27:6

Then I will hold my head high

    above my enemies who surround me.

At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy,

    singing and praising the LORD with music.  (see all Psalm 27) 

Psalm 95:3  

For the LORD is a great God,

    a great King above all gods.  (see all Psalm 95)

Psalm 96:4  

Great is the LORD! He is most worthy of praise!

    He is to be feared above all gods.  (see all Psalm 96)

Psalm 108:1  

My heart is confident in you, O God;

    no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!  (see all Psalm 108)

 

I bow before your holy Temple as I worship. I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness; for your promises are backed by all the honor of your name.  

Psalm 5:7  

Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house;

    I will worship at your Temple with deepest awe.  (see all Psalm 5)

1 Kings 8:29-30  

"May you watch over this Temple night and day, this place where you have said, 'My name will be there.' May you always hear the prayers I make toward this place. May you hear the humble and earnest requests from me and your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, hear us from heaven where you live, and when you hear, forgive."  (see all 1 Kings 8)

Psalm 115:1  

Not to us, O LORD, not to us,

    but to your name goes all the glory

    for your unfailing love and faithfulness.  (see all Psalm 115)

 

As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength. 

Psalm 28:7  

The LORD is my strength and shield.

    I trust him with all my heart.

He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy.

    I burst out with songs of thanksgiving.  (see all Psalm 28)

Psalm 46:1  

God is our refuge and strength,

    always ready to help in times of trouble.  (see all Psalm 46)

Psalm 118:5  

In my distress I prayed to the LORD,

    and the LORD answered me and set me free.  (see all Psalm 118)

Acts 4:29   

"And now, O Lord, hear their threats, and give us, your servants, great boldness in preaching your word."  (see all Acts 4) 

     

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Psalm 137:8-9

O Babylon, you will be destroyed.

    Happy is the one who pays you back

    for what you have done to us.

Happy is the one who takes your babies

    and smashes them against the rocks! 

     

O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.

Isaiah 13:1-3

    Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon:

"Raise a signal flag on a bare hilltop.

    Call up an army against Babylon.

Wave your hand to encourage them

    as they march into the palaces of the high and mighty.

I, the LORD, have dedicated these soldiers for this task.

    Yes, I have called mighty warriors to express my anger,

    and they will rejoice when I am exalted."  (see all Isaiah 13)

Isaiah 47:10-11  

"You felt secure in your wickedness.

    'No one sees me,' you said.

But your 'wisdom' and 'knowledge' have led you astray,

    and you said, 'I am the only one, and there is no other.'

So disaster will overtake you,

    and you won't be able to charm it away.

Calamity will fall upon you,

    and you won't be able to buy your way out.

A catastrophe will strike you suddenly,

    one for which you are not prepared.  (see all Isaiah 47)

Jeremiah 25:12-14  

"Then, after the seventy years of captivity are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his people for their sins," says the LORD. "I will make the country of the Babylonians a wasteland forever. I will bring upon them all the terrors I have promised in this book--all the penalties announced by Jeremiah against the nations. Many nations and great kings will enslave the Babylonians, just as they enslaved my people. I will punish them in proportion to the suffering they cause my people."  (see all Jeremiah 25)

 

Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks!  

2 Kings 8:11-12  

Elisha stared at Hazael with a fixed gaze until Hazael became uneasy. Then the man of God started weeping.

    "What's the matter, my lord?" Hazael asked him.

    Elisha replied, "I know the terrible things you will do to the people of Israel. You will burn their fortified cities, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little children to the ground, and rip open pregnant women!"  

(see 2 Kings 8:7-15)

Luke 19:43-44  

"Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side. They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not recognize it when God visited you."  

(see Luke 19:41-44) 

     

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Psalm 137:7

O LORD, remember what the Edomites did

    on the day the armies of Babylon captured Jerusalem.

"Destroy it!" they yelled.

    "Level it to the ground!" 

     

Lamentations 4:21-22

Are you rejoicing in the land of Uz,

    O people of Edom?

But you, too, must drink from the cup of the LORD's anger.

    You, too, will be stripped naked in your drunkenness.

O beautiful Jerusalem, your punishment will end;

    you will soon return from exile.

But Edom, your punishment is just beginning;

    soon your many sins will be exposed.

Jeremiah 44:7-8  

This message was given concerning Edom. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies says:

"Is there no wisdom in Teman?

    Is no one left to give wise counsel?

Turn and flee!

    Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan!

For when I bring disaster on Edom,

    I will punish you, too!"  (see Jeremiah 49:7-22)

Ezekiel 25:12-14  

"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Edom have sinned greatly by avenging themselves against the people of Judah. Therefore, says the Sovereign LORD, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out its people and animals with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan. I will accomplish this by the hand of my people of Israel. They will carry out my vengeance with anger, and Edom will know that this vengeance is from me. I, the Sovereign LORD have spoken!" 

Obadiah 1:10-14  

Because of the violence you did

    to your close relatives in Israel,

you will be filled with shame

    and destroyed forever.

When they were invaded,

    you stood aloof, refusing to help them.

Foreign invaders carried off their wealth

    and cast lots to divide up Jerusalem,

    but you acted like one of Israel's enemies.

You should not have gloated

    when they exiled your relatives to distant lands.

You should not have rejoiced

    when the people of Judah suffered such misfortune.

You should not have spoken arrogantly

    in that terrible time of trouble.

You should not have plundered the land of Israel

    when they were suffering such calamity.

You should not have gloated over their destruction

    when they were suffering such calamity. 

You should not have seized their wealth

    when they were suffering such calamity.

You should not have stood at the crossroads,

    killing those who tried to escape.

You should not have captured the survivors

    and handed them over in their terrible time of trouble.  

    (see all Obadiah 1)

Malachi 1:4-5  

    Esau's descendants in Edom may say, "We have been shattered, but we will rebuild the ruins."

    But the LORD of Heaven's Armies replies, "They may try to rebuild, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be known as 'The Land of Wickedness,' and their people will be called, 'The People with Whom the LORD is Forever Angry.' When you see the destruction for yourselves, you will say, 'Truly, the LORD's greatness reaches far beyond Israel's borders.' "  

(see Malachi 1:1-5) 

     

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Psalm 137:5-6

If I forget you, O Jerusalem,

    let my right hand forget how to play the harp.

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth

    if I fail to remember you,

    if I don't make Jerusalem my greatest joy. 

 

Lamentations 4:4

The parched tongues of their little ones

    stick to the roofs of their mouths in thirst.

The children cry for bread,

    but no one has any to give them.  (see Lamentations 4:1-10)

Nehemiah 2:1-3  

    Early the following spring, in the month of Nisan, during the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes' reign, I was serving the king his wine. I had never before appeared sad in his presence. So the king asked me, "Why are you looking so sad? You don't look sick to me. You must be deeply troubled."

    Then I was terrified, but I replied, "Long live the king! How can I not be sad? For the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and the gates have been destroyed by fire."  (see all Nehemiah 1 and 2) 

Jeremiah 51:49-50  

"Just as Babylon killed the people of Israel

    and others throughout the world,

    so must her people be killed.

Get out, all you who have escaped the sword!

    Do not stand and watch--flee while you can!

Remember the LORD, though you are in a far-off land,

    and think about your home in Jerusalem."  (see Jeremiah 51:45-53)

Ezekiel 6:8-10  

    "But I will let a few of my people escape destruction, and they will be scattered among the nations of the world. Then when they are exiled among the nations, they will remember me. They will recognize how hurt I am by their unfaithful hearts and lustful eyes that long for all their idols. Then at last they will hate themselves for all their detestable sins. They will know that I alone am the LORD and that I was serious when I said I would bring this calamity on them."  (see all Ezekiel 6)

     

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Psalm 137:1-4

Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept

    as we thought of Jerusalem.

We put away our harps,

    hanging them on the branches of poplar trees.

For our captors demanded a song from us.

    Our tormentors insisted on a joyful hymn:

    "Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!"

But how can we sing the songs of the LORD

    while in a pagan land? 

     

Lamentations 2:13-15

What can I say about you?

    Who has ever seen such sorrow?

O daughter of Jerusalem,

    to what can I compare your anguish?

O virgin daughter of Zion,

    how can I comfort you?

For your wound is as deep as the sea.

    Who can heal you?

Your prophets have said

    so many foolish things, false to the core.

They did not save you from exile

    by pointing out your sins.

Instead, they painted false pictures,

    filling you with false hope.

All who pass by jeer at you.

    They scoff and insult beautiful Jerusalem, saying,

"Is this the city called 'Most Beautiful in All the World'

    and 'Joy of All the Earth'?"

Lamentations 3:19-20  

The thought of my suffering and homelessness

    is bitter beyond words.

I will never forget this awful time,

    as I grieve over my loss.

Lamentations 3:45-47  

"You have discarded us as refuse and garbage

    among the nations.

All our enemies

    have spoken out against us.

We are filled with fear,

    for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined." 

Lamentations 5:15-17  

Joy has left our hearts;

    our dancing has turned to mourning.

The garlands have fallen from our heads.

    Weep for us because we have sinned.

Our hearts are sick and weary,

    and our eyes grow dim with tears.  (see all Lamentations)  

     

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Psalm 136:23-26 Part 2 of 2

He remembered us in our weakness.

    His faithful love endures forever.

He saved us from our enemies.

    His faithful love endures forever.

He gives food to every living thing.

    His faithful love endures forever.

Give thanks to the God of heaven.

    His faithful love endures forever.

     

He gives food to every living thing. His faithful love endures forever.

Genesis 1:29-30

    Then God said, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground--everything that has life." And that is what happened.  (see all Genesis 1)

Psalm 104:27  

They all depend on you

    to give them food as they need it.  (see all Psalm 104)

Psalm 145:15  

The eyes of all look to you in hope;

    you give them their food as they need it.  (see all Psalm 145)

Matthew 6:26  

"Look at the birds. They don't plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your heavenly Father feeds them. And aren't you far more valuable to him than they are?"  (see Matthew 6:25-34)

 

Give thanks to the God of heaven. His faithful love endures forever.  

2 Chronicles 36:22-23  

In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, the LORD fulfilled the prophecy he had given through Jeremiah. He stirred the heart of Cyrus to put this proclamation in writing and to send it throughout his kingdom:

    "This is what King Cyrus of Persia says:

    "The LORD, the God of heaven has given me all of the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build him a Temple in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Any of  you who are his people may go there for this task. And may the LORD your God be with you!"  (see Ezra 1, and Jeremiah 29)

Ezra 3:11  

With praise and thanks, they sang this song to the LORD:

    "He is so good!

        His faithful love for Israel endures forever!"

Then all the people gave a great shout, praising the LORD because the foundation of the LORD's Temple had been laid.  (see all Ezra 3)

Psalm 105:1  

Give thanks to the LORD and proclaim his greatness.

    Let the whole world know what he has done.  (see all Psalm 105)

Psalm 117  

Praise the LORD, all you nations.

    Praise him all you people of the earth.

For his unfailing love for us is powerful;

    the LORD's faithfulness endures forever. 

     

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Psalm 136:23-26 Part 1 of 2

He remembered us in our weakness.

    His faithful love endures forever.

He saved us from our enemies.

    His faithful love endures forever.

He gives food to every living thing.

    His faithful love endures forever.

Give thanks to the God of heaven.

    His faithful love endures forever.

     

He remembered us in our weakness. His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 9:12

For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless.

    He does not ignore the cries of those who suffer.  (see all Psalm 9)

Psalm 78:39  

For he remembered that they were merely mortal,

    gone like a breath of wind that never returns.  (see Psalm 78:35-39)

Psalm 103:14  

For he knows how weak we are;

    he remembers that we are only dust.  (see all Psalm 103)

Psalm 106:45  

He remembered his covenant with them

     and relented because of his unfailing love.  (see all Psalm 106) 

Psalm 115:12  

The LORD remembers us and will bless us.

    He will bless the people of Israel

    and bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron.  (see all Psalm 115) 

 

He saved us from our enemies. His faithful love endures forever.  

Deuteronomy 6:19  

"You will drive out all the enemies living in the land, just as the LORD said you would."  (see all Deuteronomy 6)

Joshua 10:12  

    On the day the LORD gave the Israelites victory over the Amorites, Joshua prayed to the LORD in front of all the people of Israel. He said,

    "Let the sun stand still over Gibeon,

        and the moon over the valley of Aijalon."  (see Joshua 10:1-15)

Judges 6:9  

"I rescued you from the Egyptians and from all who oppressed you. I drove out your enemies and gave you their land."  (see Judges 6:7-14)

Nehemiah 9:28  

    "But as soon as they were at peace, your people again committed evil in your sight, and once more you let your enemies conquer them. Yet whenever your people turned and cried to you again for help, you listened once more from heaven. In your wonderful mercy, you rescued them many times."  

(see all Nehemiah 9) 

 

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