Psalm 144:3-4

O LORD, what are human beings that you should notice them,

    mere mortals that you should think about them?

For they are like a breath of air;

    their days are like a passing shadow. 

 

Psalm 8:3-4

When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers--

    the moon and the stars you set in place--

what are mere mortals that you should think about them,

    human beings that you should care for them?  (see all Psalm 8)

Hebrews 2:6-7  

For in one place the Scriptures say,

    "What are mere mortals that you should think about them,

        or a son of man that you should care for him?

    Yet for a little while you made them a little lower

        and crowned them with glory and honor.

    You gave them authority over all things."  (Psalm 8:4-6)

Now when it says "all things," it means nothing is left out. But we have not yet seen all things put under their authority. What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was given a position "a little lower than the angels"; and because he suffered death for us, he is now "crowned with glory and honor." Yes, by God's grace, Jesus tasted death for everyone.  (see all Hebrews 2)

Job 7:7  

"O God, remember that my life is but a breath,

    and I will never again feel happiness."  (see all Job 7)

Job 8:9  

"For we were born but yesterday and know nothing.

    Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow."  (see all Job 8)

Job 14:2  

"We blossom like a flower and then wither.

    Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear."  (see all Job 14)

Isaiah 2:22  

Don't put your trust in mere humans.

    They are as frail as breath.

    What good are they?  (see all Isaiah 2)

1 Chronicles 29:15  

"We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace."  (see 1 Chronicles 29:10-20)

James 4:13-14  

Look here, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit." How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog--it's here a little while, then it's gone.  (see all James 4) 

 

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Psalm 144:1-2 Part 2 of 2

Praise the LORD, who is my rock.

    He trains my hands for war

    and gives my fingers skill for battle.

He is my loving ally and my fortress,

    my tower of safety, my rescuer.

He is my shield, and I take refuge in him.

    He makes the nations submit to me. 

 

He is my loving ally and my fortress, my tower of safety, my rescuer.

Psalm 27:1

The LORD is my light and my salvation--

    so why should I be afraid?

The LORD is my fortress, protecting me from danger,

    so why should I tremble?  (see all Psalm 27) 

Psalm 37:39 

The LORD rescues the godly;

    he is their fortress in times of trouble.  (see all Psalm 37)

Psalm 59:9-10  

You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me,

    for you, O God, are my fortress.

In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me.

    He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies.  (see all Psalm 59)

Psalm 91:2  

This I declare about the LORD:

He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;

    he is my God, and I trust him.  (see all Psalm 91)

 

He is my shield, and I take refuge in him.  

Genesis 15:1  

    Some time later, the LORD spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, "Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great."  (see all Genesis 15)

Psalm 18:2  

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;

    my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.

He is my shield, the power that saves me,

    and my place of safety. 

 

He makes the nations submit to me.  

Psalm 18:39  

You have armed me with strength for the battle;

    you have subdued my enemies under my feet.

Psalm 18:43  

You gave me victory over my accusers.

    You appointed me ruler over nations;

    people I don't even know now serve me.

Psalm 18:47-48  

He is the God who pays back those who harm me;

    he subdues the nations under me

    and rescues me from my enemies.

You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies;

    you save me from violent opponents.  (see all Psalm 18)

Psalm 47:3  

He subdues nations before us,

    putting our enemies beneath our feet.  (see all Psalm 47)

Isaiah 55:4-5  

"See how I used him (David) to display my power among the peoples.

    I made him a leader among the nations.

You also will command nations you do not know,

    and peoples unknown to you will come running to obey,

because I, the LORD your God,

     the Holy One of Israel, have made you glorious."  (see all Isaiah 55)

 

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Psalm 144:1-2 Part 1 of 2

Praise the LORD, who is my rock.

    He trains my hands for war

    and gives my fingers skill for battle.

He is my loving ally and my fortress,

    my tower of safety, my rescuer.

He is my shield, and I take refuge in him.

    He makes the nations submit to me. 

 

Praise the LORD, who is my rock.

Genesis 49:24

"But his bow remained taut,

    and his arms were strengthened

by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

    by the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel."  (see Genesis 49:22-26)

Deuteronomy 32:4  

"He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect.

    Everything he does is just and fair.

He is a faithful God who does no wrong;

    how just and upright he is!"  (see all Deuteronomy 32)

Psalm 19:14  

May the words of my mouth

    and the meditation of my heart

be pleasing to you,

    O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.  (see all Psalm 19)

Psalm 78:35  

Then they remembered that God was their rock,

    that God Most High was their redeemer.  (see all Psalm 78)

Psalm 89:26  

"And he will call out to me, 'You are my Father,

    my God, and the Rock of my salvation.' " (see all Psalm 89)

Isaiah 26:4  

Trust in the LORD always,

    for the LORD God is the eternal Rock.  (see all Isaiah 26)

Isaiah 30:29  

But the people of God will sing a song of joy,

    like songs at the holy festivals.

You will be filled with joy,

    as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims

to Jerusalem, the mountain of the LORD--

    to the Rock of Israel.  (see all Isaiah 30)

Isaiah 44:8  

"Do not tremble; do not be afraid.

    Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago?

You are my witnesses--is there any other God?

    No! There is no other Rock--not one!"  (see Isaiah 44:6-20)

Habakkuk 1:12-13  

O LORD my God, my Holy One, you who are eternal--

    surely you do not plan to wipe us out?

O LORD, our Rock, you have sent these Babylonians to correct us,

    to punish us for our many sins.

but you are pure and cannot stand the sight of evil.

    Will you wink at their treachery?

Should you be silent while the wicked

    swallow up people more righteous than they?  (see all Habakkuk 1)

 

He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle.  

Psalm 18:34  

He trains my hands for battle;

    he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.  (see all Psalm 18)

Psalm 78:71-72  

He took David from tending the ewes and lambs

    and made him the shepherd of Jacob's descendants--

    God's own people, Israel.

He cared for them with a true heart

    and led them with skillful hands.  (see all Psalm 78) 

 

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Psalm 143:11-12 Part 4 of 4

For the glory of your name, O LORD, preserve my life.

    Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.

In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies

    and destroy all my foes,

    for I am your servant. 

 

... for I am your servant.

Psalm 31:16

Let your favor shine on your servant.

    In your unfailing love, rescue me.  [see all Psalm 31]

Psalm 116:16  

O LORD, I am your servant;

    yes, I am your servant, born into your household;

    you have freed me from my chains.  [see all Psalm 116]

Leviticus 25:55  

"For the people of Israel belong to me. They are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God."  [see Leviticus 25:35-55]

1 Samuel 3:10  

    And the LORD came and called as before, "Samuel! Samuel!"

    And Samuel replied, "Speak, your servant is listening."  

    [see all 1 Samuel 3]

Job 1:8  

    Then the LORD asked Satan, "Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless--a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil."  [see all Job 1]

Isaiah 65:8  

"But I will not destroy them all,"

    says the LORD.

"For just as good grapes are found among a cluster of bad ones

    (and someone will say, 'Don't throw them all away--

    some of those grapes are good!'),

so I will not destroy all Israel.

    For I still have true servants there."  [see all Isaiah 65]

Matthew 20:26-27  

"But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave."  [see Matthew 20:20-28] 

Luke 17:10  

"In the same way, when you obey me you should say, 'We are unworthy servants who have simply done our duty.' "  [see Luke 17:1-10] 

Luke 22:26  

"But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant."  

[see Luke 22:7-30]

John 12:26  

"Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me."  

[see John 12:20-36]

1 Timothy 4:6  

If you explain these things to the brothers and sisters, Timothy, you will be a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is nourished by the message of faith and the good teaching you have followed.  [see all 1 Timothy 4] 

 

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Psalm 143:11-12 Part 3 of 4

For the glory of your name, O LORD, preserve my life.

    Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.

In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies

    and destroy all my foes,

    for I am your servant. 

 

In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies and destroy all my foes, ... 

Deuteronomy 28:63

    "Just as the LORD has found great pleasure in causing you to prosper and multiply, the LORD will find pleasure in destroying you. You will be torn from the land you are about to enter and occupy."  (see all Deuteronomy 28)

Joshua 10:40  

So Joshua conquered the whole region--the kings and people of the hill country, the Negev, the western foothills, and the mountain slopes. He completely destroyed everyone in the land, leaving no survivors, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.  (see all Joshua 10)

Proverbs 29:1  

Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism

    will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.  (see all Proverbs 29)

Isaiah 11:4  

He will give justice to the poor

    and make fair decisions for the exploited.

The earth will shake at the force of his word,

    and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked.  (see all Isaiah 11)

1 Corinthians 15:24-26  

    After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having destroyed every ruler and authority and power. For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet. And the last enemy to be destroyed is death.  (see all 1 Corinthians 15)

2 Peter 2:12  

    These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed.  (see all 2 Peter 2)

2 Peter 3:5-7  

    They deliberately forget that God made the heavens long ago by the word of his command, and he brought the earth out from the water and surrounded it with water. Then he used the water to destroy the ancient world with a mighty flood. And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.  (see all 2 Peter 3) 

Jude 5  

So I want to remind you, though you already know these things, that Jesus first rescued the nation of Israel from Egypt, but later he destroyed those who did not remain faithful.  (see all Jude)

Revelation 11:18  

"The nations were filled with wrath,

    but now the time of your wrath has come.

It is time to judge the dead

    and reward your servants the prophets,

    as well as your holy people,

and all who fear your name,

    from the least to the greatest.

It is time to destroy

    all who have caused destruction on the earth."  (see all Revelation 11) 

 

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Psalm 143:11-12 Part 2 of 4

For the glory of your name, O LORD, preserve my life.

    Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.

In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies

    and destroy all my foes,

    for I am your servant. 

 

...  preserve my life.

Genesis 45:4-5

"Please come closer," he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, "I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. But don't be upset, and don't be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives."  

(see all Genesis 45 - 50)

Deuteronomy 33:12  

Moses said this about the tribe of Benjamin:

"The people of Benjamin are loved by the LORD

    and live in safety beside him.

He surrounds them continuously

    and preserves them from every harm."  (see all Deuteronomy 33)

1 Kings 19:18  

"Yet I will preserve 7,000 others in Israel who have never bowed down to Baal or kissed him!"  (see all 1 Kings 19)

Jeremiah 10:12  

But the LORD made the earth by his power,

    and he preserves it by his wisdom.

With his own understanding

    he stretched out the heavens.  (see all Jeremiah 10)

 

Because of your faithfulness, ...  

Psalm 25:10  

The LORD leads with unfailing love and faithfulness

    all who keep his covenant and obey his commands.  (see all Psalm 25)

Psalm 36:5  

Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens;

    your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.  (see all Psalm 36)

Psalm 100:5  

For the LORD is good.

    His unfailing love continues forever,

    and his faithfulness continues to each generation.  (see all Psalm 100)

Proverbs 16:6  

Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.

    By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil.  (see all Proverbs 16)

Lamentations 3:22-23  

The faithful love of the LORD never ends!

    His mercies never cease.

Great is his faithfulness;

    his mercies begin afresh each morning.  (see all Lamentations 3)

 

... bring me out of this distress.  

Psalm 18:6  

But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;

    yes, I prayed to my God for help.

He heard me from his sanctuary;

    my cry to him reached his ears.  (see all Psalm 18)

Psalm 118:5  

In my distress I prayed to the LORD,

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

 

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Psalm 143:11-12 Part 1 of 4

For the glory of your name, O LORD, preserve my life.

    Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.

In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies

    and destroy all my foes,

    for I am your servant. 

 

For the glory of your name, O LORD, ...

Psalm 8:1

O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth!

    Your glory is higher than the heavens.  (see all Psalm 8)

Psalm 29:1-2  

Honor the LORD, you heavenly beings;

    honor the LORD for his glory and strength.

Honor the LORD for the glory of his name.

    Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.  (see all Psalm 29)

Psalm 66:1-2  

Shout joyful praises to God, all the earth!

    Sing about the glory of his name!

    Tell the world how glorious he is.  (see all Psalm 66)

Psalm 85:12-13  

With all my heart I will praise you,

    O Lord my God.

    I will give glory to your name forever,

for your love for me is very great.

    You have rescued me from the depths of death.  (see all Psalm 86)

Joel 2:32  

"But everyone who calls on the name of the LORD

    will be saved,

for some on Mount Zion in Jerusalem will escape,

    just as the LORD has said.

These will be among the survivors

    whom the LORD has called."  (see Joel 2:18-32)

Micah 5:4  

And he will stand to lead his flock with the LORD's strength,

    in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.

Then his people will live there undisturbed,

    for he will be highly honored around the world.  (see all Micah 5)

2 Peter 1:16-18  

For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice from the majestic glory of God said to him, "This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy." We ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.  

(see all 2 Peter 1, also Matthew 17:1-8, Mark 9:2-8, Luke 9:28-36) 

 

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