Psalm 125:1-5 Part 1 of 3

Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion;

    they will not be defeated but will endure forever.

Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem,

    so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever.

 

Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.

Psalm 46:5 

God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed.

    From the very break of day, God will protect it.  (see all Psalm 46)

Psalm 48:11-14  

Let the people on Mount Zion rejoice.

    Let all the towns of Judah be glad

    because of your justice.

Go, inspect the city of Jerusalem.

    Walk around and count the many towers.

Take note of the fortified walls,

    and tour all the citadels,

that you may describe them

    to future generations.

For that is what God is like.

    He is our God forever and ever,

    and he will guide us until we die.  (see all Psalm 48)

Isaiah 33:20  

Instead, you will see Zion as a place of holy festivals.

    You will see Jerusalem, a city quiet and secure.

It will be like a tent whose ropes are taut

    and whose stakes are firmly fixed.  (see all Isaiah 33)

 

Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever.  

Psalm 121:7-8  

The LORD keeps you from all harm

    and watches over your life.

The LORD keeps watch over you as you come and go,

    both now and forever.  (see all Psalm 121)

Zechariah 2:5  

    " 'Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the LORD. And I will be the glory inside the city!' "  (see all Zechariah 2)

Psalm 32:10-11  

Many sorrows come to the wicked,

    but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.

So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him!

    Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!  (see all Psalm 32)  

 

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Psalm 124:1-8 Part 4 of 4

What if the LORD had not been on our side?

    Let all Israel repeat:

What if the LORD had not been on our side

    when people attacked us?

They would have swallowed us alive

    in their burning anger.

The waters would have engulfed us;

    a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

Yes, the raging waters of their fury

    would have overwhelmed our very lives.

 

Praise the LORD,

    who did not let their teeth tear us apart!

We escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap.

    The trap is broken, and we are free!

Our help is from the LORD,

    who made heaven and earth. 

 

Our help is from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

Genesis 1:1 

    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  

    (see all Genesis 1)

Psalm 121:2  

My help comes from the LORD,

    who made heaven and earth!  (see all Psalm 121)

Psalm 115:15  

May you be blessed by the LORD,

    who made heaven and earth.  (see all Psalm 115)

Psalm 134:3  

May the LORD, who made heaven and earth,

    bless you from Jerusalem.  (see all Psalm 134)

Hebrews 11:32-34  

    How much more do I need to say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and all the prophets. By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight.  (see all Hebrews 11) 

 

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Psalm 124:1-8 Part 3 of 4

What if the LORD had not been on our side?

    Let all Israel repeat:

What if the LORD had not been on our side

    when people attacked us?

They would have swallowed us alive

    in their burning anger.

The waters would have engulfed us;

    a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

Yes, the raging waters of their fury

    would have overwhelmed our very lives.

 

Praise the LORD,

    who did not let their teeth tear us apart!

We escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap.

    The trap is broken, and we are free!

Our help is from the LORD,

    who made heaven and earth. 

 

Praise the LORD, who did not let their teeth tear us apart! We escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!

Psalm 91:3 

For he will rescue you from every trap

    and protect you from deadly disease.  (see all Psalm 91)

Psalm 141:9-10  

Keep me from the traps they have set for me,

    from the snares of those who do wrong.

Let the wicked fall into their own nets,

    but let me escape.  (see all Psalm 141)

Proverbs 6:5  

Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter,

    like a bird fleeing from a net.  (see Proverbs 6:1-6)

Psalm 25:15  

My eyes are always on the LORD,

    for he rescues me from the traps of my enemies.  (see all Psalm 25)

Psalm 31:3-4  

You are my rock and my fortress.

    For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger.

Pull me from the trap my enemies set for me,

    for I find protection in you alone.  (see all Psalm 31)  

 

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Psalm 124:1-8 Part 2 of 4

What if the LORD had not been on our side?

    Let all Israel repeat:

What if the LORD had not been on our side

    when people attacked us?

They would have swallowed us alive

    in their burning anger.

The waters would have engulfed us;

    a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

Yes, the raging waters of their fury

    would have overwhelmed our very lives.

 

Praise the LORD,

    who did not let their teeth tear us apart!

We escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap.

    The trap is broken, and we are free!

Our help is from the LORD,

    who made heaven and earth. 

 

The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us. Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives. 

Psalm 18:4 

The ropes of death entangled me;

    floods of destruction swept over me.

Psalm 18:16  

He reached down from heaven and rescued me;

    he drew me out of deep waters.  (see all Psalm 18)

Psalm 69:1-2  

Save me, O God,

    for the flood waters are up to my neck.

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)

Psalm 88:16-17  

Your anger has overwhelmed me.

    Your terrors have paralyzed me.

They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long.

    They have engulfed me completely.  (see all Psalm 88)

Psalm 116:3  

Death wrapped its ropes around me;

    the terrors of the grave overtook me.

    I saw only trouble and sorrow.  (see all Psalm 116)  

 

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Psalm 124:1-8 Part 1 of 4

What if the LORD had not been on our side?

    Let all Israel repeat:

What if the LORD had not been on our side

    when people attacked us?

They would have swallowed us alive

    in their burning anger.

The waters would have engulfed us;

    a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

Yes, the raging waters of their fury

    would have overwhelmed our very lives.

 

Praise the LORD,

    who did not let their teeth tear us apart!

We escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap.

    The trap is broken, and we are free!

Our help is from the LORD,

    who made heaven and earth. 

 

What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat: What if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us?

Psalm 94:17 

Unless the LORD had helped me,

    I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.  (see all Psalm 94)

Psalm 129:1-2  

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.  (see all Psalm 129)

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 all Jeremiah 15)

 

They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger.  

Psalm 56:1-2  

O God, have mercy on me,

    for people are hounding me.

    My foes attack me all day long.

I am constantly hounded by those who slander me,

    and many are boldly attacking me.  (see all Psalm 56)

Psalm 57:3  

He will send help from heaven to rescue me,

    disgracing those who hound me.

My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness.  (see all Psalm 57) 

 

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Psalm 123:1-4 Part 2 of 2

I lift my eyes to you,

    O God, enthroned in heaven.

We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy,

    just as servants keep their eyes on their master,

    as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy,

    for we have had our fill of contempt.

We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud

    and the contempt of the arrogant. 

 

We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy, just as servants keep their eyes on their master, as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.

Malachi 1:6-7 

The LORD of Heaven's Armies says to the priests: "A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where is the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name!

    "But you ask, 'How have we ever shown contempt for your name?'

    "You have shown contempt by offering defiled sacrifices on my altar.

    "Then you ask, 'How have we defiled the sacrifices?'

    "You defile them by saying the altar of the LORD deserves no respect."  

    (see Malachi 1:6-14)

Isaiah 63:15  

LORD, look down from heaven;

    look from your holy, glorious home, and see us.

Where is the passion and the might

    you used to show on our behalf?

    Where are your mercy and compassion now?  (see Isaiah 63-66)

 

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt. We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud and the contempt of the arrogant.  

Nehemiah 4:4-5  

    Then I prayed, "Hear us, our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land! Do not ignore their guilt. Do not blot out their sins, for they have provoked you to anger here in front of the builders."  

(see all Nehemiah 4)

Psalm 4:1-2  

Answer me when I call to you,

    O God who declares me innocent.

Free me from my troubles.

    Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

How long will you people ruin my reputation?

    How long will you make groundless accusations?

    How long will you continue your lies?  (see all Psalm 4)

Psalm 51:1-3  

Have mercy on me, O God,

    because of your unfailing love.

Because of your great compassion,

    blot out the stain of my sins.

Wash me clean from my guilt.

    Purify me from my sin.

For I recognize my rebellion;

    it haunts me day and night.  (see all Psalm 51)

Psalm 79:4  

We are mocked by our neighbors

    an object of scorn and derision to those around us.  (see all Psalm 79)  

 

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Psalm 123:1-4 Part 1 of 2

I lift my eyes to you,

    O God, enthroned in heaven.

We keep looking to the LORD our God for his mercy,

    just as servants keep their eyes on their master,

    as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy,

    for we have had our fill of contempt.

We have had more than our fill of the scoffing of the proud

    and the contempt of the arrogant. 

 

I lift my eyes to you,

Psalm 25:15 

My eyes are always on the LORD,

    for he rescues me from the traps of my enemies.  (see all Psalm 25)

Psalm 141:8  

I look to you for help, O Sovereign LORD.

    You are my refuge; don't let them kill me.  (see all Psalm 141)

Hebrews 12:2  

We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne.  (see Hebrews 12:1-4)

 

O God, enthroned in heaven.  

Psalm 2:4  

But the one who rules in heaven laughs.

    The LORD scoffs at them.  (see all Psalm 2)

Psalm 11:4  

But the LORD is in his holy temple;

    the LORD still rules from heaven.

He watches everyone closely,

    examining every person on earth.  (see all Psalm 11)

Psalm 99:1  

The LORD is king!

    Let the nations tremble!

He sits on his throne between the cherubim.

    Let the whole earth quake!  (see all Psalm 99)

Psalm 102:12  

But you, O LORD, will sit on your throne forever.

    Your fame will endure to every generation.  (see all Psalm 102)

Psalm 113:5  

Who can be compared with the LORD our God,

    who is enthroned on high?  (see all Psalm 113)

Isaiah 6:1  

    It was the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple.  (see all Isaiah 6)

Isaiah 37:16  

"O LORD of Heaven's Armies, God of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You alone created the heavens and the earth."  (see all Isaiah 37) 

 

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