SAMEKH
I hate those with divided loyalties, but I love your instructions.
You are my refuge and my shield;
your word is my source of hope.
Get out of my life, you evil-minded people,
for I intend to obey the commands of my God.
LORD, sustain me as you promised, that I may live!
Do not let my hope be crushed.
Sustain me, and I will be rescued;
then I will meditate continually on your decrees.
But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees.
They are only fooling themselves.
You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum;
no wonder I love to obey your laws!
I tremble in fear of you;
I stand in awe of your regulations.
But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees. They are only fooling themselves.
Psalm 119:10
I have tried hard to find you--
don't let me wander from your commands. (see Psalm 119:9-16)
You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum; no wonder I love to obey your laws!
Isaiah 1:22
Once like pure silver,
you have become like worthless slag.
Once so pure,
you are now like watered-down wine.
Isaiah 1:25
"I will raise my fist against you.
I will melt you down and skim off your slag.
I will remove all your impurities." (see all Isaiah 1)
Ezekiel 22:17-19
Then this message came to me from the LORD: "Son of man, the people of Israel are the worthless slag that remains after silver is smelted. They are the dross that is left over--a useless mixture of copper, tin, iron, and lead. So tell them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you are worthless slag, I will bring you to my crucible in Jerusalem.' " (see Ezekiel 22:17-22)
Psalm 119:47
How I delight in your commands!
How I love them! (see Psalm 119:41-48)
(parentheses are mine) Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living
Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation.
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