The LORD protects the foreigners among us.
He cares for the orphans and widows,
but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
... but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
Psalm 1:4-5
But not the wicked!
They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
They will be condemned at the time of judgment.
Sinners will have no place among the godly. (see all Psalm 1)
Psalm 2:1
Why are the nations so angry?
Why do they waste their time with futile plans? (see all Psalm 2)
Psalm 32:10
Many sorrows come to the wicked,
but unfailing love surrounds those who trust in the LORD.
(see all Psalm 32)
Psalm 33:10-11
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations
and thwarts all their schemes.
But the LORD's plans stand firm forever;
his intentions can never be shaken. (see all Psalm 33)
Psalm 112:10
The wicked will see this and be infuriated.
They will grind their teeth in anger;
they will slink away, their hopes thwarted. (see all Psalm 112)
Proverbs 10:28
The hopes of the godly result in happiness,
but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing. (see all Proverbs 10)
Proverbs 12:5-6
The plans of the godly are just;
the advice of the wicked is treacherous.
The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush,
but the words of the godly save lives. (see all Proverbs 2)
Proverbs 15:26
The LORD detests evil plans,
but he delights in pure words. (see all Proverbs 15)
Isaiah 48:22
"But there is no place for the wicked,"
says the LORD. (see all Isaiah 48)
Acts 4:24-26
When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in prayer to God: "O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them--you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying,
'Why are the nations so angry?
Why did they waste their time with futile plans?
The kings of the earth prepared for battle;
the rulers gathered together
against the LORD
and against his Messiah.' (Psalm 2:1-2)" (see all Acts 4)
(parentheses are mine) Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living
Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation.
Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois
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