Friday, September 20, 2024

Psalm 83:16-18

    Utterly disgrace them
        until they submit to your name, O LORD.
    Let them be ashamed and terrified forever.
        Let them die in disgrace.
    Then they will learn that you alone are called the LORD,
        that you alone are the Most High, 
        supreme over all the earth.
      
Utterly disgrace them until they submit to your name, O LORD.
Psalm 25:3  
    No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced,
        but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others. 
        (see all Psalm 25)
Psalm 109:29  
    May my accusers be clothed with disgrace;
        may their humiliation cover them like a cloak. (see all Psalm 109)
Psalm 132:18  
    "I will clothe his enemies with shame,
        but he will be a glorious king." (see all Psalm 32)

Let them be ashamed and terrified forever. 
2 Kings 19:26  
    "That is why their people have so little power
        and are so frightened and confused.
    They are as weak as grass,
        as easily trampled as tender green shoots.
    They are like grass sprouting on a housetop,
        scorched before it can grow lush and tall." (see verses 2-34)
Psalm 6:10  
    May all my enemies be disgraced and terrified.
        May they suddenly turn back in shame. (see all Psalm 6)
Psalm 71:24  
    I will tell about your righteous deeds
        all day long,
    for everyone who tried to hurt me
        has been shamed and humiliated. (see all Psalm 71)
Jeremiah 8:9  
    " 'These wise teachers will fall
        into the trap of their own foolishness,
    for they have rejected the word of the LORD.
        Are they so wise after all?' " (see verses 4-22)

Let them die in disgrace. 
Psalm 35:4  
    Bring shame and disgrace on those trying to kill me;
        turn them back and humiliate those who want to harm me.
        (see all Psalm 35)
Psalm 70:2  
    May those who try to kill me
        be humiliated and put to shame.
    May those who take delight in my trouble
        be turned back in disgrace. (see all Psalm 70)

Then they will learn that you alone are called the LORD, that you alone are the Most High, supreme over all the earth. 
Psalm 68:4  
    Sing praises to God and to his name!
        Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.
    His name is the LORD--
        rejoice in his presence! (see all Psalm 68)
Psalm 91:1  
    Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
        will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. (see all Psalm 91)
Psalm 97:9  
    For you, O LORD, are supreme over all the earth;
        you are exalted far above all gods. (see all Psalm 97)

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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Psalm 83:13-15

    O my God, scatter them like tumbleweed,
        like chaff before the wind!
    As a fire burns a forest
        and as a flame sets mountains ablaze,
    chase them with your fierce storm;
        terrify them with your tempest.
      
O my God, scatter them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind!
Job 21:18  
    "Are they driven before the wind like straw? Are they carried away by the storm like chaff? Not at all!" (see verses 17-21)
Psalm 1:4  
    But not the wicked!
        They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind. (see all Psalm 1)
Psalm 35:5  
    Blow them away like chaff in the wind--
        a wind sent by the angel of the LORD. (see all Psalm 35)
Isaiah 17:13  
    But though they thunder like breakers on a beach,
        God will silence them, and they will run away.
    They will flee like chaff scattered by the wind,
        like a tumbleweed whirling before a storm. (see verses 4-14)
Hosea 13:3  
    Therefore, they will disappear like the morning mist,
        like dew in the morning sun,
    like chaff blown by the wind,
        like smoke from a chimney. (see all chapter 13)
 
As a fire burns a forest and as a flame sets mountains ablaze, 
Deuteronomy 32:22  
    "For my anger blazes forth like fire
        and burns to the depths of the grave.
    It devours the earth and all its crops
        and ignites the foundations of the mountains. 
        (see all chapter 32, The Song of Moses)
Isaiah 9:18  
    This wickedness is like a brushfire.
        It burns not only briers and thorns
    but also sets the forests ablaze.
        Its burning sends up clouds of smoke. (see verses 8-21)

chase them with your fierce storm; 
Psalm 50:3  
    Our God approaches,
        and he is not silent.
    Fire devours everything in his way,
        and a great storm rages around him. (see verses 1-6)
Isaiah 29:6  
        "I, the LORD of Heaven's Armies will act for you
    with thunder and earthquake and great noise,
        with whirlwind and storm and consuming fire." (see verses 5-8)
Nahum 1:3  
     The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great,
        and he never lets the guilty go unpunished.
    He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm.
        The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet. (see verses 1-6)

terrify them with your tempest. 
Job 36:33  
    "The thunder announces his presence;
        the storm announces his indignant anger." (see 36:22-37:5)
Jonah 1:4  But the LORD hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart. (see all chapter 1)

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Psalm 83:11-12

    Let their mighty nobles die as Oreb and Zeeb did.
        Let all their princes die like Zebah and Zalmunna,
    for they said, "Let us seize for our own use 
        these pasturelands of God!"
      
Let their mighty nobles die as Oreb and Zeeb did.
Judges 7:25  They captured Oreb and Zeeb, the two Midianite commanders, killing Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. And they continued to chase the Midianites. Afterward the Israelites brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was by the Jordan River.
Judges 8:1-3  Then the people of Ephraim asked Gideon, "Why have you treated us this way? Why didn't you send for us when you first went out to fight the Midianites?" And they argued heatedly with Gideon.
    But Gideon replied, "What have I accomplished compared to you? Aren't even the left over grapes of Ephraim's harvest better than the entire crop of my little clan of Abiezer? God gave you victory over Oreb and Zeeb, the commanders of the Midianite army. What have I accomplished compared to that?" When the men of Ephraim heard Gideon's answer, their anger subsided. (see 7:19-25)
 
Let all their princes die like Zebah and Zalmunna, 
Judges 8:5  When they reached Succoth, Gideon asked the leaders of the town, "Please give my warriors some food. They are very tired. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian." (see verses 4-10)
Judges 8:12  Zebah and Zalmunna, the two Midianite kings, fled, but Gideon chased them down and captured all their warriors. (see verses 11-17)
Judges 8:21  Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, "Be a man! Kill us yourself!" So Gideon killed them both and took the royal ornaments from the necks of their camels. (see verses 18-21)
 
for they said, "Let us seize for our own use these pasturelands of God!" 
2 Chronicles 20:10-12  "And now see what the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir are doing. You would not let our ancestors invade those nations when Israel left Egypt, so they went around them and did not destroy them. Now see how they reward us! For they have come to throw us out of your land, which you gave us as an inheritance. Our God, won't you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help." (see verses 1-30)
Ezekiel 35:9-11  "I will make you desolate forever. Your cities will never be rebuilt. Then you will know that I am the LORD. For you said, 'The lands of Israel and Judah will be ours. We will take possession of them. What do we care that the LORD is there!' Therefore, as surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, I will pay back your angry deeds with my own. I will punish you for all your acts of anger, envy, and hatred. And I will make myself known to Israel by what I do to you." (see all chapter 35) 

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Psalm 83:9-10 Part 2 of 2

    Do to them as you did to the Midianites
        and as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
    They were destroyed at Endor,
        and their decaying corpses fertilized the soil.
      
They were destroyed at Endor, and their decaying corpses fertilized the soil.
2 Kings 9:36-37  When they returned and told Jehu, he stated, "This fulfills the message from the LORD, which he spoke through his servant Elijah from Tishbe: 'At the plot of land in Jezreel, dogs will eat Jezebel's body. Her remains will be scattered like dung on the plot of land in Jezreel, so that no one will be able to recognize her.' (1 Kings 21:23)" (see verses 30-37)
Isaiah 5:25  
    That is why the LORD's anger burns against his people,
        and why he has raised his fist to crush them.
    The mountains tremble,
        and the corpses of his people litter the streets like garbage.
    But even then the LORD's anger is not satisfied.
        His fist is still poised to strike! (see verses 24-30)
Jeremiah 8:1-2  "In that day," says the LORD, "the enemy will break open the graves of the kings and officials of Judah, and the graves of the priests, prophets, and common people of Jerusalem. They will spread out their bones on the ground before the sun, moon, and stars--the gods my people have loved, served, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up again or buried but will be scattered on the ground like manure." (see verses 1-3)
Jeremiah 9:22  This is what the LORD says:
    "Bodies will be scattered across the fields like clumps of manure,
        like bundles of grain after the harvest.
        No one will be left to bury them." (see all chapter 9)
Jeremiah 16:3-4  "For this is what the LORD says about the children born here in this city and about their mothers and fathers: They will die from terrible diseases. No one will mourn for them or bury them, and they will lie scattered on the ground like manure. They will die from wars and famine, and their bodies will be food for the vultures and wild animals." (see all chapter 16)
Jeremiah 25:33  In that day those the LORD has slaughtered will fill the earth from one end to the other. No one will mourn for them or gather up their bodies to bury them. They will be scattered on the ground like manure. (see verses 30-38)
Zephaniah 1:17  
    "Because you have sinned against the LORD,
        I will make you grope around like the blind.
    Your blood will be poured into the dust,
        and your bodies will lie rotting on the ground." (see all chapter 1) 

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Monday, September 16, 2024

Psalm 83:9-10 Part 1 of 2

    Do to them as you did to the Midianites
        and as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
    They were destroyed at Endor,
        and their decaying corpses fertilized the soil.
      
Do to them as you did to the Midianites and as you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
Genesis 25:1-2  Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah. She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. (see verses 1-4)
Numbers 31:1-2  Then the LORD said to Moses, "On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors." (see verses 1-24)
Judges 4:1-3  After Ehud's death, the Israelites again did evil in the LORD's sight. So the LORD turned them over to King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite king. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-haggoyim. Sisera, who had 900 iron chariots, ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years. Then the people of Israel cried out to the LORD for help. (see all chapter 4)
Judges 6:1-2  The Israelites did evil in the LORD's sight. So the LORD handed them over to the Midianites for seven years. The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds. (see all chapter 6)
Judges 7:7  The LORD told Gideon, "With these 300 men I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Send all the others home."
Judges 7:20-22  Then all three groups blew their horns and broke their jars. They held the blazing torches in their left hands and the horns in their right hands, and they all shouted, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!" Each man stood at his position around the camp and watched as all the Midianites rushed around in a panic, shouting as they ran to escape. When the 300 Israelites blew their rams horns, the LORD caused the warriors in the camp to fight each other with their swords. Those who were not killed fled to places as far away as Beth-shittah near Zererah and to the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath. (see all chapter 7)

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Sunday, September 15, 2024

Psalm 83:5-8 Part 3 of 3

    Yes, this was their unanimous decision.
        They signed a treaty as allies against you--
    these Edomites and Ishmaelites;
        Moabites and Hagrites;
    Gebalites, Ammonites, and Amalekites;
        and people from Philistia and Tyre.
    Assyria has joined them, too,
        and is allied with the descendants of Lot.
      
and people from Philistia and Tyre.
Genesis 10:6  The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. [see verses 1-20]
Genesis 10:13  Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites, Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came.
Ezekiel 27:1-2  This message came to me from the LORD: "Son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre, that mighty gateway to the sea, the trading center of the world. Give Tyre this message from the LORD:
    "You boasted, O Tyre,
        'My beauty is perfect!' " [see verses 1-25]
 
Assyria has joined them, too, and is allied with the descendants of Lot. 
Genesis 10:8-12  Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth. Since he was the greatest hunter in the world, his name became proverbial. People would say, "This man is like Nimrod, the greatest hunter in the world." He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh. From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehobothir, Calah, and Resen (the great city located between Nineveh and Calah). [see verses 6-12] 

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Saturday, September 14, 2024

Psalm 83:5-8 Part 2 of 3

    Yes, this was their unanimous decision.
        They signed a treaty as allies against you--
    these Edomites and Ishmaelites;
        Moabites and Hagrites;
    Gebalites, Ammonites, and Amalekites;
        and people from Philistia and Tyre.
    Assyria has joined them, too,
        and is allied with the descendants of Lot.
      
Gebalites, Ammonites, and Amalekites;
1 Samuel 13:3  Soon after this, Jonathan attacked and defeated the garrison of Philistines at Geba. The news spread quickly among the Philistines. So Saul blew the ram's horn throughout the land, saying, "Hebrews, hear this! Rise up in revolt.!" (see all chapter 13)
1 Kings 5:18  Men from the city of Gebal helped Solomon's and Hiram's builders prepare the timber and stone for the Temple. (see all chapter 5)
2 Chronicles 16:6  Then King Asa called out all the men of Judah to carry away the building stones and timbers that Baasha had been using to fortify Ramah. Asa used these materials to fortify the towns of Geba and Mizpah.
Genesis 19:36, 38  As a result, both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by their own father. ... When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites. (see verses 30-38)
Genesis 36:15-16  These are the descendants of Esau who became the leaders of various clans:
    The descendants of Esau's oldest son, Eliphaz, became the leaders of the
    clans of Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These 
    are the clan leaders in the land of Edom who descended from Eliphaz. All 
    these were descendants of Esau's wife Adah. (see verses 9-19) 

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