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 Because Still Standing Counts

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The pain of discipline may sting today, but we are reminded that endurance turns today’s struggle into tomorrow’s strength, producing a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who refuse to quit. 💪📖🔥


All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11

Growth is usually not comfortable. Discipline, correction, and perseverance will feel painful in the moment, but God uses them to shape who we become. If life feels hard right now, this doesn’t mean God is absent. It may mean He’s creating something strong in you. Endurance today becomes peace and maturity tomorrow.

Thoughts to Ponder:
 Instead of resisting the struggle, ask God what He’s teaching you.

Journaling Prompt:

Think about a difficult season or challenge you are currently facing.

  • How might God be using this struggle to shape your character, strengthen your faith, or teach you perseverance?

Write about what endurance looks like for you right now and what spiritual “harvest” you hope God will produce through it.

  • What practical step can you take today to remain faithful and keep moving forward?


Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, help me to always trust You when growth hurts. Use this season to make me stronger and closer to You. In Jesus Name Amen

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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Matthew 5:9

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  Protecting the Least Is Gospel Work

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What if the way you live today could either strengthen someone’s faith, or quietly destroy it?

But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a huge millstone were hung around his neck and that he were sunk in the depths of the sea. Matthew 18:6


Jesus’ warning about causing children to stumble is one of the strongest statements He ever made. This shows us how seriously God views the protection of the vulnerable. In a culture that celebrates impact, growth, and visibility, the church must remember that faithfulness is measured by obedience, not numbers. When safety is treated as secondary to the mission, the church misunderstands Christ’s priorities. Protecting children is not a distraction from the gospel, it is a direct expression of it. Any ministry that risks the innocent for the sake of influence has already drifted from Jesus’ heart.

In Action:
 Refuse to excuse unsafe practices in the name of ministry success.

Journal Prompt:
 Where might I be tempted to value results over responsibility?

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, shape my heart to reflect Yours. Help me value protection, obedience, and faithfulness above anything else. Lord help me to see things the way You do and always guide my path. In Jesus Name Amen

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Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back.
Luke 6:30

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 Love Does Not Ignore Harm

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Real love protects the innocent, refusing to ignore harm, standing for truth, and courageously defending the innocent from anything that would celebrate wrongdoing or threaten their God-given dignity and safety.


“Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.” 1 Corinthians 13:6


Biblical love is not submissive, passive, soft or permissive. It does not justify, defend or excuse sin, minimize harm, or remain silent when others are injured, hurt or wounded. Love stands with truth, even when truth is painful, confining and uncomfortable. When we avoid difficult conversations under the banner of “love,” we misunderstand love itself. God’s love confronts in order to heal. Protecting children, setting boundaries, and reporting wrongdoing are acts of love rooted in truth and righteousness.

Thought to Ponder:
 Redefine love according to God’s Word, not comfort.

Journal Prompt:
 Where have I confused love with avoidance or silence?

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, teach me to love like You love, boldly, truthfully, and faithfully. Give me the strength when I need it to act, the fortitude and tenacity to endure even when I think I can’t. In Jesus Name Amen.

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Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
1 John 3:18

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God’s Heart for the Vulnerable

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 Shepherds Are Called to Protect

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 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy, and tell them, even the shepherds, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Shouldn’t the shepherds feed the sheep? You eat the fat. You clothe yourself with the wool. You kill the fatlings, but you don’t feed the sheep. You haven’t strengthened the diseased. You haven’t healed that which was sick. You haven’t bound up that which was broken. You haven’t brought back that which was driven away. You haven’t sought that which was lost, but you have ruled over them with force and with rigor. Ezekiel 34:2–4


God holds leaders to a higher standard because their choices affect many. Spiritual authority is never meant to shield wrongdoing but to guard those entrusted to their care. Ezekiel’s rebuke reminds us that neglecting protection is a form of failure before God. True shepherds intervene, confront, and act decisively to keep the flock safe. Leadership that prioritizes image over integrity abandons its calling. Faithful leadership reflects God’s heart by choosing protection over popularity.

Thoughts to Ponder
 Pray for leaders to act with courage and accountability.

Journal Prompt:
 How do I define faithful leadership according to Scripture rather than culture?

Closing Prayer:
 Dear Heavenly Father, raise up shepherds who protect, guide, and lead with integrity. Lord give them Your heart, help them to see the way You see, and do and act the way You would. In Jesus Name Amen.

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Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
Hebrews 7:25

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You Can’t Demand Respect While Giving None: The Silent Crisis Between Generations

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“You Can’t Demand Respect While Showing None: The Leadership Failure Fueling Today’s Cultural Divide”

Everywhere you look, people are demanding respect, but fewer people seem willing to give it. Many older voices insist younger generations must honor them simply because of age or position, yet too often those same voices model criticism, ignorance, arrogance, or dismissal toward others. This contradiction has quietly shaped the culture we now live in. When respect is demanded but not demonstrated, trust collapses, resentment grows, and entire generations begin rejecting the very idea of honor. If we want to understand why society feels increasingly divided and hostile, we must first examine the example set by those who have expected respect the most.

Respect has been something that has been spoken of as something that should automatically be given to our older generations. While Scripture does encourage honoring elders (You shall stand up before the gray head and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:32). If we read the bible we can see that biblical honor is closely connected with character, humility, and wisdom. A serious problem arises when individuals demand respect based solely on age or authority while consistently showing disrespect, harshness, or disregard for others. When we allow it, respect becomes something demanded rather than modeled, it loses its moral authority.

As we grow up we learn far more from what we observe than from what they are told. If older leaders, whether parents, elders, teachers, community figures, or church leaders, speak about honor while acting with impatience, arrogance, ignorance, or hypocrisy, the message becomes confusing. This contradiction breeds cynicism. Young people begin to associate “respect” with control rather than mutual dignity. Over time, they may reject the entire concept because they see it as unfair or one-sided. Why wouldn’t they?

This continual pattern has contributed to the broader cultural breakdown of civility. When respect is not demonstrated by those asking for it, society begins to treat respect as optional or transactional. Public discourse becomes harsher, authority is distrusted, and generational relationships fracture. What should have been a chain of wisdom passed down becomes a cycle of resentment.

Biblically, leadership and maturity are meant to be examples. Older believers are called to model patience, gentleness, and integrity so that younger people can see respect lived out in action:

 “ That older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance, and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good, that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children, to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded. In all things show yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, show integrity, seriousness, and incorruptibility. Titus 2:2–7”

True authority grows from humility and consistency. When respect is both given and demonstrated, it restores trust and helps rebuild the moral fabric that healthy communities depend upon.

The truth is simple but uncomfortable: respect cannot be forced, demanded, or commanded into existence, it must be demonstrated. When those with age, authority, or influence fail to show humility, patience, and dignity toward others, they weaken the very standard they claim to defend. Over time, younger generations stop listening not because they hate wisdom, but because they rarely see true wisdom and respect practiced. If society is ever going to recover a culture of honor, it will not begin with louder demands for respect. It will begin when people, especially those in positions of maturity and leadership, choose to model the very respect they hope to receive. Real honor is not claimed; it is earned through consistent character.

I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20

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 Light Exposes, It Does Not Hide

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“Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.” Ephesians 5:11


God’s word is a message of light, not concealment. The Bible calls believers to expose evil, not protect it through silence. When wrongdoing is hidden “for the sake of unity” or reputation, darkness becomes empowered and held up. God’s healing and justice begin with truth. Exposing harm is not divisive; it is redemptive. A church that walks in the light creates safety, accountability, and trust. Truth may be painful, but secrecy always destroys.

Thought to Ponder
 Commit and walk in truth, even when it feels too costly.

Journal Prompt:
 What fears tempt me to avoid bringing issues into the light?

Prayer:
 Dear Heavenly Father, remove fear from my heart and help me walk in truth and obedience even if it seems scary, impossible, or useless. Lord, put a hedge of protection around me giving me the strength to move forward. In Jesus Name Amen

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The reward for humility and fear of the LORD is riches and honor and life.
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God’s Heart for the Vulnerable

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Defend the vulnerable and stand up for those who cannot stand alone. God calls His people not to overlook injustice, but to actively protect the weak and rescue those in danger.

“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”  Psalm 82:3–4

 God consistently reveals His heart for those who cannot defend themselves. Children are not secondary to the mission of the church, they are central to God’s considerations. The Bible does not treat protection as optional compassion but as moral obedience. When the church overlooks warning signs or excuses harmful behavior, it contradicts God’s clear command to defend the vulnerable. True gospel ministry reflects God’s justice and care, not institutional convenience. Protecting children is not a distraction from ministry; it is an expression of it.

Application:
 Choose to see protection as biblical obedience, not an inconvenience.

Thought to Ponder
 Where might God be calling me to defend someone vulnerable more intentionally?

Prayer:
 Dear Heavenly Father, align my heart with Yours. Give me eyes to see the vulnerable and courage to act in love and truth. Give the strength to stand in the chaos and turmoil that these truths might cause. In Jesus Name Amen

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Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
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Psalm 138:7

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Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.


Dear Heavenly Father, be my guide and protect me from these things that surround me that I do not understand or that influence me in ways that are not from You. Lord I want to be and act as close to You as You’ve always wanted Your children to be. Lord give the strength to stand against the evil in this world, the distractions and influences. Help me to not fear and worry about these issues that continue to affect everything around us. Thank you Lord for Your protection, direction, and love. In Jesus Name Amen

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Prayer In The Bible

There are so many Psalms that are singing, and crying out to God. These help comfort us as believers knowing that we are not the only ones dealing with the stuff of this world. I will read these in a first person perspective and turn them into prayers. I will show you how I do it. This is all to give glory to God.

Psalm 86 KJV

Dear Heavenly Father, Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.

All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them. But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast Holden me, and comforted me. Psalm 89 KJV Thank you Lord for listening. In Jesus Name Amen

Psalm 86 MSG

Dear Heavenly Father, Bend an ear, God; answer me. I’m one miserable wretch! Keep me safe—haven’t I lived a good life? Help your servant—I’m depending on you! You’re my God; have mercy on me. I count on you from morning to night. Give your servant a happy life;I put myself in your hands!

You’re well-known as good and forgiving, bighearted to all who ask for help.
Pay attention, God, to my prayer; bend down and listen to my cry for help. Every time I’m in trouble I call on you, confident that you’ll answer.

8-10 There’s no one quite like you among the gods, O Lord, and nothing to compare with your works. All the nations you made are on their way, ready to give honor to you, O Lord, Ready to put your beauty on display, parading your greatness, And the great things you do—God, you’re the one, there’s no one but you!

11-17 Train me, God, to walk straight; then I’ll follow your true path. Put me together, one heart and mind; then, undivided, I’ll worship in joyful fear. From the bottom of my heart I thank you, dear Lord; I’ve never kept secret what you’re up to. You’ve always been great toward me—what love!

You snatched me from the brink of disaster! God, these bullies have reared their heads! A gang of thugs is after me— and they don’t care a thing about you. But you, O God, are both tender and kind, not easily angered, immense in love, and you never, never quit.

So look me in the eye and show kindness, give your servant the strength to go on, save your dear, dear child! Make a show of how much you love me so the bullies who hate me will stand there slack-jawed, As you, God, gently and powerfully put me back on my feet. Thank you Lord, In Jesus Name Amen.

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Salvation

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2

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Prayer In The Bible

There are so many Psalms that are singing, and crying out to God. I will read these in a first person perspective. I will show you how I do it. This is all for the praise of God.

Psalm 121

I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand. The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more. Psalm 121 WEB

How I Turn it into a Prayer

When I read and pray this it will look like this:

Dear Heavenly Father, I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow my foot to be moved. He who keeps me will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Yahweh is my keeper. Yahweh is my shade on my right hand. The sun will not harm me by day, nor the moon by night. Yahweh will keep me from all evil. He will keep my soul. Yahweh will keep me going out and my coming in, from this time forward, and forever more. Thank you Lord for your protection. In Jesus Name Amen

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Protected

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Sometimes we look around and wonder why all of the junk that surrounds us is a continual onslaught that never seems to end. Sometimes we find ourselves asking, is this worth it?

There is an example we are given in the bible and when we read about everything that happened the faith shown was unmovable. This guy had everything taken from him, his wealth, his health, and his family. The example that I am talking about is Job. 

Job followed God in a way that so many of us should strive to accomplish. We are told God said: for there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.” Job 1:8 WEB

In one day Job had everything taken from him:

  1. Cattle Job 1:14
  2. Transportation Job 1:17
  3. Children Job 1:18

We are told that we need to persevere, he’s got your back even when it doesn’t seem like it: We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose Romans 8:28 WEB

Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him. James 1:12 WEB

If we admit it our aspirations at times are different then God’s aspirations: Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin. The sin, when it is full grown, produces death. Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers. James 1:13-16 WEB 

Rest in the Lord wait for His direction and walk in His strength. Spread your wings and fly leaving the “stuff” that’s weighing you down and never looking back. Resting in the Lord would includes focusing on Him.

Praising Him and surrounding yourself in His word. Like any other exercise regiment the best way to keep up your strength is through repetitions. Always praise Him, always focus on Him, and always listen to the words He has given us.

Triumph

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow.

Thomas Paine

Patence

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 ESV

What God Wants

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 ESV

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, help me to have Job’s faith through all of the junk helping me understand. Help me to look into myself to show me the things that I need to change. In Jesus Name Amen

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Call on Him praying and worshiping always. When you pray and worship you are talking to and praising God Himself. You know how much you appreciate it when those who you love talk to you and validate that you exist. Thinking about it in this perspective it gives a little insight into the relationship that is being built when doing both of these. Get to know Him, you will not regret it!

God’s Direction

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
John 4:24 ESV

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for being there for me. Thank you for the support and the strength that You have given me. Thank you for getting me through the tough times and being with me during the good times. In Jesus Name Amen

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God, keep me out of the clutch of these wicked ones, protect me from these vicious people; Stuffed with self-importance, they plot ways to trip me up, determined to bring me down. These crooks invent traps to catch me and do their best to incriminate me. Psalm 140:4-5 MSG

Incriminate: to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault, to involve in an accusation; cause to be or appear to be guilty; implicate, to charge with responsibility for all or part of an undesirable situation, harmful effect.

Synonym: allege, attack, attribute, blame, implicate, indict, prosecute

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Psalm 138:7 ESV Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me. Lord with everything that seems to be going on right now around the world, around our country and within our communities. I just want to thank you for being there when we need you the most. In Jesus Name Amen

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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

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Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

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Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have planned to trip up my feet. The arrogant have hidden a trap for me, and with cords they have spread a net; beside the way they have set snares for me. Selah Psalm 140:4-5 ESV

Arrogant: making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud, characterized by or proceeding from arrogance, or a sense of superiority, self-importance, or entitlement.

Synonym: aloof, bossy, cavalier, cocky, haughty, imperious, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, smug, vain

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Psalm 138:7 ESV Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me. Lord with everything that seems to be going on right now around the world, around our country and within our communities. I just want to thank you for being there when we need you the most. In Jesus Name Amen

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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

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Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men; They devise mischiefs in their heart; continually they gather together and stir up wars. They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! Psalm 140:1-3 AMP

Devise: to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas.

Synonym: arrange, come up with, concoct, construct, craft, create, design, discover, forge, formulate, hatch, invent, mastermind, prepare, work out

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 ESV Lord it seems like right now everything around the world is falling apart, there are people attacking people that do not deserve to be hurt. There are others that are in the background thinking that they are puppet masters controlling people convincing them that when hurting each other they are justified do what they are doing because it is for “good”. Lord help them to see your peace the peace we have been told about in Psalm 4:8 ESV In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Cover this world with Your love and peace so that we may all sleep within Your loving safety. In Jesus Name Amen

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God, get me out of here, away from this evil; protect me from these vicious people. All they do is think up new ways to be bad; they spend their days plotting war games. They practice the sharp rhetoric of hate and hurt, speak venomous words that maim and kill. Psalm 140:1-3 MSG

Rhetoric: undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast, influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.

Synonym: bombast, composition, discourse, elocution, eloquence, fustian, grandiloquence, magniloquence

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 ESV Lord it seems like right now everything around the world is falling apart, there are people attacking people that do not deserve to be hurt. There are others that are in the background thinking that they are puppet masters controlling people convincing them that when hurting each other they are justified do what they are doing because it is for “good”. Lord help them to see your peace the peace we have been told about in Psalm 4:8 ESV In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Cover this world with Your love and peace so that we may all sleep within Your loving safety. In Jesus Name Amen

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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Thesaurus

Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, who plan evil things in their heart and stir up wars continually. They make their tongue sharp as a serpent’s, and under their lips is the venom of asps. Selah Psalm 140:1-3 ESV

Preserve: to keep alive or in existence; make lasting, to keep safe from harm or injury; protect or spare, to keep up; maintain.

Synonym: conserve, defend, freeze, keep, perpetuate, protect, retain, safeguard, save, secure, store, sustain, uphold

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 ESV Lord it seems like right now everything around the world is falling apart, there are people attacking people that do not deserve to be hurt. There are others that are in the background thinking that they are puppet masters controlling people convincing them that when hurting each other they are justified do what they are doing because it is for “good”. Lord help them to see your peace the peace we have been told about in Psalm 4:8 ESV In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. Cover this world with Your love and peace so that we may all sleep within Your loving safety. In Jesus Name Amen

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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.

Thesaurus

Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this opportunity to look further into Your word so that I may understand who You are, where You are coming from and what You have for me. In Jesus Name Amen

In Psalm chapter 27 David reminds us that “The Lord is our light and salvation” so concluding this study into Psalm 27 we have the three translations in their entirety. Now that we know some of the deeper definitions of the words lets read them and you will see that it will be understood in a whole new light.

The Lord, who is the believer’s light, is the strength of his life; not only by whom, but in whom he lives and moves. In God let us strengthen ourselves. The gracious presence of God, his power, his promise, his readiness to hear prayer, the witness of his Spirit in the hearts of his people; these are the secret of his tabernacle, and in these the saints find cause for that holy security and peace of mind in which they dwell at ease. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary

ESV

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall. Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.

One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me! You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.” Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help.

Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation! For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in. Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence.

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:1-14 ESV

MSG

Light, space, zest that’s God! So, with him on my side I’m fearless, afraid of no one and nothing. When vandal hordes ride down ready to eat me alive, Those bullies and toughs fall flat on their faces. When besieged, I’m calm as a baby. When all hell breaks loose, I’m collected and cool. I’m asking God for one thing, only one thing: To live with him in his house my whole life long.

I’ll contemplate his beauty; I’ll study at his feet. That’s the only quiet, secure place in a noisy world, The perfect getaway, far from the buzz of traffic. God holds me head and shoulders above all who try to pull me down. I’m headed for his place to offer anthems that will raise the roof! Already I’m singing God-songs; I’m making music to God. Listen, God, I’m calling at the top of my lungs: “Be good to me! Answer me!”

When my heart whispered, “Seek God,” my whole being replied, “I’m seeking him!” Don’t hide from me now! You’ve always been right there for me; don’t turn your back on me now. Don’t throw me out, don’t abandon me; you’ve always kept the door open. My father and mother walked out and left me, but God took me in.

Point me down your highway, God; direct me along a well-lighted street; show my enemies whose side you’re on. Don’t throw me to the dogs, those liars who are out to get me, filling the air with their threats. I’m sure now I’ll see God’s goodness in the exuberant earth. Stay with God! Take heart. Don’t quit. I’ll say it again: Stay with God. Psalm 27:1-14 MSG

TPT

The Lord is my revelation-light to guide me along the way; he’s the source of my salvation to defend me every day. I fear no one! I’ll never turn back and run from you, Lord; surround and protect me. When evil ones come to destroy me, they will be the ones who turn back.

My heart will not be afraid even if an army rises to attack. I know that you are there for me, so I will not be shaken. Here’s the one thing I crave from God, the one thing I seek above all else: I want the privilege of living with him every moment in his house, finding the sweet loveliness of his face, filled with awe, delighting in his glory and grace.

I want to live my life so close to him that he takes pleasure in my every prayer. In his shelter in the day of trouble, that’s where you’ll find me, for he hides me there in his holiness. He has smuggled me into his secret place, where I’m kept safe and secure out of reach from all my enemies.

Triumphant now, I’ll bring him my offerings of praise, singing and shouting with ecstatic joy! Yes, listen and you can hear the fanfare of my shouts of praise to the Lord! God, hear my cry. Show me your grace. Show me mercy, and send the help I need!

Lord, when you said to me, “Seek my face,” my inner being responded, “I’m seeking your face with all my heart.” So don’t hide yourself, Lord, when I come to find you. You’re the God of my salvation; how can you reject your servant in anger? You’ve been my only hope, so don’t forsake me now when I need you! My father and mother abandoned me.

I’m like an orphan! But you took me in and made me yours. Now teach me all about your ways and tell me what to do. Make it clear for me to understand, for I am surrounded by waiting enemies. Don’t let them defeat me, Lord. You can’t let me fall into their clutches!

They keep accusing me of things I’ve never done while they plot evil against me. Yet I totally trust you to rescue me one more time, so that I can see once again how good you are while I’m still alive! Here’s what I’ve learned through it all: Don’t give up; don’t be impatient; be entwined as one with the Lord. Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope. Yes, keep on waiting—for he will never disappoint you! Psalm 27:1-14 TPT

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MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

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Bible Gateway

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“Sword: Free Bible Study for the PC.” Matthew Henry’s Concise

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Here’s what I’ve learned through it all: Don’t give up; don’t be impatient; be entwined as one with the Lord. Be brave and courageous, and never lose hope. Yes, keep on waiting—for he will never disappoint you! Psalm 27:14 TPT

Impatient: not patient; not accepting delay, opposition, pain, with calm or patience, indicating lack of patience, restless in desire or expectation; eagerly desirous.

Synonym: anxious, eager, irritable, keen, restless, testy, thirsty

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Psalm 25:21 ESV May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you. Psalm 138:3 ESV On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased. Thank you Lord for always having my back, You give me strength knowing that it will be taken care of. I know sometimes I am impatient, sorry for that, with everything I have been through I can look back and see that even if I did not like the answer it was always the best solution for the situation. In Jesus Name Amen

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TPT

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Take heart. Don’t quit. I’ll say it again: Stay with God. Psalm 27:14 MSG

Stay: to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, to continue to be as specified, as to condition or state, to hold back, detain, or restrain, as from going further.

Synonym: break, halt, holiday, sojourn, stop, stopover, vacation

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Psalm 25:21 ESV May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you. Psalm 138:3 ESV On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased. Thank you Lord for always having my back, You give me strength knowing that it will be taken care of. I know sometimes I am impatient, sorry for that, with everything I have been through I can look back and see that even if I did not like the answer it was always the best solution for the situation. In Jesus Name Amen

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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

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Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:14 ESV

Courage: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery, the heart as the source of emotion.

Synonym: audacity, bravery, daring, determination, endurance, fearlessness, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, grit, heroism, prowess, spirit, spunk, tenacity, valor

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Psalm 25:21 ESV May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you. Psalm 138:3 ESV On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased. Thank you Lord for always having my back, You give me strength knowing that it will be taken care of. I know sometimes I am impatient, sorry for that, with everything I have been through I can look back and see that even if I did not like the answer it was always the best solution for the situation. In Jesus Name Amen

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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

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Yet I totally trust you to rescue me one more time, so that I can see once again how good you are while I’m still alive! Psalm 27:13 TPT

Rescue: the act of rescuing, to free or deliver from confinement, danger, or difficulty.

Synonym: extricate, free, keep, liberate, preserve, protect, recapture, recover, release, retrieve, salvage

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 ESV I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 ESV Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! Psalm 43:3 ESV Thank you for Your direction; help me navigate the path that I travel that points directly to You Lord. Your word helps direct my thoughts, plans and ideas thank you for the owner’s manual that I can check when I do not completely understand what is happening. In Jesus Name Amen

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The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017 by BroadStreet Publishing® Group, LLC. Used by permission. All rights reserved. thePassionTranslation.com

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I’m sure now I’ll see God’s goodness in the exuberant earth. Stay with God! Psalm 27:13 MSG

Exuberant: effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant, abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous, extremely good; overflowing; plentiful.

Synonym: animated, brash, buoyant, cheerful, ebullient, elated, excited, lively, passionate, spirited, sprightly, vigorous

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 ESV I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 ESV Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! Psalm 43:3 ESV Thank you for Your direction; help me navigate the path that I travel that points directly to You Lord. Your word helps direct my thoughts, plans and ideas thank you for the owner’s manual that I can check when I do not completely understand what is happening. In Jesus Name Amen

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MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

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I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Psalm 27:13 ESV

Goodness: the state or quality of being good, moral excellence; virtue, kindly feeling; kindness; generosity, excellence of quality.

Synonym: friendliness, generosity, good will, grace, graciousness, honesty, integrity, kindness, mercy, morality, righteousness, rightness, superiority, virtue

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 ESV I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 ESV Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling! Psalm 43:3 ESV Thank you for Your direction; help me navigate the path that I travel that points directly to You Lord. Your word helps direct my thoughts, plans and ideas thank you for the owner’s manual that I can check when I do not completely understand what is happening. In Jesus Name Amen

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Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Don’t let them defeat me, Lord. You can’t let me fall into their clutches! They keep accusing me of things I’ve never done while they plot evil against me. Psalm 27:12 TPT

Accusing: to charge with the fault, offense, or crime, to find fault with; to blame.

Synonym: allege, arraign, arrest, attack, blame, brand, charge, cite, complain, denounce, implicate, indict, name, prosecute, sue, summon

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. Psalm 139:13-16 ESV Surround and protect me and keep me safe from those who wish bad things upon me. Protect me from those that have heard false rumors and believe that they are true, forgive them Lord because they do not know what they are doing. Lord protect me like I am still in my mother’s womb. Thank you Lord for all that You have done and continue to do on a daily basis. In Jesus Name Amen

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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

TPT

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Daily Bread Psalm 119:105

Daily Verse

Don’t throw me to the dogs, those liars who are out to get me, filling the air with their threats. Psalm 27:12 MSG

Liars: a person who tells lies.

Synonym: cheat, con artist, deceiver, dissimulator, equivocator, fabricator, fabulist, falsifier, fibber, maligner, misleader, perjurer, phony, prevaricator, promoter, storyteller, trickster

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. Psalm 139:13-16 ESV Surround and protect me and keep me safe from those who wish bad things upon me. Protect me from those that have heard false rumors and believe that they are true, forgive them Lord because they do not know what they are doing. Lord protect me like I am still in my mother’s womb. Thank you Lord for all that You have done and continue to do on a daily basis. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

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Citation:

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

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Daily Verse

Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence. Psalm 27:12 ESV

Adversaries: a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe, the devil; Satan.

Synonym: antagonist, attacker, bandit, competitor, contestant, enemy, foe, match, opposer, rival

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. Psalm 139:13-16 ESV Surround and protect me and keep me safe from those who wish bad things upon me. Protect me from those that have heard false rumors and believe that they are true, forgive them Lord because they do not know what they are doing. Lord protect me like I am still in my mother’s womb. Thank you Lord for all that You have done and continue to do on a daily basis. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

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Daily Verse

Now teach me all about your ways and tell me what to do. Make it clear for me to understand, for I am surrounded by waiting enemies. Psalm 27:11 TPT

Surrounded: to enclose on all sides; encompass, to form an enclosure round; encircle, to enclose.

Synonym: enclosed, encompassed, enveloped, fenced, hedged, fenced in

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Psalm 51:10-13 ESV Lord be my guide and show me the way, Your way, so that I may know the answers to any questions asked of me so that I may help Your followers. Protect me from those that this upsets giving me the courage to face any difficulty that tries to halt what You want me to do. In Jesus Name Amen

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Citation:

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

TPT

The Passion Translation®. Copyright © 2017 by BroadStreet Publishing® Group, LLC. Used by permission. All rights reserved. thePassionTranslation.com

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Daily Verse

Point me down your highway, God; direct me along a well-lighted street; show my enemies whose side you’re on. Psalm 27:11 MSG

Direct: to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, to regulate the course of; control.

Synonym: address, advise, command, deliver, inform, instruct, order, tell, warn

Prayer

Dear Heavenly Father, Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Psalm 51:10-13 ESV Lord be my guide and show me the way, Your way, so that I may know the answers to any questions asked of me so that I may help Your followers. Protect me from those that this upsets giving me the courage to face any difficulty that tries to halt what You want me to do. In Jesus Name Amen

Getting to Know Him

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Citation:

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Editor: Stephen Smith. Publication date: Apr 10, 2020. Publisher: OpenBible.info.

ESV

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

MSG

Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

Bible Gateway

“BibleGateway.” BibleGateway.com: A Searchable Online Bible in over 150 Versions and 50 Languages., http://www.biblegateway.com/‎.