Jeremiah 21:2

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Jeremiah 21:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malchijah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah. They said,

2 “Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.”

3 But Jeremiah answered, “You are to tell Zedekiah that

4 this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will turn against you the weapons of war in your hands, with which you are fighting the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the wall, and I will assemble their forces in the center of this city.

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Jeremiah 37:3

Yet King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the priest, the son of Maaseiah, to Jeremiah the prophet with the message, “Please pray to the LORD our God for us!”

Jeremiah 37:7

“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.

Jeremiah 38:14

Then King Zedekiah sent for Jeremiah the prophet and received him at the third entrance to the house of the LORD. “I am going to ask you something,” said the king to Jeremiah. “Do not hide anything from me.”

Jeremiah 38:15

“If I tell you,” Jeremiah replied, “you will surely put me to death. And even if I give you advice, you will not listen to me.”

Jeremiah 38:16

But King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has given us this life, I will not kill you, nor will I deliver you into the hands of these men who are seeking your life.”

Jeremiah 38:17

Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.

Jeremiah 38:18

But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”

Jeremiah 38:19

But King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have deserted to the Chaldeans, for the Chaldeans may deliver me into their hands to abuse me.”

Jeremiah 38:20

“They will not hand you over,” Jeremiah replied. “Obey the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, that it may go well with you and you may live.

Jeremiah 38:21

But if you refuse to surrender, this is the word that the LORD has shown me:

Jeremiah 38:22

All the women who remain in the palace of the king of Judah will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon, and those women will say: ‘They misled you and overcame you— those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sank into the mire, and they deserted you.’

Jeremiah 38:23

All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”

Jeremiah 38:24

Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.

Jeremiah 38:25

If the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come and demand of you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what he said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will kill you,’

Jeremiah 38:26

then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”

Jeremiah 38:27

When all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, he relayed to them the exact words the king had commanded him to say. So they said no more to him, for no one had overheard the conversation.

Jeremiah 42:4

“I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will surely pray to the LORD your God as you request, and I will tell you everything that the LORD answers; I will not withhold a word from you.”

Jeremiah 42:5

Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

Jeremiah 42:6

Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!”

Judges 20:27

And the Israelites inquired of the LORD. (In those days the ark of the covenant of God was there,

1 Samuel 10:22

So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

1 Samuel 28:6

He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets.

1 Samuel 28:15

Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”

1 Kings 14:2

and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.

1 Kings 14:3

Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”

1 Kings 22:3

who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”

1 Kings 22:4

So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

1 Kings 22:5

But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”

1 Kings 22:6

So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

1 Kings 22:7

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”

1 Kings 22:8

The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

2 Kings 1:3

But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’

2 Kings 3:11

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”

2 Kings 3:12

Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

2 Kings 3:13

Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”

2 Kings 3:14

Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.

2 Kings 22:13

“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”

2 Kings 22:14

So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

Ezekiel 14:3

“Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I consult with them in any way?

Ezekiel 14:4

Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry,

Ezekiel 14:5

so that I may take hold of the hearts of the people of Israel. For because of their idols, they are all estranged from Me.’

Ezekiel 14:6

Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Repent and turn away from your idols; turn your faces away from all your abominations.

Ezekiel 14:7

For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.

Ezekiel 20:1

In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.

Ezekiel 20:2

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 20:3

“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.

Jeremiah 32:24

See how the siege ramps are mounted against the city to capture it. And by sword and famine and plague, the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. What You have spoken has happened, as You now see!

Jeremiah 39:1

In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.

Jeremiah 39:2

And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.

Jeremiah 52:3

For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

Jeremiah 52:4

So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.

Jeremiah 52:5

And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

Jeremiah 52:6

By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.

2 Kings 25:1

So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.

2 Kings 25:2

And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.

Exodus 14:1

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Exodus 14:2

“Tell the Israelites to turn back and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. You are to encamp by the sea, directly opposite Baal-zephon.

Exodus 14:3

For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.’

Exodus 14:4

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” So this is what the Israelites did.

Exodus 14:5

When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”

Exodus 14:6

So Pharaoh prepared his chariot and took his army with him.

Exodus 14:7

He took 600 of the best chariots, and all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers over all of them.

Exodus 14:8

And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out defiantly.

Exodus 14:9

The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.

Exodus 14:10

As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

Exodus 14:11

They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

Exodus 14:12

Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”

Exodus 14:13

But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.

Exodus 14:14

The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Exodus 14:15

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.

Joshua 10:1

Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction —doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.

Joshua 10:2

So Adoni-zedek and his people were greatly alarmed, because Gibeon was a great city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger than Ai, and all its men were mighty.

Joshua 10:3

Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,

Joshua 10:4

“Come up and help me. We will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites.”

Joshua 10:5

So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.

Joshua 10:6

Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”

Joshua 10:7

So Joshua and his whole army, including all the mighty men of valor, came from Gilgal.

Joshua 10:8

The LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for I have delivered them into your hand. Not one of them shall stand against you.”

Joshua 10:9

After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise.

Joshua 10:10

And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.

Joshua 10:11

As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

Judges 4:1

After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.

Judges 4:2

So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.

Judges 4:3

Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

Judges 4:4

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

Judges 4:5

And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.

1 Samuel 7:10

As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.

1 Samuel 7:11

Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.

1 Samuel 7:12

Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”

1 Samuel 14:7

His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”

1 Samuel 14:8

“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.

1 Samuel 14:9

If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.

1 Samuel 14:10

But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.”

1 Samuel 14:11

So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”

1 Samuel 14:12

So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”

1 Samuel 14:13

So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.

1 Samuel 14:14

In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men over half an acre of land.

1 Samuel 17:45

But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

1 Samuel 17:46

This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.

1 Samuel 17:47

And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”

1 Samuel 17:48

As the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him.

1 Samuel 17:49

Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.

1 Samuel 17:50

Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.

2 Chronicles 14:9

Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 14:10

So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 14:11

Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”

2 Chronicles 14:12

So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.

2 Chronicles 14:13

Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder

2 Chronicles 20:1

After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat.

2 Chronicles 20:2

Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi).

2 Chronicles 20:3

Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

2 Chronicles 20:4

So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.

2 Chronicles 20:5

Then Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house of the LORD in front of the new courtyard

2 Chronicles 20:6

and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.

2 Chronicles 20:7

Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?

2 Chronicles 20:8

They have lived in the land and have built in it a sanctuary for Your Name, saying,

2 Chronicles 20:9

‘If disaster comes upon us—whether sword or judgment, plague or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your Name is in this temple. We will cry out to You in our distress, and You will hear us and save us.’

2 Chronicles 20:10

And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.

2 Chronicles 20:11

See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession that You gave us as an inheritance.

2 Chronicles 20:12

Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”

2 Chronicles 20:13

Meanwhile all the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, were standing before the LORD.

2 Chronicles 20:14

Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.

2 Chronicles 20:15

And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.

2 Chronicles 20:16

Tomorrow you are to march down against them. You will see them coming up the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the valley facing the Wilderness of Jeruel.

2 Chronicles 20:17

You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”

2 Chronicles 20:18

Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.

2 Chronicles 20:19

And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.

2 Chronicles 20:20

Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; believe in His prophets, and you will succeed.”

2 Chronicles 20:21

Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”

2 Chronicles 20:22

The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.

2 Chronicles 20:23

The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

2 Chronicles 20:24

When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.

2 Chronicles 20:25

Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables —more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

2 Chronicles 20:26

On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.

2 Chronicles 20:27

Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.

2 Chronicles 20:28

So they entered Jerusalem and went into the house of the LORD with harps, lyres, and trumpets.

2 Chronicles 20:29

And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.

2 Chronicles 20:30

Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.

2 Chronicles 32:21

and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.

Psalms 44:1

We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.

Psalms 44:2

With Your hand You drove out the nations and planted our fathers there; You crushed the peoples and cast them out.

Psalms 44:3

For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.

Psalms 44:4

You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.

Psalms 46:8

Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.

Psalms 46:9

He makes wars to cease throughout the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear; He burns the shields in the fire.

Psalms 46:10

“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”

Psalms 46:11

The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Psalms 48:4

For behold, the kings assembled; they all advanced together.

Psalms 48:5

They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.

Psalms 48:6

Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.

Psalms 48:7

With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish.

Psalms 48:8

As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah

Psalms 105:5

Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,

Psalms 105:6

O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

Psalms 105:7

He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.

Psalms 105:8

He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

Psalms 105:9

the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

Psalms 105:10

He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:

Psalms 105:11

“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

Psalms 105:12

When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,

Psalms 105:13

they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

Psalms 105:14

He let no man oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:

Psalms 105:15

“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”

Psalms 105:16

He called down famine on the land and cut off all their supplies of food.

Psalms 105:17

He sent a man before them— Joseph, sold as a slave.

Psalms 105:18

They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,

Psalms 105:19

until his prediction came true and the word of the LORD proved him right.

Psalms 105:20

The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.

Psalms 105:21

He made him master of his household, ruler over all his substance,

Psalms 105:22

to instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.

Psalms 105:23

Then Israel entered Egypt; Jacob dwelt in the land of Ham.

Psalms 105:24

And the LORD made His people very fruitful, more numerous than their foes,

Psalms 105:25

whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.

Psalms 105:26

He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.

Psalms 105:27

They performed His miraculous signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

Psalms 105:28

He sent darkness, and it became dark— yet they defied His words.

Psalms 105:29

He turned their waters to blood and caused their fish to die.

Psalms 105:30

Their land teemed with frogs, even in their royal chambers.

Psalms 105:31

He spoke, and insects swarmed— gnats throughout their country.

Psalms 105:32

He gave them hail for rain, with lightning throughout their land.

Psalms 105:33

He struck their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees of their country.

Psalms 105:34

He spoke, and the locusts came— young locusts without number.

Psalms 105:35

They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.

Psalms 105:36

Then He struck all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of all their vigor.

Psalms 105:37

He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.

Psalms 105:38

Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.

Psalms 105:39

He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.

Psalms 105:40

They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Psalms 105:41

He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.

Psalms 105:42

For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.

Psalms 105:43

He brought forth His people with rejoicing, His chosen with shouts of joy.

Psalms 105:44

He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor,

Psalms 105:45

that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!

Psalms 136:1

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:2

Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:3

Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:4

He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:5

By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:6

He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:7

He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:8

the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:9

the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:10

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:11

and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:12

with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:13

He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:14

and led Israel through the midst, His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:15

but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:16

He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:17

He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:18

and slaughtered mighty kings— His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:19

Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:20

and Og king of Bashan— His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:21

and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:22

a heritage to His servant Israel. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:23

He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:24

and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:25

He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:26

Give thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever.

Isaiah 59:1

Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.

Isaiah 59:2

But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.