As for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; LORD, do not delay. … Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. … When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the
Joel
October 16, 2019
May your servant rejoice
We rejoice and delight in you. … I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil. … I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. … May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word. … The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are
October 14, 2019
You will rejoice in the Lord and glory in the Holy One of Israel
Let us rejoice in him. … Rejoicing in the presence of the Lord your God.
September 22, 2019
I will proclaim the name of the LORD (Jehovah)
Oh, praise the greatness of our God (Elohim)! … I will call on the name of the LORD (Jehovah)—he is God. … May the name of the LORD be praised.
September 9, 2019
You will know that I, the Lord your God, dwell in Zion, my holy hill
For the Lord has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling: “This is my resting place for ever and ever. Here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it.
August 29, 2019
The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble
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? … The Lord is … my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—from violent people you save me.
August 15, 2019
Return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning
“Why have we fasted,” they say, “and you have not seen it? Why have we humbled ourselves, and you have not noticed?”
August 15, 2019
I humbled myself with fasting
When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
August 13, 2019
My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth
I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old—things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done.
July 2, 2019
You cannot fast as you do today and expect your voice to be heard on high
Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? … Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the Lord?