111 Powerful Old Testament Verses
111 Powerful Old Testament Verses
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1Ki 19:5KJV
God's provision
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
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1Sa 17:29KJV
Opportunity
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
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1Sa 2:8KJV
God elevates
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
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2Ch 7:14KJV
Humble yourself
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
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2Ki 20:2-3KJV
Remember me
Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying,
⇑I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. -
2Sa 22:30KJV
Acknowledgment
For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
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2Sa 24:24KJV
A valuable offering
And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
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Ecc 7:1KJV
A good name
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
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Ecc 9:11KJV
Right time
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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Exo 23:20KJV
The sent Angel
Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
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Exo 23:22KJV
Condition for Victory
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
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Exo 23:29-30KJV
God's strategy
I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
⇑By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. -
Gen 18:14KJV
God's time
Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
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Gen 32:26KJV
Persistent prayers
And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
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Gen 32:28KJV
Power with God
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
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Gen 39:6KJV
God's Favour
And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
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Hab 2:1KJV
Positioned to hear
I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
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Hab 2:12KJV
Cursed builders
Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!
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Hab 2:20KJV
Silence
But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
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Hab 2:4KJV
Living faith
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
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Hab 3:19KJV
Mine high places
The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
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Hab 3:2KJV
Revive thy works
O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
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Hab 3:6KJV
His ability
He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting.
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Isa 10:27KJV
The anointing
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
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Isa 14:1KJV
Mercy on Jacob
*[[Isa 14:1]] KJV* For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
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Isa 17:7KJV
Respect to God
*[[Isa 17:7]] KJV* At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
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Isa 3:10KJV
It's well
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
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Isa 32:15KJV
Spirit poured
*[[Isa 32:15]] KJV* Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.
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Isa 40:31KJV
Waiting power
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
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Isa 45:2KJV
God before you
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
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Isa 45:3KJV
Treasures of darkness
And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.
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Isa 48:10KJV
Refined
Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.
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Isa 48:11KJV
For my sake
For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
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Isa 48:12KJV
I am He
Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
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Isa 48:16KJV
Come and hear
Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.
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Isa 48:17KJV
Thy Redeemer
Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
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Isa 49:24-25KJV
Lawful captive
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. -
Isa 55:10-11KJV
Accomplishing word
For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. -
Isa 55:5KJV
Call a nation
Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
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Isa 55:7KJV
Let the wicked
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
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Isa 55:8-9KJV
My ways
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. -
Isa 60:1-2KJV
Shine
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. -
Isa 60:3KJV
Thy light
And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
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Isa 62:1KJV
Rest not
For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
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Isa 6:8KJV
Send me
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
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Jdg 6:14KJV
This might
And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee?
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Jer 1:10KJV
Over Nations
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
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Jer 12:5KJV
Footmen vs horses
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
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Jer 18:6KJV
The Potter
O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.
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Jer 51:20KJV
My battle axe
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
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Jer 8:22KJV
No balm
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
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Job 14:7-9KJV
There is hope
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. -
Job 22:28KJV
Decree
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.
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Job 22:29KJV
Upliftment
When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.
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Job 5:12KJV
Foes disappointed
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
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Job 8:8KJV
Enquire
For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:
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Jon 3:2KJV
Go preach
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
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Jos 24:24KJV
The right choice
And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
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Luk 1:37KJV
With God
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
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Mal 3:10-11KJV
Tithe rewards
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. -
Mal 4:2KJV
Healing wings
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
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Mic 2:1KJV
Evil on beds
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
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Mic 3:11KJV
Wrong rewards
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
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Mic 3:8KJV
Full of power
But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
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Mic 4:1KJV
Mountain top
But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
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Mic 4:5KJV
Walk in His name
For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
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Mic 5:9KJV
Cut off
Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
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Mic 6:8KJV
Requirements
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
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Mic 7:15KJV
As before
According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.
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Mic 7:6KJV
A man's enemy
For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
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Mic 7:7KJV
I will wait
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
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Mic 7:8KJV
Rejoice not
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
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Nah 1:2KJV
Jealous God
God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
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Nah 1:7KJV
Our strong hold
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
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Nah 1:9KJV
Utter end
What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
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Num 23:23KJV
No enchantment
Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
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Oba 1:17KJV
Upon Mount Zion
But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
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Pro 10:22KJV
God's Blessings
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
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Pro 6:25KJV
Lust not
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
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Psa 101:2KJV
Behave
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
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Psa 107:20KJV
Sent Word
He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
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Psa 113:7-8KJV
With princes
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. -
Psa 113:9KJV
Barreness Broken
He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
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Psa 124:7-8KJV
Escaped
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. -
Psa 12:5KJV
Help for the poor
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
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Psa 126:1-2KJV
Turned our captivity
A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. -
Psa 126:5-6KJV
Joy of sowing
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. -
Psa 22:5KJV
Deliverance
They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
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Psa 2:4KJV
God shall laugh
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
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Psa 27:8KJV
Seek God
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
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Psa 30:5KJV
Joy cometh
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
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Psa 34:19KJV
Afflictions
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
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Psa 34:4KJV
He hears
I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
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Psa 45:7KJV
Oil of gladness
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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Psa 57:11KJV
Be exalted
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
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Psa 57:6KJV
They are fallen
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
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Psa 57:7KJV
Focus
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
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Psa 62:11KJV
Spoken once
God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
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Psa 63:1-2KJV
Thirst after God
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. -
Psa 69:6KJV
No shame
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
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Psa 71:18KJV
This generation
Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
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Psa 96:3KJV
Make known
Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.
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Rth 2:12KJV
Compensation
The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
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Son 2:15KJV
The little foxes
Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
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Son 3:8KJV
Expert in war
They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
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Zec 10:1KJV
Latter rain
Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
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Zec 2:5KJV
Wall of fire
For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
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Zep 3:16-17KJV
Mighty God
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. -
Zep 3:19KJV
Fame provision
Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
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Zep 3:2KJV
Stubbornness
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.