Verse of the Day | August 18, 2024
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He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
Open your mouth for the mute, For the rights of all the unfortunate. Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish.
"In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
"Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine."
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock.
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
βYou shall have no other gods before me.β
Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.
"But select capable men from all the peopleβmen who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain βand appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens."
Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."
Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.