Psalm 3O LORD, how my adversaries have increased!Many are rising up against me.Many are saying of my soul,"There is no deliverance for him in God." Selah.But You, O LORD, are a shield about me,My glory, and the One who lifts my head.I was crying to the LORD with my voice,And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah.I lay down and slept;I awoke, for the LORD sustains me...

Psalm 2Why are the nations in an uproarAnd the peoples devising a vain thing?The kings of the earth take their standAnd the rulers take counsel togetherAgainst the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,"Let us tear their fetters apartAnd cast away their cords from us!"He who sits in the heavens laughs,The Lord scoffs at them.Then He will speak to them in His angerAnd terri...

PSALM 1How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,Nor stand in the path of sinners,Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!But his delight is in the law of the LORD,And in His law he meditates day and night.He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,Which yields its fruit in its seasonAnd its leaf does not wither;And in whatever he does, h...

Proverbs 31.28-31 Her children rise up and bless her; Her husband also, and he praises her, saying: 29"Many daughters have done nobly, But you excel them all." 30Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. 31Give her the product of her hands, And let her works praise her in the gates. There are many things praised in our wo...

Proverbs 31:21-27She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with scarlet. 22She makes coverings for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple. 23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. 24She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies belts to the tradesmen. 25Strength and dignity are ...

Proverbs 31.12-20 She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. She looks for wool and flax and works with her hands in delight. She is like merchant ships; she brings her food from afar. She rises also while it is still night and gives food to her household and portions to her maidens. She considers a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard. ...

Proverbs 31.10-11 An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels. 11The heart of her husband trusts in her, And he will have no lack of gain. An excellent wife, who can find? It is hard to find a noble and virtuous wife. I am thankful that I have. This wife that is spoken of is one of moral worth or one who has godly character. She is a woman who lives...

Proverbs 31.1-9 The words of King Lemuel, the oracle which his mother taught him:What, O my son?And what, O son of my womb?And what, O son of my vows?Do not give your strength to women,Or your ways to that which destroys kings.It is not for kings, O Lemuel,It is not for kings to drink wine,Or for rulers to desire strong drink,For they will drink and forget what is decreed,...

Proverbs 30:32-33"If you play the fool and exalt yourself, or if you plan evil, clap your hand over your mouth! 33For as churning cream produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife." Today's Proverbs are filled with wisdom yet again. And yet again, in verse 32, Solomon teaches us about restraining our tongues. Do not speak...

Proverbs 30.29-31 There are three things which are stately intheirmarch, even four which are stately when they walk: the lionwhichis mighty among beasts and does not retreat before any, the strutting rooster, the male goat also, and a kingwhen hisarmy is with him. The above verses are part of a set of verses written by a man named Agur, about which we know very little. Wha...