Bible on The Divine

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.

And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying,

And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.

And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.

And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD: because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:

And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.

But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD.

Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,

Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.

For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.

So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee

So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even:

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.

And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.

So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.

So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope shall perish:

Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee?

For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;

Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?

Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.

O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.

Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD:

My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.