I decided to include a page of my favorite scriptures from the Old Testament. I hope you find them encouraging!! Feel free to look them up in your own bible as sometimes the translations are better. Enjoy!!
"And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin." ~ Exodus 20:20
"There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to help you, and in His excellency on the clouds. The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say "Destroy!" Then Israel shall dwell in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, in the land of grain and new wine; His heavens shall also drop dew. Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help and the sword of your majesty! Your enemies shall submit to you, and you shall tread down their high places." ~ Deuteronomy 33:26-29
"The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, you save me from violence. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies." ~ 2 Samuel 22:2-4
"My defense is of God, who saves the upright in heart." ~ Psalm 7:10
"As for God, his way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him." ~ Psalm 18:30
"You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over." Psalm 23:5
"Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!" ~ Psalm 32:11
"The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations." ~ Psalm 33:11
"For without cause they have hidden their net for me in a pit, which they have dug without cause for my life. Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, and let his net that he has hidden catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall." ~ Psalm 35:7-8
"Oh, continue Your lovingkindess to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright in heart." ~ Psalm 36:10
"The royal daughter is all glorious with in the palace; her clothing is woven with gold. She shall be brought to the King in robes of many colors; The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to you. With gladness and rejoicing they shall be brought; They shall enter the King's palace." ~ Psalm 45:13-15
"For when he dies he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descent after him." ~ Psalm 49-17
" . . . You thought that I was altogether like you . . ." ~ Psalm 50:21
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." ~ Psalm 51:10
"Give ear to my prayer, O God, and do not hide yourself from my supplication. Attend to me and hear me;" ~ Psalm 55:1-2
"My heart is severely pained within me . . ." Psalm 55:4
"Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city. Day and night they go around it on its walls; Iniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it. Destruction is in its midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets." ~ Psalm 55:9-11
"Cast your burden on the Lord, and he shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved." ~ Psalm 55:22
"He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!" ~ Psalm 61:7
"My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, and my refuge is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us." ~ Psalm 62:5-8
"The righteous shall be glad in the Lord and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory." ~ Psalm 64:10
"That they may set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments." ~ Psalm 78:7
"Oh, satisfy us early with your mercy, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days!" ~ Psalm 90:14
"For you, Lord, have made me glad through your work; I will triump in the works of your hands." ~ Psalm 92:4
"Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me." ~ Psalm 131:2
"Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up. You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways, for there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You have hedged me behind and before, and laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it." ~ Psalm 139:1-6
"As for the head of those who surround me, let the evil of their lips cover them;" ~ Psalm 140:9
"My son, if you receive my words, and treasure my commands within you, so that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you cry out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding, If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God." ~ Proverbs 2:1-5
"Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known." ~ Proverbs 14:33
"What is desired in a man is kindness . . ." ~ Proverbs 19:2
"Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but who can find a faithful man?" ~ Proverbs 20:6
"If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword; For the mouth of the Lord has spoken." ~ Isaiah 1:19-20
"The whole earth is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing." ~ Isaiah 14:7
"For with stammering lips and another tongue, He will speak to this people, to whom He said, 'This is the rest with which you may cause the weary to rest,' and 'This is the refreshing.' Yet they would not hear. But the word of the Lord was to them, "Precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, that they might go and fall backward, and be broken and snared and caught." ~ Isaiah 28:11-13
"Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might, he increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." ~ Isaiah 40:28-31
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God." ~ Isaiah 43:1-3
"You are my witnesses, says the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, nor shall there be after me. I, even I, am the Lord, and besides me there is no Savior." ~ Isaiah 43:10-11
"Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." ~ Isaiah 43:18-19
"This people I have formed for Myself; they shall declare My praise." ~ Isaiah 43:21
"To whom will you liken Me, and make Me equal and compare Me, that we should be alike?" ~ Isaiah 46:5
"Remember the former things of old, for I am God and there is no other, I am God, and there is none like Me." ~ Isaiah 46:9
"Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it. For how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another." ~ Isaiah 48:10-11
"I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide my face from shame and spitting. For the Lord God will help me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed." ~ Isaiah 50:6-7
"For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands." ~ Isaiah 55:12
"The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones, you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail." ~ Isaiah 58:11
"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has annointed me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty ot the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound." ~ Isaiah 61:1
"I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; For he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegrom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels." ~ Isaiah 61:10
"The bellows blow fiercly, the lead is consumed by the fire; the smelter refines in vain, for the wicked are not drawn off." ~ Jeremiah 6:29
"Hear and give ear: Do not be proud, for the Lord has spoken. Give glory to the Lord your God before He causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and while you are looking for light, he turns it into the shadow of death and makes it dense darkness. But if you will not hear it, my soul will weep in secret for your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears, because the Lord's flock has been taken captive." ~ Jeremiah 13:15-17
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." ~Jeremiah 29:11-13
"The righteous of the righeous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself." ~ Ezekiel 18:20
"Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies, says the Lord God. Therefore turn, and live!" ~ Ezekiel 18:30-32
"When he had spoken such words to me, I turned my face towrd the ground and became speechless." ~ Daniel 10:15
"And the Lord God prepared a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be shade for his head to deliver him from his misery." ~ Jonah 4:6
"O Lord, I have heard your speech and was afraid; O Lord, revive your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy." ~ Habakkuk 3:2
"The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing." ~ Zephaniah 3:17
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