Luke 1:38

I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.

In your loving kindness, cut off my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, For I am your servant.

having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

Now, Yahweh, let the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, be established forever, and do as you have spoken.

However Yahweh, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For he has chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel.

He loosens the bond of kings. He binds their waist with a belt.

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.

Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.

But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children,

Yahweh, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your servant girl. You have freed me from my chains.

Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.

that I may establish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey,’ as it is today.” Then I answered, and said, “Amen, Yahweh.”

For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

The servant said to him, “What if the woman isn’t willing to follow me to this land? Must I bring your son again to the land you came from?”

She said, “Drink, my lord.” She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him a drink.

They called Rebekah, and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”

You said, ‘I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which can’t be counted because there are so many.’ ”

For to me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.

I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. I have broken the bars of your yoke, and made you walk upright.

Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you.

You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm. Therefore Yahweh your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.

Yahweh drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. Therefore we also will serve Yahweh; for he is our God.”

But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldn’t have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.”

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. This woman was intelligent and had a beautiful face; but the man was surly and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb.

Now therefore as Yahweh lives, who has established me, and set me on my father David’s throne, and who has made me a house as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death today.”

Esther’s maidens and her eunuchs came and told her this, and the queen was exceedingly grieved. She sent clothing to Mordecai, to replace his sackcloth; but he didn’t receive it.

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king has said.”

Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

I love you, Yahweh, my strength.

Answer me, Yahweh, for your loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, turn to me.

Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on a pilgrimage.

Turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give your strength to your servant. Save the son of your servant.

Relent, Yahweh! How long? Have compassion on your servants!

Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.

I am yours. Save me, for I have sought your precepts.

Turn to me, and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.

In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountainside, let me see your face. let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.

Your lips are like scarlet thread. Your mouth is lovely. Your temples are like a piece of a pomegranate behind your veil.

Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

One will say, ‘I am Yahweh’s;’ and another will be called by the name of Jacob; and another will write with his hand ‘to Yahweh,’ and honor the name of Israel.”

They will say of me, ‘There is righteousness and strength only in Yahweh.’ ” Even to him will men come. All those who raged against him will be disappointed.

The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound,

I will strengthen them in Yahweh; and they will walk up and down in his name,” says Yahweh.

The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.

But the man from whom the demons had gone out begged him that he might go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there my servant will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

whom God raised up, having freed him from the agony of death, because it was not possible that he should be held by it.

All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.

For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side, and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.

But now, being made free from sin and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification and the result of eternal life.

Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord’s free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ’s bondservant.

Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inner person,

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,

Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her: