Psalms 119:39

Rejoice, you nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his adversaries, and will make atonement for his land and for his people.

to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children,

for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines, and chastises every son whom he receives.”

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

They cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.”

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,

Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.

As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.

You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh. Foolish people have blasphemed your name.

Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.

“Now therefore, what do I do here,” says Yahweh, “seeing that my people are taken away for nothing? Those who rule over them mock,” says Yahweh, “and my name is blasphemed continually all day long.

For “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written.

But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn.

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

Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.

God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail looking for my God.

My soul longs, and even faints for the courts of Yahweh. My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

They are established forever and ever. They are done in truth and uprightness.

Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.

I gave them my statutes, and showed them my ordinances, which if a man does, he will live in them.

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of God’s Kingdom, for which you also suffer.

But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,

and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.

They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.

and said to them, “We can’t do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that is a reproach to us.

God said moreover to Moses, “You shall tell the children of Israel this, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations.

The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, on the east border of Jericho.

Only fear Yahweh, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things he has done for you.

Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, “Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants who break away from their masters these days.

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed is Yahweh, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. Yahweh has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.” David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself as wife.

When Yahweh was about to take Elijah up by a whirlwind into heaven, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

Also I said, “The thing that you do is not good. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

My friends scoff at me. My eyes pour out tears to God,

For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.

Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.

he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun.

As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”

Oh, send out your light and your truth. Let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy hill, to your tents.

We have thought about your loving kindness, God, in the middle of your temple.

Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

We have become a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and derision to those who are around us.

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law.

Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.

Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness.

So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.

At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.

Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.

My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”

Yahweh, be gracious to us. We have waited for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would like to reason the cause with you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are they all at ease who deal very treacherously?

“Yahweh is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment. Please hear all you peoples, and see my sorrow. My virgins and my young men have gone into captivity.

Indeed all the nations may walk in the name of their gods; but we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God forever and ever.

Yahweh, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame.

For what do I have to do with also judging those who are outside? Don’t you judge those who are within?

Give no occasion for stumbling, whether to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

If any man doesn’t obey our word in this letter, note that man, that you have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

If anyone teaches a different doctrine, and doesn’t consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

Let’s therefore go out to him outside of the camp, bearing his reproach.

having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.

What great nation is there that has statutes and ordinances so righteous as all this law which I set before you today?

Yahweh said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the name of that place was called Gilgal to this day.

However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”

The fear of Yahweh is clean, enduring forever. Yahweh’s ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.

Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.

He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.

My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.

I cling to your statutes, Yahweh. Don’t let me be disappointed.

Don’t snatch the word of truth out of my mouth, for I put my hope in your ordinances.

Yahweh, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.

I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.

lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.

Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.

We know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

for his judgments are true and righteous. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”