Psalms 125:4

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.

Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward.”

The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.

The wounds of a friend are faithful, although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.

After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

Rejoice in Yahweh, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.

Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.

He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

I have waited for your salvation, Yahweh.

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.”

In every work that he began in the service of God’s house, in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy on the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, “The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him.”

Good and upright is Yahweh, therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.

When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”

Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

Wait for Yahweh, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.

Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love you.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

It shall be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God! We have waited for him, and he will save us! This is Yahweh! We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!”

“Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek Yahweh. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.

Yahweh says: “Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work will be rewarded,” says Yahweh. “They will come again from the land of the enemy.

The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid.”

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

“Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

For I delight in God’s law after the inward man,

He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord’s mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

But you be strong, and don’t let your hands be slack; for your work will be rewarded.”

For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.

Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.

The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.

Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name.

For Yahweh has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

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

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.

Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,

So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.

For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!

Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.

Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed.

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said about him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!”

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.

In their mouth was found no lie, for they are blameless.