Study Desk

But the wicked will die; the enemies of the Lord will vanish like wild flowers; they will disappear like smoke.

The wicked borrow and never pay back, but good people are generous with their gifts.

Those who are blessed by the Lord will possess the land, but those who are cursed by him will be driven out.

I am old now; I have lived a long time, but I have never seen good people abandoned by the Lord or their children begging for food.

for the Lord loves what is right and does not abandon his faithful people. He protects them forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be driven out.

but the Lord will not abandon them to their enemy's power or let them be condemned when they are on trial.

but later I passed by, and he wasn't there; I looked for him, but couldn't find him.

but sinners are completely destroyed, and their descendants are wiped out.

But I trust in you, O Lord ; and you, O Lord my God, will answer me.

I kept quiet, not saying a word, not even about anything good! But my suffering only grew worse,

no more than a shadow. All we do is for nothing; we gather wealth, but don't know who will get it.

I am weak and poor, O Lord, but you have not forgotten me. You are my savior and my God— hurry to my aid!

but you have saved us from our enemies and defeated those who hate us.

But now you have rejected us and let us be defeated; you no longer march out with our armies.

But it is on your account that we are being killed all the time, that we are treated like sheep to be slaughtered.

But when they saw it, they were amazed; they were afraid and ran away.

But God will rescue me; he will save me from the power of death.

Our God is coming, but not in silence; a raging fire is in front of him, a furious storm around him.

But God says to the wicked, "Why should you recite my commandments? Why should you talk about my covenant?

You have done all this, and I have said nothing, so you thought that I am like you. But now I reprimand you and make the matter plain to you.