Chapter 4 - Section 1
[Phillipians 4:19]
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
[Genesis 27:28]
May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness — an abundance of grain and new wine.
[Psalm 119:15-16]
I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. / I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
Chapter 4 - Section 2
[Genesis 27:29]
May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed."
[Psalm 119:97]
Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
Chapter 4 - Section 3
[Numbers 23:19-20]
God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? / I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
[Psalms 145:5]
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
Chapter 4 - Section 4
[Deuteronomy 24:10-13]
When you make a loan of any kind to your neighbor, do not go into their house to get what is offered to you as a pledge. / Stay outside and let the neighbor to whom you are making the loan bring the pledge out to you. / If the neighbor is poor, do not go to sleep with their pledge in your possession. / Return their cloak by sunset so that your neighbor may sleep in it. Then they will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the Lordyour God.
[Psalms 19:14]
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Chapter 4 - Section 5
[Psalms 23]
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. / He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, / he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths
for his name’s sake. / Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. / You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. / Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
[Deuteronomy 28:12-14]
The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. / The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. / Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
[Psalms 119:148]
My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,
that I may meditate on your promises.
Chapter 4 - Section 6
[1 Corinthians 13]
If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. / If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. / If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. / Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. / It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. / Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. / It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. / Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. / For we know in part and we prophesy in part, / but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. / When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. / For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. / And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
[Psalms 118:26]
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord we bless you.
[Psalms 1:2]
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
Chapter 4 - Section 7
[Job 29:11]
Whoever heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended me,
[Joshua 1:8]
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Chapter 4 - Section 8
[Hosea 4:6]
my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God,
I also will ignore your children.
[1 Peter 2:9-10]
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
[Psalms 129:8]
May those who pass by not say to them, “The blessing of the Lordbe on you; we bless you in the name of the Lord.”
[Psalms 49:3]
My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
Chapter 4 - Section 9
[Romans 12:14]
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
[Psalms 63:6-7]
On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. / Because you are my help,I sing in the shadow of your wings.
Chapter 4 - Section 10
[Isajah 61:1~3]
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, / and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, / a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
[Psalms 77:12]
I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”
Chapter 4 - Section 11
[Psalms 21:2~6]
You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. / You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head. / He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
length of days, for ever and ever. / Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty. / Surely you have granted him unending blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.
[Psalms 104:34]
May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
Chapter 4 - Section 12
[Deuteronomy 8:17~18]
You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” / But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.
[Psalms 143:5~6]
I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done. / I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.
Chapter 4 - Section 13
[Deuteronomy 11:13~15]
So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today—to love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul — / then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new wine and olive oil. / I will provide grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be satisfied.
[Psalms 145:5]
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty — and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
Chapter 4 - Section 14
[2 Samuel 7:28~29]
Sovereign Lord, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant. / Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, Sovereign Lord, have spoken, and with your blessing the house of your servant will be blessed forever.”
[Psalm 119:48]
I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees.
Chapter 4 - Section 15
[Proverbs 3:9~10]
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.
[Psalms 119:99~100]
I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. / I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
Chapter 4 - Section 16
[Proverbs 15:16]
Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.
[Proverbs 4:20~22]
My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. / Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; / for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.
Chapter 4 - Section 17
[Psalms 121]
I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? / My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. / He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; / indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. / The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
/ the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. / The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; / the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
[Genesis 12:1~3]
The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. / “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
[Psalms 48:9]
Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Chapter 4 - Section 18
[Proverbs 16:8]
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God
and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 4 - Section 19
[Proverbs 10:15]
The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
[Psalms 92:5~6]
How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts! / Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
Chapter 4 - Section 20
[Proverbs 30:8]
Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
[Psalms 119:8]
I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me.
Chapter 4 - Section 21
[Proverbs 11:24]
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
[Psalms 139:17~18]
How precious to me are your thoughts, How vast is the sum of them! / Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand — when I awake, I am still with you.
Chapter 4 - Section 22
[Proverbs 13:18]
Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,
but whoever heeds correction is honored.
[Psalms 143:8]
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.
Chapter 4 - Section 23
[Proverbs 21:17]
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
[Proverbs 12:5]
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Chapter 4 - Section 24
[Proverbs 23:21]
for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
[Proverbs 24:9~10]
The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker. / If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!
Chapter 4 - Section 25
[Proverbs 28:19]
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
[Proverbs 24:32]
I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
Chapter 4 - Section 26
[2 Corinthians 6:10]
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
[Jeremiah 29:11]
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Chapter 4 - Section 27
[Zephaniah 3:12]
But I will leave within you the meek and humble. The remnant of Israel will trust in the name of the Lord.
[Psalms 143:1]
Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
Chapter 4 - Section 28
[James 2:5]
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
[Psalms 143:1]
The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Chapter 4 - Section 29
[Job 8:7]
Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.
[1 Samuel 2:8]
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. “For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; on them he has set the world.
[1 Kings 8:28]
Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day.
Chapter 4 - Section 30
[Psalms 35:10]
My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, Lord? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.”
[2 Chronicles 6:20]
May your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, this place of which you said you would put your Name there. May you hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place.
Chapter 4 - Section 31
[Psalms 41:1]
Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.
[2 Chronicles 6:29~30]
and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel—being aware of their afflictions and pains, and spreading out their hands toward this temple— / then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive, and deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know the human heart),
Chapter 4 - Section 32
[Psalms 40:17]
But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.
[2 Chronicles 6:35]
then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
Chapter 4 - Section 33
[Psalms 70:5]
But as for me, I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay.
[Psalms 91:15]
He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
Chapter 4 - Section 34
[Galatians 3:13~14]
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” / He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
[Psalms 116:1]
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
Chapter 4 - Section 35
[Isaiah 65:22~24]
No longer will they build houses and others live in them,
or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the work of their hands. / They will not labor in vain, nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the Lord, they and their descendants with them. / Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.
[Psalms 119:170]
May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
Chapter 4 - Section 36
[Genesis 14:18~19]
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, / and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.
[Psalms 130:2]
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
Chapter 4 - Section 37
[Numbers 24:9]
Like a lion they crouch and lie down, like a lioness—who dares to rouse them? “May those who bless you be blessed and those who curse you be cursed!”
[Psalms 144:3]
Lord, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?
Chapter 4 - Section 38
[Psalms 62:4]
Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.
[Psalms 138:2~3]
I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame. / When I called, you answered me; you greatly emboldened me.
Chapter 4 - Section 39
[Proverbs 27:14]
If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
[Psalms 142:1]
I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.
Chapter 4 - Section 40
[Proverbs 30:11]
There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers;
[Daniel 9:17]
Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
Chapter 4 - Section 41
[Philippians 4:13]
I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
[Matthew 6:25~34]
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? / Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? / Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
/ “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. / Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. / If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? / So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ / For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. / But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. / Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
[2 Chronicles 6:19]
Yet, Lord my God, give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence.
Chapter 4 - Section 42
[Jeremiah 33:12]
“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In this place, desolate and without people or animals—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.
[Daniel 9:19]
Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.
Chapter 4 - Section 43
[Ezra 8:23]
So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer.
[Daniel 9:19]
Lord, listen! Lord, forgive! Lord, hear and act! For your sake, my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.
Chapter 4 - Section 44
[Psalms 6:9]
The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer.
[Deuteronomy 32:28]
They are a nation without sense, there is no discernment in them.
Chapter 4 - Section 45
[Psalms 28:2]
Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift up my hands toward your Most Holy Place.
[Deuteronomy 32:29]
If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!
Chapter 4 - Section 46
[Psalms 28:6]
Praise be to the Lord, for he has heard my cry for mercy.
[Deuteronomy 32:30]
How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?
Chapter 4 - Section 47
[Psalms 31:21~22]
Praise be to the Lord, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege. / In my alarm I said,
“I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
[Nehemiah 5:19]
Remember me with favor, my God, for all I have done for these people.
Chapter 4 - Section 48
[Matthew 6:33]
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
[Job 7:7]
Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.
Chapter 4 - Section 49
[Luke 6:28]
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
[Psalms 40:5]
Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
Chapter 4 - Section 50
[John 16:22~24]
So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. / In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. / Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.
[Psalms 40:17]
But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.
Chapter 4 - Section 51
[Acts 3:25~26]
And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’ / When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
[Psalms 48:9]
Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Chapter 4 - Section 52
[2 Corinthians 8:9]
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
[Psalms 50:21]
When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. But I now arraign you and set my accusations before you.
Chapter 4 - Section 53
[Isaiah 40:31]
but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
[Ephesians 1:3~6]
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. / For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love / he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— / to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
[Psalms 50:22]
“Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
Chapter 4 - Section 54
[Luke 12:22~34]
Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. / For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. / Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? / Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? / “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. / If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! / And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. / For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. / But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. / “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. / Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 4 - Section 55
[2 Corinthians 9:6]
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
[Psalms 73:16~17]
When I tried to understand all this, it troubled me deeply / till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny.
Chapter 4 - Section 56
[James 5:1~5]
Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. / Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. / Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. / You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.
[Psalms 119:78]
May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.
Chapter 4 - Section 57
[Philippians 4:4~9]
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! / Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. / Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. / Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. / Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
[Psalms 92:5]
How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!
Chapter 4 - Section 58
[1 Samuel 2:7]
The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
[Psalms 94:11]
The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
Chapter 4 - Section 59
[1 Kings 3:13]
So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice,
[Psalms 94:19]
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
Chapter 4 - Section 60
[Jeremiah 30:19]
From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained.
[Psalms 119:57]
You are my portion, Lord; I have promised to obey your words.
Chapter 4 - Section 61
[2 Samuel 6:11]
The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed him and his entire household.
[Psalms 119:58]
I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
Chapter 4 - Section 62
[Leviticus 19:9~10]
“ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. / Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.
[Psalms 119:59]
I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.
Chapter 4 - Section 63
[Nehemiah 9:15]
In their hunger you gave them bread from heaven and in their thirst you brought them water from the rock; you told them to go in and take possession of the land you had sworn with uplifted hand to give them.
[Psalms 119:60]
I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.
Chapter 4 - Section 64
[Genesis 24:35]
The Lord has blessed my master abundantly, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
[Psalms 119:95]
The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
Chapter 4 - Section 65
[Isaiah 58:11]
The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
[Psalms 115:15]
May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
[Psalms 139:17]
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!
Chapter 4 - Section 66
[Genesis 26:12~13]
Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him. / The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
[Psalms 139:23]
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Chapter 4 - Section 67
[Genesis 14:18~19]
Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, / and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.
[Psalms 139:24]
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Chapter 4 - Section 68
[Genesis 1:28~30]
God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” / Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. / And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
[Psalms 142:7]
Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.
Chapter 4 - Section 69
[Psalms 65:9~13]
You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it. / You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops. / You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. / The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness. / The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.
[Proverbs 12:5]
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Chapter 4 - Section 70
[Psalms 126:5]
Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.
[Proverbs 15:28]
The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
Capítulo 4 - Sección 71
[Salmo 107:37~38]
Sembraron campos, plantaron viñedos, obtuvieron abundantes cosechas. / Dios los bendijo y se multiplicaron, y no dejó que menguaran sus rebaños.
[Proverbios 24:9]
Las intrigas del necio son pecado, y todos aborrecen a los insolentes.
Capítulo 4 - Sección 72
[Salmo 81:16]
Y a ti te alimentaría con lo mejor del trigo; con miel de la peña te saciaría».
[Proverbios 24:32]
Guardé en mi corazón lo observado, y de lo visto saqué una lección:
Capítulo 4 - Sección 73
[Salmo 128:1~6]
Dichosos todos los que temen al Señor, los que van por sus caminos. / Lo que ganes con tus manos, eso comerás; gozarás de dicha y prosperidad. / En el seno de tu hogar, tu esposa será como vid llena de uvas; alrededor de tu mesa, tus hijos serán como vástagos de olivo. / Tales son las bendiciones
de los que temen al Señor. / Que el Señor te bendiga desde Sión, y veas la prosperidad de Jerusalén todos los días de tu vida. / Que vivas para ver a los hijos de tus hijos. ¡Que haya paz en Israel!
[Eclesiastés 7:12]
Puedes ponerte a la sombra de la sabiduría o a la sombra del dinero, pero la sabiduría tiene la ventaja de dar vida a quien la posee.
Chapter 4 - Section 74
[Proverbs 3:13]
Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding,
[Ecclesiastes 7:14]
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.
Chapter 4 - Section 75
[Proverbs 4:5~10]
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. / Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. / The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get get understanding. / Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you. / She will give you a garland to grace your head and present you with a glorious crown.” / Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
[Ecclesiastes 11:7~8]
Light is sweet, and it pleases the eyes to see the sun. / However many years anyone may live, let them enjoy them all. But let them remember the days of darkness, for there will be many. Everything to come is meaningless.
Chapter 4 - Section 76
[Proverbs 10:22]
The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it.
[Ecclesiastes 12:13~14]
Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. / For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
Chapter 4 - Section 77
[1 Timothy 4:4~5]
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, / because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
[Proverbs 13:7~9]
One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. / A person’s riches may ransom their life, but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes. / The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
[Daniel 9:17]
“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
Chapter 4 - Section 78
[Proverbs 16:16]
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
[Psalms 48:9]
Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Chapter 4 - Section 79
[Isaiah 9:2~3]
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. / You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.
[Proverbs 28:9]
If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
Chapter 4 - Section 80
[Isaiah 61:10]
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
[Deuteronomy 32:28]
They are a nation without sense, there is no discernment in them.
Chapter 4 - Section 81
[Ecclesiastes 3:13]
That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.
[2 Chronicles 6:19]
Yet, Lord my God, give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence.
Chapter 4 - Section 82
[Ecclesiastes 2:10]
I denied myself nothing my eyes desired; I refused my heart no pleasure. My heart took delight in all my labor, and this was the reward for all my toil.
[Nehemiah 5:19]
Remember me with favor, my God, for all I have done for these people.
Chapter 4 - Section 83
[Ecclesiastes 5:18]
This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot.
[Psalms 116:1]
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
Chapter 4 - Section 84
[Ecclesiastes 4:13]
Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.
[Psalms 130:2]
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
Chapter 4 - Section 85
[Ecclesiates 9:9]
Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 4 - Section 86
[Ecclesiastes 9:7]
Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.
[Psalms 144:3]
Lord, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?
Chapter 4 - Section 87
[Exodus 23:25~26]
Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, / and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.
[Psalms 9:1]
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
Chapter 4 - Section 88
[Malachi 3:10~12]
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. / I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty. / “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.
[Psalms 40:17]
But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay.
Chapter 4 - Section 89
[Ephesians 4:24]
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
[Deuteronomy 28:2~6]
All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: / You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. / The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. / Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. / You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
[Psalms 143:5~6]
I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done. / I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.
Chapter 4 - Section 90
[Zechariah 8:11~12]
But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as I did in the past,” declares the Lord Almighty. / “The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will produce its crops, and the heavens will drop their dew. I will give all these things as an inheritance to the remnant of this people.
[Psalms 49:3]
My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
Chapter 4 - Section 91
[Jeremiah 15:11]
The Lord said, “Surely I will deliver you for a good purpose; surely I will make your enemies plead with you in times of disaster and times of distress.
[Psalms 104:34]
May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
Chapter 4 - Section 92
[John 15:6~7]
If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. / If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
[Psalms 119:99~100]
I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. / I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.
Chapter 4 - Section 93
[Psalms 37:16~22]
Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; / for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. / The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care, and their inheritance will endure forever. / In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy plenty. / But the wicked will perish: Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field, they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke. / The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously; / those the Lord blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be destroyed.
[Isaiah 55:1~2]
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. / Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 4 - Section 94
[Psalms 16:3]
I say of the holy people who are in the land, “They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.”
[Psalms 10:4]
In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
[Psalms 5:11]
But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
Chapter 4 - Section 95
[Luke 12:15~21]
Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” / And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. / He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ / “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. / And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’ / “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ / “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”
[Deuteronomy 6:10~13]
When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build,
[Proverbs 24:32]
I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
Chapter 5 - Section 96
[Proverbs 13:11~13]
Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow. / Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. / Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.
[Galatians 6:7~8]
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. / Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
[Psalms 145:18]
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Chapter 4 - Section 97
[Job 8:5~7]
But if you will seek God earnestly and plead with the Almighty, / if you are pure and upright, even now he will rouse himself on your behalf and restore you to your prosperous state. / Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.
[2 Chronicles 6:35]
then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
Chapter 4 - Section 98
[Hebrews 13:5]
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
[Malachi 3:10~12]
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. / I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty. / “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.
[Psalms 119:27]
Cause me to understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.
Chapter 4 - Section 99
[Deuteronomy 6:18~19]
Do what is right and good in the Lord’s sight, so that it may go well with you and you may go in and take over the good land the Lord promised on oath to your ancestors, / thrusting out all your enemies before you, as the Lord said.
[Psalms 19:14]
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Chapter 4 - Section 100
[Deuteronomy 28:8~14]
The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. / The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. / Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. / The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you. / The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. / The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. / Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
[Joshua 1:8]
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed by your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
(For yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.)