Chapter 1 - Section 1
[Acts 2:21]
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
[Romans 16:25-26]
Now to him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for long ages past, / but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from faith
[John 4:13-14]
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, / but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
[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 1 - Section 2
[Romans 1:16]
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
[Romans 10:9-10]
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. / For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
[Psalm 119:97]
Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
Chapter 1 - Section 3
[Hebrews 4:12]
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
[John 6:27]
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
[Psalms 145:5]
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
Chapter 1 - Section 4
[John 8:47]
Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.
[Luke 18:42]
Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”
[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 1 - 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.
[2 Corinthian 6:2]
For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
[Psalms 119:148]
My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,
that I may meditate on your promises.
Chapter 1 - 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.
[Matthew 1:21]
She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
[Psalms 1:2]
but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
Chapter 1 - Section 7
[John 8:51]
Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death.”
[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 1 - 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.
[Acts 4:12]
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
[Psalms 49:3]
My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
Chapter 1 - Section 9
[Acts 15:11]
No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
[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 1 - Section 10
[Luke 9:24]
For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.
[Psalms 77:12]
I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”
Chapter 1 - Section 11
[Mark 13:13]
Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
[Psalms 104:34]
May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
Chapter 1 - Section 12
[John 14:6]
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
[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 1 - Section 13
[Romans 2:7]
To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
[Psalms 145:5]
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty — and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
Chapter 1 - Section 14
[Romans 5:10]
For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!
[Psalm 119:48]
I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees.
Chapter 1 - Section 15
[Luke 3:4~6]
As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. / Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. / And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ”
[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 1 - Section 16
[Romans 5:9]
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!
[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 1 - 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.
[John 6:44~51]
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. / It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. / No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. / Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. / I am the bread of life. / Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”
[Psalms 48:9]
Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Chapter 1 - Section 18
[Romans 1:17]
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God
and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 1 - Section 19
[Luke 9:62]
Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
[Psalms 92:5~6]
How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts! / Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,
Chapter 1 - Section 20
[John 13:20]
Very truly I tell you, whoever accepts anyone I send accepts me; and whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.
[Psalms 119:8]
I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me.
Chapter 1 - Section 21
[Romans 10:17]
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
[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 1 - Section 22
[John 8:12]
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
[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 1 - Section 23
[John 10:10~18]
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. / “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. / The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. / The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. / “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me — / just as the Father knows me and I know the Father — and I lay down my life for the sheep. / I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. / The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life —only to take it up again. / No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.
[Proverbs 12:5]
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Chapter 1 - Section 24
[John 10:38]
But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.
[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 1 - Section 25
[John 10:28]
I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
[Proverbs 24:32]
I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
Chapter 1 - Section 26
[John 14:1~3]
Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God14:1 Or Believe in God ; believe also in me. / My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? / And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
[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 1 - Section 27
[John 6:35~40]
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. / But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. / All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. / For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. / And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. / For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”
[Psalms 143:1]
Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
Chapter 1 - Section 28
[John 17:3]
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
[Psalms 143:1]
The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Chapter 1 - Section 29
[Job 8:7]
Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.
[John 6:53~58]
Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. / Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. / For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. / Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. / Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. / This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”
[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 1 - Section 30
[John 3:36]
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.
[John 5:40]
yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
[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 1 - Section 31
[Romans 3:22~24]
This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, / for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, / and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
[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 1 - Section 32
[Romans 8:9~15]
You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. / But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. / And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you. / Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. / For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. / For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. / The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”
[2 Chronicles 6:35]
then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
Chapter 1 - Section 33
[Romans 12:1]
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
[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 1 - Section 34
[Romans 12:2]
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
[Psalms 116:1]
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
Chapter 1 - Section 35
[Romans 13:11~14]
And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. / The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. / Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.
[Psalms 119:170]
May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
Chapter 1 - Section 36
[Romans 6:22~23]
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. / For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
[Psalms 130:2]
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
Chapter 1 - Section 37
[1 Corinthians 3:16~17]
Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
[Psalms 144:3]
Lord, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?
Chapter 1 - Section 38
[2 Corinthians 5:17]
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
[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 1 - Section 39
[2 Corinthians 7:10]
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
[Psalms 142:1]
I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.
Chapter 1 - Section 40
[2 Corinthians 3:17]
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
[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 1 - Section 41
[Philippians 4:13]
I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
[2 Corinthians 3:6]
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
[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 1 - Section 42
[Galatians 3:11]
Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.
[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 1 - Section 43
[Galatians 3:26~27]
So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, / for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
[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 1 - Section 44
[Galatians 4:6~7]
Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” / So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.
[Deuteronomy 32:28]
They are a nation without sense, there is no discernment in them.
Chapter 1 - Section 45
[Galatians 2:20]
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
[Deuteronomy 32:29]
If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!
Chapter 1 - Section 46
[Ephesians 2:5~8]
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. / And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, / in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. / For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
[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 1 - Section 47
[Colossians 2:11~12]
In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ, / having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
[Nehemiah 5:19]
Remember me with favor, my God, for all I have done for these people.
Chapter 1 - Section 48
[Hebrews 11:1]
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
[Job 7:7]
Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again.
Chapter 1 - Section 49
[Hebrews 11:6]
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
[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 1 - Section 50
[1 Peter 1:5]
who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
[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 1 - Section 51
[3 John 1:2]
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
[Psalms 48:9]
Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Chapter 1 - Section 52
[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.
[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 1 - 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.
[Isaiah 51:4~6]
“Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: Instruction will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations. / My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm. / Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
[Psalms 50:22]
“Consider this, you who forget God, or I will tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
Chapter 1 - Section 54
[Isaiah 43:25]
“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 1 - Section 55
[Isaiah 41:10~16]
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. / “All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. / Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. / For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. / Do not be afraid, you worm Jacob, little Israel, do not fear, for I myself will help you,” declares the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. / “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the Lord and glory in the Holy One of Israel.
[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 1 - Section 56
[Proverbs 4:23]
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
[Psalms 119:78]
May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.
Chapter 1 - Section 57
[Proverbs 6:23]
For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
[Psalms 92:5]
How great are your works, Lord, how profound your thoughts!
Chapter 1 - Section 58
[Proverbs 7:1~3]
My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. / Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. / Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
[Psalms 94:11]
The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
Chapter 1 - Section 59
[Proverbs 4:4]
Then he taught me, and he said to me, “Take hold of my words with all your heart; keep my commands, and you will live.
[Psalms 94:19]
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
Chapter 1 - Section 60
[Proverbs 9:9~11]
Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. / The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. / For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
[Psalms 119:57]
You are my portion, Lord; I have promised to obey your words.
Chapter 1 - Section 61
[Proverbs 4:10~13]
Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. / I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. / When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble. / Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.
[Psalms 119:58]
I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
Chapter 1 - Section 62
[Proverbs 16:17]
The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
[Psalms 119:59]
I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.
Chapter 1 - Section 63
[Psalms 145:17~21]
The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does. / The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. / He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. / The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. / My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.
[Psalms 119:60]
I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands.
Chapter 1 - Section 64
[Psalms 51:10~13]
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. / Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. / Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. / Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you.
[Psalms 119:95]
The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
Chapter 1 - 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.
[John 5:24]
“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
[Psalms 139:17]
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!
Chapter 1 - Section 66
[1 Peter 1:9]
for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
[Psalms 139:23]
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Chapter 1 - Section 67
[1 Corinthians 15:2]
By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
[Psalms 139:24]
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Chapter 1 - Section 68
[1 Corinthians 1:18]
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
[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 1 - Section 69
[Psalms 18:2]
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
[Proverbs 12:5]
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Chapter 1 - Section 70
[Psalms 3:7~8]
Arise, Lord! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. / From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
[Proverbs 15:28]
The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
Capítulo 1 - Sección 71
[Salmo 27:1]
El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación; ¿a quién temeré? El Señor es el baluarte de mi vida; ¿quién podrá amedrentarme?
[Proverbios 24:9]
Las intrigas del necio son pecado, y todos aborrecen a los insolentes.
Capítulo 1 - Sección 72
[Salmo 37:39]
La salvación de los justos viene del Señor; él es su fortaleza en tiempos de angustia.
[Proverbios 24:32]
Guardé en mi corazón lo observado, y de lo visto saqué una lección:
Capítulo 1 - Sección 73
[Isaías 12:2]
¡Dios es mi salvación! Confiaré en él y no temeré. El Señor es mi fuerza, el Señor es mi canción; ¡él es mi salvación!»
[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 1 - Section 74
[Isaiah 25:9]
In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
[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 1 - Section 75
[Zephaniah 3:17]
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”
[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 1 - Section 76
[John 10:9]
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
[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 1 - 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.
[1 Thessalonians 5:9]
For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
[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 1 - Section 78
[Hebrews 5:9]
and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
[Psalms 48:9]
Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.
Chapter 1 - Section 79
[2 Thessalonians 2:13]
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
[Proverbs 28:9]
If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
Chapter 1 - Section 80
[Philippians 2:12]
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
[Deuteronomy 32:28]
They are a nation without sense, there is no discernment in them.
Chapter 1 - Section 81
[Titus 2:11~12]
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. / It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
[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 1 - Section 82
[Psalms 85:7]
Show us your unfailing love, Lord, and grant us your salvation.
[Nehemiah 5:19]
Remember me with favor, my God, for all I have done for these people.
Chapter 1 - Section 83
[Mark 16:16]
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
[Psalms 116:1]
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
Chapter 1 - Section 84
[Isaiah 45:21~22]
Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me. / “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
[Psalms 130:2]
Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
Chapter 1 - Section 85
[Luke 1:77]
to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 1 - Section 86
[Ephesians 1:13]
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,
[Psalms 144:3]
Lord, what are human beings that you care for them, mere mortals that you think of them?
Chapter 1 - Section 87
[Acts 28:28]
“Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
[Psalms 9:1]
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
Chapter 1 - Section 88
[Matthew 10:22]
You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
[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 1 - Section 89
[Ephesians 4:24]
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
[2 Timothy 3:15]
and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
[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 1 - Section 90
[Romans 2:7]
To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
[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 49:3]
My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
Chapter 1 - Section 91
[Matthew 24:12~14]
Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, / but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. / And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
[Psalms 104:34]
May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
Chapter 1 - Section 92
[John 3:5]
Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
[1 Peter 1:8~12]
Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, / for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls. / Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, / trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow. / It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
[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 1 - Section 93
[John 1:12~13]
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— / children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
[2 Peter 3:8~9]
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. / The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
[Psalms 64:9]
All people will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.
Chapter 1 - Section 94
[1 Thessalonians 5:8]
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
[1 Timothy 2:4]
who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
[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 1 - Section 95
[Galatians 1:4]
who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
[Revelation 3:20]
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.
[Proverbs 24:32]
I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
Chapter 1 - Section 96
[Psalms 44:3]
It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them.
[Zechariah 8:7~8]
This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west. / I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.”
[Psalms 145:18]
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Chapter 1 - Section 97
[Psalms 50:15]
and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
[Psalms 4:3]
Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.
[2 Chronicles 6:35]
then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.
Chapter 1 - Section 98
[Psalms 98:1]
Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
[Jeremiah 4:14]
Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved.
How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?
[Psalms 119:27]
Cause me to understand the way of your precepts, that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.
Chapter 1 - Section 99
[1 Peter 2:2]
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
[Isaiah 55:3~6]
Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David. / See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a ruler and commander of the peoples. / Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.” / Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
[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 1 - Section 100
[John 3:3]
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
[Deuteronomy 33:29]
Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.”
[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.)