Divine Favour

For Thou blessest the righteous, O Jehovah, As a buckler with favour dost compass him!

For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

For a sun and a shield <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.

Arise, be bright, for come hath thy light, And the honour of Jehovah hath risen on thee.

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth, — read the full passage →

When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

because every one who is begotten of God doth overcome the world, and this is the victory that did overcome the world--our faith;

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift,

<FI> Whoso<Fi> hath found a wife hath found good, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

Evil happeneth not unto thee, And a plague cometh not near thy tent,

and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.

and God <FI>is<Fi> able all grace to cause to abound to you, that in every thing always all sufficiency having, ye may abound to every good work,

And let the pleasantness of Jehovah our God be upon us, And the work of our hands establish on us, Yea, the work of our hands establish it!

For--a moment <FI>is<Fi> in His anger, Life <FI>is<Fi> in His good-will, At even remaineth weeping, and at morn singing.

And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> , we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,

And I have recompensed to you the years That consume did the locust, the cankerworm, And the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, My great force that I did send against you.

And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction,

Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart, — read the full passage →

for by grace ye are having been saved, through faith, and this not of you--of God the gift, — read the full passage →

For I pour waters on a thirsty one, And floods on a dry land, I pour My Spirit on thy seed, And My blessing on thine offspring.

And the messenger having come in unto her, said, `Hail, favoured one, the Lord <FI>is<Fi> with thee; blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou among women;'

And Jehovah doth lead thee continually, And hath satisfied in drought thy soul, And thy bones He armeth, And thou hast been as a watered garden, And as an outlet of waters, whose waters lie not.

For I have known the thoughts that I am thinking towards you--an affirmation of Jehovah; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give to you posterity and hope.

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep, — read the full passage →

Life and kindness Thou hast done with me. And Thy inspection hath preserved my spirit.

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

Thou--Thou risest--Thou pitiest Zion, For the time to favour her, For the appointed time hath come.

For the beauty of their strength <FI>art<Fi> Thou, And in Thy good will is our horn exalted,

in whom also we did obtain an inheritance, being foreordained according to the purpose of Him who the all things is working according to the counsel of His will,

And the messenger said to her, `Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

A Psalm of David. The affirmation of Jehovah to my Lord: `Sit at My right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.'

The curse of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth. — read the full passage →

therefore ye may not be anxious, saying, What may we eat? or, What may we drink? or, What may we put round? — read the full passage →

And Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah.

And God giveth Daniel for kindness and for mercies before the chief of the eunuchs;

and apart from faith it is impossible to please well, for it behoveth him who is coming to God to believe that He is, and to those seeking Him He becometh a rewarder.

according to a foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, to obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied!

Remember me, O Jehovah, With the favour of Thy people, Look after me in Thy salvation.

And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground.'

for He saith, `In an acceptable time I did hear thee, and in a day of salvation I did help thee, lo, now <FI>is<Fi> a well-accepted time; lo, now, a day of salvation,' --

Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who did bless us in every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

And Jehovah is with Joseph, and stretcheth out kindness unto him, and putteth his grace in the eyes of the chief of the round-house;

And the youth Samuel is going on and growing up, and <FI>is<Fi> good both with Jehovah, and also with men.

In that day, `A desirable vineyard,' respond ye to her, — read the full passage →

And Saul sendeth unto Jesse, saying, `Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he hath found grace in mine eyes.'

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

and it cometh to pass, at the king's seeing Esther the queen standing in the court, she hath received grace in his eyes, and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre that <FI>is<Fi> in his hand, and Esther draweth near, and toucheth the top of the sceptre.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

`Happy the clean in heart--because they shall see God.

And he saith, `My Lord, if, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, do not, I pray thee, pass on from thy servant;

Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous <FI>is<Fi> hard.

through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.

`Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the assembly of God that He acquired through His own blood,

And it cometh to pass, in the word of the king, even his law, being heard, and in many young women being gathered unto Shushan the palace, unto the hand of Hegai, that Esther is taken unto the house of the king, unto the hand of Hegai, keeper of the women, — read the full passage →

for one <FI>is<Fi> God, one also <FI>is<Fi> mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

and Joseph findeth grace in his eyes and serveth him, and he appointeth him over his house, and all that he hath he hath given into his hand.

in this know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that doth confess Jesus Christ in the flesh having come, of God it is,

And sons of a stranger have built thy walls, And their kings do serve thee, For in My wrath I have smitten thee, And in My good pleasure I have pitied thee.

`And I have given the grace of this people in the eyes of the Egyptians, and it hath come to pass, when ye go, ye go not empty;

having gone, then, disciple all the nations, (baptizing them--to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

I appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.

And in the drawing nigh of the turn of Esther--daughter of Abihail, uncle of Mordecai, whom he had taken to him for a daughter--to come in unto the king, she hath not sought a thing except that which Hegai eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, saith, and Esther is receiving grace in the eyes of all seeing her. — read the full passage →

who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

O Jehovah, in Thy good pleasure, Thou hast caused strength to remain for my mountain,' Thou hast hidden Thy face--I have been troubled.

In this was manifested the love of God in us, because His Son--the only begotten--hath God sent to the world, that we may live through him;

And of Naphtali he said: --O Naphtali, satisfied with pleasure, And full of the blessing of Jehovah, West and south possess thou.

for God is not <FI>a God<Fi> of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

the heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

And I have given to you a new heart, And a new spirit I give in your midst, And I have turned aside the heart of stone out of your flesh, And I have given to you a heart of flesh.

who found favour before God, and requested to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;

The Spirit himself doth testify with our spirit, that we are children of God;

for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;

Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Now do I bring back the captivity of Jacob, And I have pitied all the house of Israel, And have been zealous for My holy name.

Surely our sicknesses he hath borne, And our pains--he hath carried them, And we--we have esteemed him plagued, Smitten of God, and afflicted.

Jesus answered, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;

and I will ask the Father, and another Comforter He will give to you, that he may remain with you--to the age;

And it hath come to pass afterwards, I do pour out My Spirit on all flesh, And prophesied have your sons and your daughters, Your old men do dream dreams, Your young men do see visions.

For Jehovah hath ransomed Jacob, And redeemed him from a hand stronger than he. — read the full passage →

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Even this thing which thou hast spoken I do; for thou hast found grace in Mine eyes, and I know thee by name.'

and the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.

And Jehovah saith unto Abram, `Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father, unto the land which I shew thee. — read the full passage →

being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God--living and remaining--to the age;

And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.

and these have been written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.'

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Look not unto his appearance, and unto the height of his stature, for I have rejected him; for <FI>it is<Fi> not as man seeth--for man looketh at the eyes, and Jehovah looketh at the heart.' — read the full passage →

For not from the east, or from the west, Nor from the wilderness--<FI> is<Fi> elevation. — read the full passage →

The end of the whole matter let us hear: --`Fear God, and keep His commands, for this <FI>is<Fi> the whole of man.

And all these My hand hath made, And all these things are, An affirmation of Jehovah! And unto this one I look attentively, Unto the humble and bruised in spirit, And who is trembling at My word.

If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.