Bible passages

Psalms 137:1–9

By the Rivers of Babylon

Psalm 137 is a song of grief, memory and painful longing. It speaks from exile, remembers Jerusalem, and ends with a hard cry for judgement.

Psalms 138:1–8

A Thankful Heart

Psalm 138 is a thankful song to Yahweh. It starts with personal praise, remembers God’s answer in prayer, looks outward to kings who hear God’s words, and ends with trust in God’s enduring care.

Psalms 139:1–24

You Have Searched Me and Known Me

Psalm 139 is a song addressed to Yahweh about being fully known by God. It moves from God’s complete knowledge, to his presence everywhere, to his care in human life, and ends with a prayer for honest searching.

Psalms 140:1–13

Rescue Me from Evil Men

Psalm 140 is a prayer for rescue from violent and deceitful people. It speaks honestly about danger, asks Yahweh for help, and ends with confidence that he defends the afflicted and receives the righteous.

Psalms 141:1–10

Come Quickly to Me

Psalm 141 is a prayer-song asking Yahweh to come quickly, receive prayer, guard speech, turn the heart away from evil, and give refuge from traps set by wicked people.

Psalms 142:1–7

I Lift My Voice to the LORD

Psalm 142 is a prayer-song from deep distress. The speaker calls aloud to the LORD, tells him his trouble, and asks for rescue while still naming the LORD as refuge.

Psalms 143:1–12

I Stretch Out My Hands to You

Psalm 143 is a prayer-song that speaks honestly about distress, guilt, longing and trust. The writer asks Yahweh to hear, remembers what God has done, and asks for guidance, rescue and renewed life.

Psalms 144:1–15

Blessed Be the LORD, My Rock

Psalm 144 is a song of praise and prayer. It blesses Yahweh as strong protection, asks for rescue from deceitful people, and ends with a picture of a secure and flourishing people whose God is Yahweh.

Psalms 145:1–21

I Will Exalt You, My God and King

Psalm 145 is a song of praise that moves from one worshipper’s words to a wide call for everyone to bless Yahweh.

Psalms 146:1–10

Praise the LORD, O My Soul

Psalm 146 is a song of praise that speaks to the singer’s own soul. It calls for praise, warns against trusting human rulers, and gives reasons to place hope in Yahweh instead.

Psalms 147:1–20

It Is Good to Sing Praises

Psalm 147 is a song that begins and ends with praise. It says praising God is good, pleasant, and fitting, then traces reasons for praise in God’s care for people, his rule over creation, and his word to Israel.

Psalms 148:1–14

Praise the LORD from the Heavens

Psalm 148 is a praise song that calls the whole created order to honour Yahweh. It begins above, moves across the earth, includes every kind of person, and ends with praise from God’s people.

Psalms 149:1–9

Sing to the LORD a New Song

Psalm 149 is a song of praise that calls God’s people to sing, rejoice, and honour him. It joins joyful worship with strong words about executing written judgment, so it should be read carefully as poetry.

Psalms 150:1–6

Let Everything That Has Breath Praise the LORD

Psalm 150 is a short song that calls for praise to God. It moves from where praise is offered, to why God is praised, to the sounds and movement named in the song, ending with a call for everything with breath to praise Yah.

Proverbs 1:1–7

The Beginning of Knowledge

Proverbs 1:1–7 introduces the book by naming its proverbs and stating their purpose. These verses explain what wisdom is for, who can benefit from it, and where knowledge begins.

Proverbs 1:8–19

The Enticement of Sin

Proverbs 1:8–19 presents a father’s warning in wisdom form. It urges a son to value family teaching, reject the invitation of sinners, and recognise that violent greed finally harms the people who choose it.

Proverbs 1:20–33

Wisdom Calls Aloud

In this wisdom passage, Wisdom is pictured as speaking out where people gather. Her words are public, urgent, and searching.

Proverbs 2:1–22

The Benefits of Wisdom

Proverbs 2 urges a learner to welcome wisdom eagerly and seek it seriously. The passage says Yahweh gives wisdom, and that his wisdom protects people from destructive paths and directs them towards what is right.

Proverbs 3:13–35

The Blessings of Wisdom

This passage praises wisdom as better than wealth and shows how wisdom shapes daily life. It speaks as instruction, calling the reader to prize wisdom, keep it in view, and act rightly towards other people.

Proverbs 4:1–27

A Father’s Instruction

Proverbs 4:1–27 presents a father’s instruction that includes teaching he once received. The passage urges careful listening, determined pursuit of wisdom, refusal of evil, and steady attention to one’s inner and outer life.

Proverbs 5:1–23

Avoiding Immorality

Proverbs 5 warns a son to listen carefully to wisdom because sexual unfaithfulness looks attractive at first but ends in loss, grief and death.

Proverbs 6:1–19

Warnings against Foolishness

Proverbs 6:1–19 gives a series of warnings in the form of fatherly instruction. It moves from careless promises, to laziness, to deceitful behaviour, and ends with a list of attitudes and actions that Yahweh hates.

Proverbs 6:20–35

Warnings against Adultery

This wisdom passage urges a son to hold tightly to parental instruction because it guides, protects and warns.

Proverbs 7:1–27

Warnings about the Adulteress

Proverbs 7 warns that teaching must be kept close because persuasive, flattering words can draw a person onto a deadly path.