Matthew 7

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Matthew 7

1Judge not, that ye be not judged.

2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

9Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

10Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

12Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

13Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

15Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

29For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes

Bible Study: Revelation 1:5, 6, Part 1

13. Revelation 1:5, 6, Part 1How little do we consider the wisdom and power of God as manifested in the government of the world. Let us take, for example, the balance preserved between the sexes in the relative number of births and deaths, so that the population of the earth is maintained from generation to generation without any human contriving. Or let us take into account the various temperaments and talents given to men, so that some are wise for counsel, administration and management, some are better qualified for hard manual labor, and others to serve in clerical functions. Or consider how His government curbs the baser passions of men, so that such a measure of law and order obtains generally in society that the weak are not destroyed by the strong nor the good unable to live in a world that wholly "lieth in wickedness" (1 John 5:19). Or think how God sets bounds to the success of rapacious dictators, so that when it appears they are on the very point of carrying all before them, they are suddenly stopped by the One who has decreed that they shall go "no farther." Or ponder how, in His application of the law of retribution, individuals and nations are made to reap what they sow, whether it be good or evil. It is because we pay so little attention to these and a hundred other similar phenomena that we are so rarely moved to cry, "Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth" (Rev. 19:6).

Psalms 34. The Holy Bible: King James Version.

Psalms 34. The Holy Bible: King James Version.
The Psalms
34

Praise for Deliverance from Troubles
A Psalm of David, when he changed his behavior before Abim'elech; 1.1--0.1 ; 0.21 ; 3.15 who drove him away, and he departed.

1 I will bless the LORD at all times:

his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD:

the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 O magnify the LORD with me,

and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me,

and delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened:

and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him,

and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him,

and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: 1 Pet. 2.3

blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints:

for there is no want to them that fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:

but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me:

I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 What man is he that desireth life,

and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil,

and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good;

seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous,

and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, 1 Pet. 3.10-12

to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth,

and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;

and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous:

but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones:

not one of them is broken. Ex. 12.46 · Num. 9.12 · Joh. 19.36
21 Evil shall slay the wicked:

and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants:

and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

Psalms 24 - Passage Lookup - King James Version - BibleGateway.com

Psalms 24 - Passage Lookup - King James Version - BibleGateway.com
Psalm 24

1The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

2For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.

3Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?

4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

5He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

8Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.

9Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

10Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

Isaiah 40:3 A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.

Isaiah 40:3 A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

40:1-11 All human life is a warfare; the Christian life is the most so; but the struggle will not last always. Troubles are removed in love, when sin is pardoned. In the great atonement of the death of Christ, the mercy of God is exercised to the glory of his justice. In Christ, and his sufferings, true penitents receive of the Lord's hand double for all their sins; for the satisfaction Christ made by his death was of infinite value. The prophet had some reference to the return of the Jews from Babylon. But this is a small event, compared with that pointed out by the Holy Ghost in the New Testament, when John the Baptist proclaimed the approach of Christ. When eastern princes marched through desert countries, ways were prepared for them, and hinderances removed. And may the Lord prepare our hearts by the teaching of his word and the convictions of his Spirit, that high and proud thoughts may be brought down, good desires planted, crooked and rugged tempers made straight and softened, and every hinderance removed, that we may be ready for his will on earth, and prepared for his heavenly kingdom. What are all that belongs to fallen man, or all that he does, but as the grass and the flower thereof! And what will all the titles and possessions of a dying sinner avail, when they leave him under condemnation! The word of the Lord can do that for us, which all flesh cannot. The glad tidings of the coming of Christ were to be sent forth to the ends of the earth. Satan is the strong man armed; but our Lord Jesus is stronger; and he shall proceed, and do all that he purposes. Christ is the good Shepherd; he shows tender care for young converts, weak believers, and those of a sorrowful spirit. By his word he requires no more service, and by his providence he inflicts no more trouble, than he will strengthen them for. May we know our Shepherd's voice, and follow him, proving ourselves his sheep.

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Psalms 22. The Holy Bible: King James Version.

Psalms 22. The Holy Bible: King James Version.
1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Mt. 27.46 · Mk. 15.34

Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not;

and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 But thou art holy,

O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
4 Our fathers trusted in thee:

they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered:

they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
6 But I am a worm, and no man;

a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn:

they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, Mt. 27.39 · Mk. 15.29 · Lk. 23.35 saying,
8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him:

let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. Mt. 27.43
9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb:

thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
10 I was cast upon thee from the womb:

thou art my God from my mother's belly.
11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near;

for there is none to help.
12 Many bulls have compassed me:

strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13 They gaped upon me with their mouths,

as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water,

and all my bones are out of joint:
my heart is like wax;
it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd;

and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws;
and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16 For dogs have compassed me:

the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me:
they pierced my hands and my feet.
17 I may tell all my bones:

they look and stare upon me.
18 They part my garments among them,

and cast lots upon my vesture. Mt. 27.35 · Mk. 15.24 · Lk. 23.34 · Joh. 19.24
19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD:

O my strength, haste thee to help me.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword;

my darling from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the lion's mouth:

for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren:

in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Heb. 2.12
23 Ye that fear the LORD, praise him;

all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him;
and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;

neither hath he hid his face from him;
but when he cried unto him, he heard.
25 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation:

I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied:

they shall praise the LORD that seek him:
your heart shall live for ever.
27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD:

and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 For the kingdom is the LORD's:

and he is the governor among the nations.
29 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship:

all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him:
and none can keep alive his own soul.
30 A seed shall serve him;

it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
31 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness

unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.