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• Psalm 139

  [Bible]

  Psalm 139 is a psalm of David confessing that God knows a person's every thought and way, is present everywhere, and formed each person in the womb. It closes with a prayer asking God to search the psalmist's heart.

• Matthew 27

  [Bible]

  This chapter records the events from Jesus' being handed over to the governor Pilate for trial, through His crucifixion and death at Golgotha, to His burial in a tomb. It also includes the death of Judas, the release of Barabbas, and the posting of a guard at the tomb.

• Matthew 26

  [Bible]

  Matthew 26 is the chapter in which the Passion narrative of Jesus begins. It recounts, in order, the plot to kill him, the anointing at Bethany, Judas's betrayal, the Last Supper, the prayer and arrest in Gethsemane, the trial before the high priest, and Peter's denial.

• Luke 20

  [Bible]

  Luke 20 records Jesus' debates with the religious leaders in the Jerusalem temple over the source of his authority, paying tribute to Caesar, the resurrection, and the relationship between the Christ and David. The chapter also contains the parable of the wicked husbandmen and a warning against the scribes.

• Luke 14

  [Bible]

  Luke 14 is the chapter in which Jesus, dining on the Sabbath at the house of a leader of the Pharisees, heals a sick man and tells parables about humility and a great supper. He then teaches the crowds following him about the cost of discipleship.

• Luke 22

  [Bible]

  Luke 22 records Judas's plot to betray Jesus, the Last Supper and the institution of the Lord's Supper, Jesus' prayer on the Mount of Olives, his arrest, Peter's denial, and the interrogation before the council.

• Genesis 45:5–8

  [Bible Verses]

  In this passage Joseph reveals his identity to the brothers who sold him into slavery and tells them that it was not they but God who sent him to Egypt to preserve life. It is frequently cited as a key text on divine providence.

• Shigionoth

  [Bible]

  Shigionoth is a Hebrew musical term in the superscription of Habakkuk 3:1. It is thought to indicate the character or style of song that Habakkuk's prayer represents. Its precise meaning is unknown.

• Antipatris

  [Bible]

  Antipatris is a town mentioned in Acts 23 where Roman troops stopped while escorting Paul overnight from Jerusalem to Caesarea. Herod the Great named it in honor of his father, Antipater.

• Psalm 8

  [Bible]

  Psalm 8 is a hymn of praise in Book One of the Psalms that extols the name of the LORD as excellent in all the earth. It celebrates God, who remembers lowly humanity before the vastness of the heavens, crowns human beings with glory and honor, and gives them dominion over all things.

• Psalm 6

  [Bible]

  Psalm 6 is an individual lament traditionally attributed to David. The psalmist, sick and beset by enemies, pleads for God's mercy rather than his wrath and weeps through the night, then closes in confidence that his prayer has been answered.

• Psalm 12

  [Bible]

  Psalm 12 is a lament that seeks the LORD's help in a world where the godly have vanished and falsehood and flattery have spread. It continues with the LORD's response and a confession of the purity of His words.

• Psalm 53

  [Bible]

  Psalm 53 is a psalm of David that laments the corruption of the fool who says there is no God and the sinfulness of all humanity, and that longs for salvation to come out of Zion. Its content is nearly identical to that of Psalm 14.

• Psalm 61

  [Bible]

  Psalm 61 is an eight-verse prayer psalm in which a psalmist whose heart is overwhelmed cries to God from the end of the earth, seeks refuge in Him, prays for the king's long life, and pledges to perform his vows daily.

• Psalm 84

  [Bible]

  Psalm 84 is a psalm of the sons of Korah that expresses longing for the house of God (the temple) and celebrates the blessedness of pilgrims who journey to Zion. It is widely known for the line "a day in thy courts is better than a thousand."

• Psalm 77

  [Bible]

  Psalm 77 is a lament and a psalm of Asaph. In a time of trouble, the psalmist asks whether God has cast him off, then takes heart again by remembering God's works of old, especially His leading of the people through the sea at the Exodus.

• Psalm 140

  [Bible]

  Psalm 140 is a psalm of lament attributed to David. It pleads for deliverance from those who seek to do harm through wicked and deceitful words, and it closes with confidence that God will maintain the cause of the afflicted.

• Psalm 5

  [Bible]

  Psalm 5, traditionally attributed to David, is a morning prayer and an individual lament. It asks for God's righteous guidance and protection in the midst of the wicked and celebrates the joy of those who take refuge in the Lord.

• Zebadiah (son of Ishmael)

  [People]

  Zebadiah, the son of Ishmael and ruler of the house of Judah, lived during the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. When the king established a judicial system in Jerusalem, Zebadiah was placed over "all the king's matters" (2 Chronicles 19:11).

• Psalm 11

  [Bible]

  Psalm 11 is a short, seven-verse psalm of trust in which the psalmist, threatened by the wicked, rejects the advice to "flee as a bird to your mountain" and declares that he takes refuge in the LORD, who from His heavenly throne examines humankind.