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Psalm 26
[Bible]Psalm 26 is a twelve-verse prayer bearing the superscription "A Psalm of David." The psalmist declares his integrity, asks God to examine and judge him, and pleads not to perish together with the wicked.
Psalm 32
[Bible]Psalm 32 is an eleven-verse psalm titled "A Psalm of David, Maschil." It describes the anguish of concealing sin and the joy of forgiveness after confession. Church tradition counts it among the seven Penitential Psalms.
Psalm 34
[Bible]Psalm 34 is a psalm of David that gives thanks for deliverance from danger and teaches the way of the fear of the LORD. It is an acrostic poem whose verses begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, and it sings of the afflictions of the righteous and of God's deliverance.
Psalm 102
[Bible]Psalm 102 is a prayer that joins the lament of a sufferer broken in body and spirit with a confession concerning Zion's restoration and the eternal, unchanging God.
Psalm 101
[Bible]Psalm 101 is an eight-verse psalm titled "A Psalm of David," in which the king pledges before God to govern his own life, his household, and his kingdom with integrity.
Psalm 118
[Bible]Psalm 118 is a song of thanksgiving in which one who has been delivered from distress enters the gates of the temple and gives thanks for the LORD's everlasting mercy. "The stone which the builders refused" (verse 22) and "he that cometh in the name of the LORD" (verse 26) are quoted in the New Testament and applied to Jesus.
Malachi 3:6
[Bible Verses]A verse declaring that because God does not change, the sinful descendants of Jacob are not destroyed. It is commonly cited in discussions of God's immutability and of his faithfulness in keeping his covenant.
Q Source
[Bible]The Q source is a hypothetical collection of the sayings of Jesus that scholars posit as the source of material found in both Matthew and Luke but absent from Mark. No manuscript copy of it survives.
2 Chronicles
[Bible]Second Chronicles is the fourteenth of the thirty-nine books of the Protestant Old Testament. Centered on the temple and worship, it records events from the reign of Solomon to the fall of the kingdom of Judah and the decree of the Persian king Cyrus permitting the return from exile.
Deuteronomy 6:4–5
[Bible Verses]Known as the Shema, this passage begins, "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD." It is the central confession of faith in Judaism, was cited by Jesus as the greatest commandment, and serves as the starting point for discussions of the relationship between monotheism and the doctrine of the Trinity.
Hebrews 11:6
[Bible Verses]A verse stating that without faith it is impossible to please God, and that whoever comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. It is frequently cited as a statement of the basic content of faith.
Lamentations 3:19–26
[Bible Verses]Lamentations 3:19–26 is the passage in which a speaker, despairing as he remembers the suffering of Jerusalem's destruction, recalls the mercies and faithfulness of the LORD and turns toward hope. Because of the words "They are new every morning," it is often cited as a text of comfort and for New Year's meditation.
Ecclesiastes 5:15
[Bible Verses]A verse stating that just as a person came forth naked from the womb, so at death he takes away nothing of what he has labored to gain. It is frequently cited alongside Job 1:21 and 1 Timothy 6:7 in discussions of the transience of wealth and the finitude of human life.
Proverbs 6:23
[Bible Verses]Proverbs 6:23 compares a parent's teaching to a "lamp" and "light" and the "reproofs of instruction" to "the way of life." It is often quoted to express the idea that sound teaching and correction safeguard one's life, and it is commonly read alongside passages that liken the word of God to light.
Numbers 20
[Bible]Numbers 20 recounts the death of Miriam at Kadesh and the incident at the waters of Meribah, after which Moses and Aaron are told that they will not enter Canaan. The chapter also records Edom's refusal to let Israel pass through its territory and the death of Aaron on Mount Hor.
2 Chronicles 36
[Bible]2 Chronicles 36, the final chapter of 2 Chronicles, recounts the last four kings of Judah after Josiah, the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, the Babylonian exile, and the decree of Cyrus king of Persia permitting the return.
Proverbs 24
[Bible]Proverbs 24 contains the closing portion (vv. 1–22) of the collection of "the words of the wise" that begins at Proverbs 22:17, followed by a brief supplementary collection (vv. 23–34). The chapter teaches against envying the wicked and against rejoicing when an enemy falls. It also calls for impartial judgment and warns of the consequences of laziness.
Revelation 10
[Bible]Revelation 10 is the chapter set between the sixth and seventh trumpets. A mighty angel comes down holding an open little book, and John, after taking and eating the book, is commanded to prophesy again.
Revelation 11
[Bible]Revelation 11 records the measuring of the temple; the two witnesses who prophesy for 1,260 days, are killed, and rise again; the sounding of the seventh trumpet; and the opening of the temple in heaven.
Sermon
[Worship & Rites]A sermon is the proclamation of the Word in worship that expounds a biblical text and applies it to present-day life. It is regarded as a central element of the worship service, and in Korean Protestant churches it is commonly referred to simply as "the Word" (malsseum).