Bible Language Cross References for the verse 1 Kings 4:31 in ERVEN
- 1 A song from the Korah family. To the director: About a painful sickness. A maskil from Heman the Ezrahite. Lord God, you are my Savior. I have been praying to you day and night.
- 2 Please pay attention to my prayers. Listen to my prayers for mercy.
- 3 My soul has had enough of this pain! I am ready to die.
- 4 People already treat me like a dead man, like someone too weak to live.
- 5 Look for me among the dead, like a body in the grave. I am one of those you have forgotten, cut off from you and your care.
- 6 You put me in that hole in the ground. Yes, you put me in that dark place.
- 7 Your anger presses down on me like a heavy weight. It's like one wave after another pounding against me. Selah
- 8 You made my friends leave me. They all avoid me like someone no one wants to touch. Like a prisoner in my house, I cannot go out.
- 9 My eyes hurt from crying. Lord, I pray to you constantly! I lift my arms in prayer to you.
- 10 Do you do miracles for the dead? Do ghosts rise up and praise you? No! Selah
- 11 The dead in their graves cannot talk about your faithful love. People in the world of the dead cannot talk about your faithfulness.
- 12 The dead who lie in darkness cannot see the amazing things you do. Those in the world of the forgotten cannot talk about your goodness.
- 13 Lord, I am asking you to help me! Early each morning I pray to you.
- 14 Lord, why have you abandoned me? Why do you refuse to listen to me?
- 15 I have been sick and weak since I was young. I have suffered your anger, and I am helpless.
- 16 Your anger covers me like a flood. Your attacks are killing me.
- 17 They surround me on every side. I feel like a drowning man.
- 18 You caused my friends and loved ones to leave me. Now darkness is my closest friend.
- 1 A maskil from Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing forever about the Lord's love. I will sing about his faithfulness forever and ever!
- 2 I will say, "Your faithful love will last forever. Your loyalty is like the sky� there is no end to it!"
- 3 You said, "I made an agreement with my chosen king. I made this promise to my servant David:
- 4 'There will always be someone from your family to rule. I will make your kingdom continue forever and ever.'" Selah
- 5 Lord, the heavens praise you for the amazing things you do. The assembly of holy ones sings about your loyalty.
- 6 No one in heaven is equal to the Lord. None of the "gods" can compare to the Lord.
- 7 When God's holy ones�the angels around his throne�meet together, they fear and respect him; he is more awesome than all those around him.
- 8 Lord God All-Powerful, there is no one like you. You are strong, Lord, and always faithful.
- 9 You rule the stormy sea. You can calm its angry waves.
- 10 You defeated Rahab. You scattered your enemies with your own powerful arm.
- 11 Everything in heaven and earth belongs to you. You made the world and everything in it.
- 12 You created everything north and south. Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon sing praises to your name.
- 13 You have the power! Your power is great! Victory is yours!
- 14 Your kingdom is built on truth and justice. Love and faithfulness are servants before your throne.
- 15 Lord, your loyal followers are happy. They live in the light of your kindness.
- 16 Your name always makes them happy. They praise your goodness.
- 17 You are their amazing strength. Their power comes from you.
- 18 The king, our protector, belongs to the Lord, who is the Holy One of Israel.
- 19 Lord, you once spoke in a vision to your followers: "I have made a young soldier strong. From among my people I chose him for an important position.
- 20 I have found my servant David and anointed him as king with my special oil.
- 21 I will support him with my right hand, and my arm will make him strong.
- 22 So no enemy will ever control him. The wicked will never defeat him.
- 23 I will destroy his enemies before his eyes. I will defeat those who hate him.
- 24 I will always love and support him. I will always make him strong.
- 25 I will put him in charge of the sea. He will control the rivers.
- 26 He will say to me, 'You are my father. You are my God, my Rock, my Savior.'
- 27 And I will make him my firstborn son. He will be the great king on earth.
- 28 My love will protect him forever. My agreement with him will never end.
- 29 I will make his family continue forever. His kingdom will last as long as the skies.
- 30 If his descendants stop following my law and stop obeying my commands,
- 31 if they break my laws and ignore my commands,
- 32 I will punish them severely for their sins and wrongs.
- 33 But I will never take my love from him. I will never stop being loyal to him.
- 34 I will not break my agreement with David. I will never change what I said.
- 35 By my holiness, I made a promise to him, and I would not lie to David.
- 36 His family will continue forever. His kingdom will last as long as the sun.
- 37 Like the moon, it will continue forever. The sky is a witness to the agreement that can be trusted." Selah
- 38 But now, Lord, you have become angry with your chosen king, and you have left him all alone.
- 39 You ended the agreement you made with your servant. You threw the king's crown into the dirt.
- 40 You pulled down the walls of his city. You destroyed all his fortresses.
- 41 Everyone passing by steals from him. His neighbors laugh at him.
- 42 You made all the king's enemies happy. You let them win the war.
- 43 You helped them defend themselves. You did not help your king win the battle.
- 44 You did not let him win. You threw his throne to the ground.
- 45 You cut his life short. You shamed him. Selah
- 46 Lord, how long will this continue? Will you ignore us forever? Will your anger burn like a fire forever?
- 47 Remember how short my life is. You created us to live a short life and then die.
- 48 Is there anyone alive who will never die? Will anyone escape the grave? Selah
- 49 Lord, where is the love you showed in the past? You promised David that you would be loyal to his family.
- 50 My Lord, please remember how people insulted your servant. Lord, I had to listen to all the insults from your enemies. They insulted your chosen king wherever he went.
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- 52 Praise the Lord forever! Amen and Amen! BOOK 4 (Psalms 90-106)