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Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.’

Matthew 11:29-30

Psalm 28:1, 7-9

1 To you, Lord, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I shall be like those who go down to the pit.

    
7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy,
and with my song I praise him.

8 The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
9 Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them for ever.

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TO YOU LORD, I CALL, YOU ARE MY ROCK, YOU LORD IS MY STRENGTH AND MY SHIELD; MY HEART TRUSTS IN YOU, AND YOU HELP ME. MY HEART LEAPS FOR JOY, AND WITH MY SONG I PRAISE YOU. YOU LORD IS THE STRENGTH OF YOUR PEOPLE, A FORTRESS FOR YOUR ANOINTED ONE. SAVE YOUR PEOPLE AND BLESS YOUR INHERITANCE, BE THEIR SHEPHERD AND CARRY THEM FOREVER.

1 King 18:36

At the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed: ‘Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

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O LORD , GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND ISRAEL, LET IT BE KNOW TODAY THAT YOU ARE GOD IN ENGLAND.

1 King 18:37

Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again.’​

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ANSWER ME, O LORD, ANSWER ME, SO THESE PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT YOU, O'LORD, ARE GOD, AND THAT YOU ARE TURNING THEIR HEARTS BACK AGAIN.

Psalm 88:1-2

1 Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you.
2 May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.

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LORD, YOU ARE THE GOD WHO SAVES ME. MAY MY PRAYER COME BEFORE YOU, TURN YOUR EAR TO MY CRY.

Malachi 4:6

He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.

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LORD TURN THE HEARTS OF THE PARENTS TO THEIR CHILDREN, AND THE HEARTS OF THE CHILDREN TO THEIR PARENTS; BEFORE THE ALMIGHTY GOD COMES AND STRIKES THE LAND WITH DESTRUTION.

2 Peter 2:8-9

8 (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard) – 

9 if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

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THE RIGHTEOUS MAN, LIVING DAY AFTER DAY, IS TORMENTED IN HIS RIGHTIOUS SOUL BY THE LAWLESS DEEDS HE SEES AND HEARS. 

LORD RESCUE THE GODLY FROM TRIALS AND HOLD THE UNRIGHTEOUS FOR PUNISHMENT ON THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. 

Isaiah 25:1,4,6

1 Lord, you are my God;  I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness   you have done wonderful things,  things planned long ago.

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4 You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm
and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless  is like a storm driving against a wall.

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6 On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine –  the best of meats and the finest of wines.

 

LORD, YOU ARE MY GOD, I WILL EXALT YOU AND PRAISE YOUR NAME. FOR IN PERFECT FAITHFULNESS YOU ARE DOING WONDERFUL THINGS, THINGS PLANNED LONG AGO. YOU ARE A REFUGE FOR THE POOR, A REFUGE FOR THE NEEDY IN THEIR DISTRESS. IN THIS COUNTRY, LORD ALMIGHTY PREPARE A FEAST OF RICH FOOD FOR YOUR PEOPLE.

Psalm 5:7-8

7 But I, by your great love,  can come into your house; in reverence I bow down  towards your holy temple.

8 Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies –  make your way straight before me.

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BUT I BY YOUR GREAT LOVE, CAN COME INTO YOUR HOUSE, FATHER IN REVERENCE I BOW DOWN TO YOU. LEAD ME LORD IN YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

Psalm 25:4-5

4 Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.
5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Saviour, and my hope is in you all day long.

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SHOW ME YOUR WAYS LORD, TEACH ME YOUR PATHS. GUIDE ME IN YOUR TRUTH AND TEACH ME, FOR YOU ARE GOD MY SAVIOUR, AND MY HOPE IS IN YOU ALL DAY LONG.

Psalm 72:12-14

12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.

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LORD, DELIVER THE NEEDY WHO CRY OUT, THE AFFLICTED WHO HAVE NO ONE TO HELP. TAKE PITY ON THE WEAK AND NEEDY, AND SAVE THE NEEDY FROM DEATH. RESCUE THEM FROM OPPRESION AND VIOLENCE, FOR PRECIOUS IS THEIR BLOOD IN YOUR SIGHT.

Psalm 118:20-21

20 This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter.
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.

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OPEN THE GATE LORD THROUGH WHICH THE RIGHTEOUS MAY ENTER. I GIVE YOU THANKS FOR YOU ANSWER ME, YOU ARE MY SALVATION.

Psalm 7:17

I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.

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I GIVE THANKS TO YOU LORD BECAUSE OF YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, I SING THE PRAISES OF YOUR NAME O'LORD, MOST HIGH.

Psalm 9:1-2

1 I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.
2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

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I GIVE THANKS TO YOU LORD, WITH ALL MY HEART, I WILL TELL OF YOUR WONDERFUL DEEDS. I WILL BE GLAD AND REJOICE IN YOU, I WILL SING THE PRAISE OF YOUR NAME.

Psalm 56:12-13

12 I am under vows to you, my God; I will present my thank-offerings to you.
13 For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God
in the light of life.

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I AM UNDER VOWS TO YOU MY GOD, I WILL PRESENT MY THANKS OFFERING TO YOU. FOR YOU HAVE DELIVERED ME FROM DEATH AND MY FEET FROM STUMBLING, THAT I MAY WALK BEFORE YOU GOD, IN THE LIGHT OF LIFE.

Psalm 100:4-5

4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the Lord is good and his love endures for ever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.

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I WILL ENTER YOUR GATES WITH THANKSGIVING AND YOUR COURTS WITH PRAISE, I WILL GIVE THANKS TO YOU AND PRAISE YOUR NAME. LORD YOU ARE GOOD AND YOUR LOVE ENDURES FOREVER, YOUR FAITHFULNESS CONTINUES THROUGH ALL GENERATION.

Psalm 136:1-3

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures for ever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures for ever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures for ever.

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I GIVE THANKS TO YOU LORD FOR YOU ARE GOOD, YOUR LOVE ENDURES FOREVER. I GIVE THANKS TO YOU GOD OF GODS, YOUR LOVE ENDURE FOREVER. I GIVE THANKS TO YOU LORD OF LORDS, YOUR LOVE ENDURES FOREVER.

Psalm 107:8-9

8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
9 for he satisfies the thirsty  and fills the hungry with good things.

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I WILL GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HIS UNFAILING LOVE AND HIS WONDRFUL DEEDS FOR MANKIND. FOR YOU SATISFY THE THIRSTY AND FILL THE HUNGRY WITH GOOD THINGS.

Psalm 118:20-21

20 1 This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter.
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.

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OPEN THE GATE LORD THROUGH WHICH THE RIGHTEOUS MAY ENTER. I GIVE YOU THANKS FOR YOU ANSWER ME. YOU ARE MY SALVATION.

Psalm 32:1-2

1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
2 Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord does not count against them and in whose spirit is no deceit.

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BLESSED IS THE ONE WHOSE TRANSGRESSIONS ARE FORGIVEN, WHOSES SINS ARE COVERED. BLESSED IS THE ONE WHOSE SINS THE LORD DOES NOT COUNT AGAINST THEM AND IN WHOSE SPIRIT IS NO DECEIT.

Psalm 101

1 I will sing of your love and justice; to you, Lord, I will sing praise.
2 I will be careful to lead a blameless life – when will you come to me? 
I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart.
3 I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. 
I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it.
4 The perverse of heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

5 Whoever slanders their neighbour in secret, I will put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate.

6 My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; the one whose way of life is blameless will minister to me.

7 No one who practises deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence.

8 Every morning I will put to silence all the wicked in the land; I will cut off every evildoer from the city of the Lord.

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I WILL SING OF YOUR LOVE AND JUSTICE, TO YOU LORD, I WILL SING PRAISE. I WILL BE CAREFUL TO LEAD A BLAMELESS LIFE, I WILL CONDUCT THE AFFAIRS OF MY HOUSE WITH A BLAMELESS HEART.

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I WILL NOT LOOK WITH APPROVAL ON ANYTHING THAT IS VILE. I HATE WHAT THE FAITHLESS PEOPLE DO, I WILL HAVE NO PART IN IT. THE PERVERSE OF HEART SHALL BE FAR FROM ME, I WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT IS EVIL.

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WHOEVER SLANDERS THEIR NEIGHBOUR IN SECRET, LORD PUT TO SILENCE, WHOEVER HAS HAUGHTY EYES AND A PROUD HEART, DO NOT TOLERATE. MY EYES WILL BE ON THE FAITHFUL IN THE LORD, THAT THEY MAY DWELL WITH ME. THE ONE WHOSE WALK IS BLAMELESS WILL MINISTER TO ME.

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NO ONE WHO PRACTICES DECEIT WILL DWELL IN YOUR HOUSE, NO ONE WHO SPEAKS FALSELY WILL STAND IN YOUR PRSENCE. EVERY MORNING LORD,  PUT TO SILENCE ALL THE WICKED IN THE LAND, CUT OFF EVERY EVILDOER FROM YOUR CITY, LORD.

Psalm 89:19, 20-23

19 Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: ‘I have bestowed strength on a warrior;
I have raised up a young man from among the people.
20 I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him.
21 My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him.
22 The enemy will not get the better of him; the wicked will not oppress him.
23 I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries.

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ONCE YOU SPOKE IN A VISION. I HAVE BESTOWED STRENGTH ON A WARRIOR, I HAVE RAISED UP A YOUNG MAN FROM AMONG THE PEOPLE. I HAVE FOUND RICHARD MY SERVANT, WITH MY SACRED OIL I HAVE ANOINTED HIM. MY HAND WILL SUSTAIN HIM, SURELY MY ARM WILL STRENGTHEN HIM, THE ENEMY WILL NOT GET THE BETTER OF HIM. I WILL CRUSH HIS FOES BEFORE HIM AND STRIKE DOWN HIS ADVERSARIES. 

Psalm 91:9-12

9 If you say, ‘The Lord is my refuge,’ and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

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THE LORD IS MY REFUGE AND I MAKE THE MOST HIGH MY DWELLING. NO HARM WILL OVERTAKE ME, NO DISASTER WILL COME NEAR MY HOME. FOR YOU WILL COMMAND YOUR ANGELS CONCERNING ME, TO GUARD ME IN ALL MY WAYS. THEY WILL LIFT ME UP IN THEIR HANDS SO THAT I WILL NOT STRIKE MY FOOT AGAINST A STONE.

Psalm 139:1-3

1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.

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YOU HAVE SEARCHED ME LORD, AND YOU KNEW ME. YOU KNOW WHEN I SIT AND WHEN I RISE, YOU PERCEIVE MY THOUGHTS FROM AFAR. YOU DISCERN MY GOING OUT AND MY LYING DOWN, YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH ALL MY WAYS.

Psalm 95:1-2

1 Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.

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COME LET IS SING FOR JOY TO THE LORD, LET US SHOUT ALOUD TO THE ROCK OF OUR SALVATION. LET US COME BEFORE HIM WITH THANKS GIVING AND EXTOL HIM WITH MUSIC AND SONG.

Psalm 96:13

Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,  he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

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ALL CREATION REJOICES BEFORE THE LORD, FOR YOU COME. YOU ARE COMING TO JUDGE THE EARTH. YOU WILL JUDGE THE WORLD IN RIGHTEOUSNESS AND THE PEOPLES IN YOUR FAITHFULNESS.

Psalm 91:14-15

14 Because he[a] loves me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him

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BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, SAYS THE LORD, YOU WILL RESCUE ME. YOU WILL PROTECT ME, FOR YOU ACKNOWLEDGE MY NAME. YOU WILL CALL ON ME, AND I WILL ANSWER YOU, YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN TROUBLE, YOU WILL DELIVER ME AND HONOUR ME. 

PSALM7:17
PSALM32:1-2
PSLAM139:1-3
PS28:1
1K18:36
PS1K18:37
PS88:1-2
MAL4:6
2PT2:8-9
IS25
PS5:7-8
PS25:4-5
PS72:12-14
PS118:20-21
PS9:1-2
PS56:12-13
PS100:4-5
PS136:1-3
PS107:8-9
PS118:20-21
PS101
PS89:19
PS91:9-12
PS95:1-2
PS96:13
PS91:14-15
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