Psalm 16:5
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5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
you hold my lot.(A)
Psalm 73:26
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26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength[a] of my heart and my portion forever.(A)
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- 73.26 Heb rock
Lamentations 3:24
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24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”(A)
Psalm 142:5
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5 I cry to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”(A)
Psalm 119:57
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57 The Lord is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.(A)
Psalm 23:5
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5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.(A)
Psalm 89:20-37
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20 I have found my servant David;
with my holy oil I have anointed him;(A)
21 my hand shall always remain with him;
my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him;
the wicked shall not humble him.(B)
23 I will crush his foes before him
and strike down those who hate him.(C)
24 My faithfulness and steadfast love shall be with him,
and in my name his horn shall be exalted.(D)
25 I will set his hand on the sea
and his right hand on the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation!’(E)
27 I will make him the firstborn,
the highest of the kings of the earth.(F)
28 Forever I will keep my steadfast love for him,
and my covenant with him will stand firm.(G)
29 I will establish his line forever
and his throne as long as the heavens endure.(H)
30 If his children forsake my law
and do not walk according to my ordinances,(I)
31 if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with the rod
and their iniquity with scourges,(J)
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.(K)
34 I will not violate my covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips.(L)
35 Once and for all I have sworn by my holiness;
I will not lie to David.(M)
36 His line shall continue forever,
and his throne endure before me like the sun.(N)
37 It shall be established forever like the moon,
an enduring witness in the skies.” Selah
Psalm 89:4
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4 ‘I will establish your descendants forever
and build your throne for all generations.’ ” Selah(A)
Deuteronomy 32:9
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9 the Lord’s own portion was his people,
Jacob his allotted share.(A)
Psalm 116:13
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13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the Lord;
Psalm 21:7-12
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7 For the king trusts in the Lord,
and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.(A)
8 Your hand will find out all your enemies;
your right hand will find out those who hate you.(B)
9 You will make them like a fiery furnace
when you appear.
The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath,
and fire will consume them.(C)
10 You will destroy their offspring from the earth
and their children from among humankind.(D)
11 If they plan evil against you,
if they devise mischief, they will not succeed.(E)
12 For you will put them to flight;
you will aim at their faces with your bows.(F)
Acts 5:31
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31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.(A)
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Jeremiah 10:16
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16 The portion of Jacob is not like these,
for he is the one who formed all things,
and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;
the Lord of hosts is his name.(A)
Isaiah 53:12
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12 Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great,
and he shall divide the spoil with the strong,
because he poured out himself to death
and was numbered with the transgressors,
yet he bore the sin of many
and made intercession for the transgressors.(A)
Psalm 132:11
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11 The Lord swore to David a sure oath
from which he will not turn back:
“One of the sons of your body
I will set on your throne.(A)
Psalm 11:6
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6 On the wicked he will rain coals of fire and sulfur;
a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.(A)
Psalm 9:4
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4 For you have maintained my just cause;
you have sat on the throne giving righteous judgment.(A)
Psalm 2:6
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6 “I have set my king on Zion, my holy hill.”(A)
Ephesians 5:18
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18 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,(A)
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Psalm 125:3
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3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
on the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous might not stretch out
their hands to do wrong.(A)
1 Corinthians 15:25
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25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.(A)
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Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant, a Light to the Nations
42 Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.(A)
Psalm 132:17-18
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17 There I will cause a horn to sprout up for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed one.(A)
18 His enemies I will clothe with disgrace,
but on him, his crown will gleam.”(B)
Psalm 110:1-2
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Psalm 110
Assurance of Victory for God’s Priest-King
Of David. A Psalm.
1 The Lord says to my lord,
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool.”(A)
2 The Lord sends out from Zion
your mighty scepter.
Rule in the midst of your foes.(B)
Psalm 61:6-7
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6 Prolong the life of the king;
may his years endure to all generations!(A)
7 May he be enthroned forever before God;
appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!(B)
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