Bible Cross References
When
Ruth 1:21
When I left here, I had plenty, but the LORD has brought me back without a thing. Why call me Naomi when the LORD Almighty has condemned me and sent me trouble?"
Job 29:2-25
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If only my life could once again be as it was when God watched over me.
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God was always with me then and gave me light as I walked through the darkness.
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Those were the days when I was prosperous, and the friendship of God protected my home.
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Almighty God was with me then, and I was surrounded by all my children.
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My cows and goats gave plenty of milk, and my olive trees grew in the rockiest soil.
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Whenever the city elders met and I took my place among them,
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young men stepped aside as soon as they saw me, and old men stood up to show me respect.
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The leaders of the people would stop talking;
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even the most important men kept silent.
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Everyone who saw me or heard of me had good things to say about what I had done.
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When the poor cried out, I helped them; I gave help to orphans who had nowhere to turn.
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People who were in deepest misery praised me, and I helped widows find security.
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I have always acted justly and fairly.
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I was eyes for the blind, and feet for the lame.
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I was like a father to the poor and took the side of strangers in trouble.
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I destroyed the power of cruel men and rescued their victims.
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I always expected to live a long life and to die at home in comfort.
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I was like a tree whose roots always have water and whose branches are wet with dew.
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Everyone was always praising me, and my strength never failed me.
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When I gave advice, people were silent and listened carefully to what I said;
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they had nothing to add when I had finished. My words sank in like drops of rain;
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everyone welcomed them just as farmers welcome rain in spring.
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I smiled on them when they had lost confidence; my cheerful face encouraged them.
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I took charge and made the decisions; I led them as a king leads his troops, and gave them comfort in their despair.
Job 30:1-31
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But men younger than I am make fun of me now! Their fathers have always been so worthless that I wouldn't let them help my dogs guard sheep.
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They were a bunch of worn-out men, too weak to do any work for me.
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They were so poor and hungry that they would gnaw dry roots--- at night, in wild, desolate places.
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They pulled up the plants of the desert and ate them, even the tasteless roots of the broom tree!
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Everyone drove them away with shouts, as if they were shouting at thieves.
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They had to live in caves, in holes dug in the sides of cliffs.
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Out in the wilds they howled like animals and huddled together under the bushes.
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A worthless bunch of nameless nobodies! They were driven out of the land.
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Now they come and laugh at me; I am nothing but a joke to them.
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They treat me with disgust; they think they are too good for me, and even come and spit in my face.
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Because God has made me weak and helpless, they turn against me with all their fury.
12
This mob attacks me head-on; they send me running; they prepare their final assault.
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They cut off my escape and try to destroy me; and there is no one to stop them.
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They pour through the holes in my defenses and come crashing down on top of me;
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I am overcome with terror; my dignity is gone like a puff of wind, and my prosperity like a cloud.
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Now I am about to die; there is no relief for my suffering.
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At night my bones all ache; the pain that gnaws me never stops.
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God seizes me by my collar and twists my clothes out of shape.
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He throws me down in the mud; I am no better than dirt.
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I call to you, O God, but you never answer; and when I pray, you pay no attention.
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You are treating me cruelly; you persecute me with all your power.
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You let the wind blow me away; you toss me about in a raging storm.
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I know you are taking me off to my death, to the fate in store for everyone.
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Why do you attack a ruined man, one who can do nothing but beg for pity?
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Didn't I weep with people in trouble and feel sorry for those in need?
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I hoped for happiness and light, but trouble and darkness came instead.
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I am torn apart by worry and pain; I have had day after day of suffering.
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I go about in gloom, without any sunshine; I stand up in public and plead for help.
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My voice is as sad and lonely as the cries of a jackal or an ostrich.
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My skin has turned dark; I am burning with fever.
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Where once I heard joyful music, now I hear only mourning and weeping.
Lamentations 4:1
Our glittering gold has grown dull; the stones of the Temple lie scattered in the streets.
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, 'Remember, my son, that in your lifetime you were given all the good things, while Lazarus got all the bad things. But now he is enjoying himself here, while you are in pain.
I pour
Psalm 62:8
Trust in God at all times, my people. Tell him all your troubles, for he is our refuge.
1 Samuel 1:15
"No, I'm not drunk, sir," she answered. "I haven't been drinking! I am desperate, and I have been praying, pouring out my troubles to the LORD.
1 Samuel 1:16
Don't think I am a worthless woman. I have been praying like this because I'm so miserable."
Job 30:16
Now I am about to die; there is no relief for my suffering.
for I
1 Chronicles 15:15-28
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The Levites carried it on poles on their shoulders, as the LORD had commanded through Moses.
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David commanded the leaders of the Levites to assign various Levites to sing and to play joyful music on harps and cymbals.
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From the clans of singers they chose the following men to play the brass cymbals: Heman son of Joel, his relative Asaph son of Berechiah, and Ethan son of Kushaiah, of the clan of Merari. To assist them they chose the following Levites to play the high-pitched harps: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah. To play the low-pitched harps they chose the following Levites: Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Azaziah, and the Temple guards, Obed Edom and Jeiel.
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Because of his skill in music Chenaniah was chosen to be in charge of the levitical musicians.
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Berechiah and Elkanah, along with Obed Edom and Jehiah, were chosen as guards for the Covenant Box. The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer were chosen to blow trumpets in front of the Covenant Box.
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So King David, the leaders of Israel, and the military commanders went to the house of Obed Edom to get the Covenant Box, and they had a great celebration.
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They sacrificed seven bulls and seven sheep, to make sure that God would help the Levites who were carrying the Covenant Box.
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David was wearing a robe made of the finest linen, and so were the musicians, Chenaniah their leader, and the Levites who carried the Box. David also wore a linen ephod.
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So all the Israelites accompanied the Covenant Box up to Jerusalem with shouts of joy, the sound of trumpets, horns, and cymbals, and the music of harps.
1 Chronicles 16:1-43
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They took the Covenant Box to the tent which David had prepared for it and put it inside. Then they offered sacrifices and fellowship offerings to God.
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After David had finished offering the sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD
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and distributed food to them all. He gave each man and woman in Israel a loaf of bread, a piece of roasted meat, and some raisins.
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David appointed some of the Levites to lead the worship of the LORD, the God of Israel, in front of the Covenant Box, by singing and praising him.
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Asaph was appointed leader, with Zechariah as his assistant. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel were to play harps. Asaph was to sound the cymbals,
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and two priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, were to blow trumpets regularly in front of the Covenant Box.
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It was then that David first gave Asaph and the other Levites the responsibility for singing praises to the LORD.
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Give thanks to the LORD, proclaim his greatness; tell the nations what he has done.
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Sing praise to the LORD; tell the wonderful things he has done.
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Be glad that we belong to him; let all who worship him rejoice!
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Go to the LORD for help, and worship him continually.
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You descendants of Jacob, God's servant, descendants of Israel, whom God chose, remember the miracles that God performed and the judgments that he gave.
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The LORD is our God; his commands are for all the world.
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Never forget God's covenant, which he made to last forever,
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the covenant he made with Abraham, the promise he made to Isaac.
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The LORD made a covenant with Jacob, one that will last forever.
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"I will give you the land of Canaan," he said. "It will be your own possession."
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God's people were few in number, strangers in the land of Canaan.
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They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to another.
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But God let no one oppress them; to protect them, he warned the kings:
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"Don't harm my chosen servants; do not touch my prophets."
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Sing to the LORD, all the world! Proclaim every day the good news that he has saved us.
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Proclaim his glory to the nations, his mighty deeds to all peoples.
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The LORD is great and is to be highly praised; he is to be honored more than all the gods.
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The gods of all other nations are only idols, but the LORD created the heavens.
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Glory and majesty surround him, power and joy fill his Temple.
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Praise the LORD, all people on earth, praise his glory and might.
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Praise the LORD's glorious name; bring an offering and come into his Temple. Bow down before the Holy One when he appears;
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tremble before him, all the earth! The earth is set firmly in place and cannot be moved.
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Be glad, earth and sky! Tell the nations that the LORD is king.
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Roar, sea, and every creature in you; be glad, fields, and everything in you!
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The trees in the woods will shout for joy when the LORD comes to rule the earth.
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Give thanks to the LORD, because he is good; his love is eternal.
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Say to him, "Save us, O God our Savior; gather us together; rescue us from the nations, so that we may be thankful and praise your holy name."
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Praise the LORD, the God of Israel! Praise him now and forever! Then all the people said, "Amen," and praised the LORD.
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King David put Asaph and the other Levites in permanent charge of the worship that was held at the place where the Covenant Box was kept. They were to perform their duties there day by day.
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Obed Edom son of Jeduthun and sixty-eight men of his clan were to assist them. Hosah and Obed Edom were in charge of guarding the gates.
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Zadok the priest and his fellow priests, however, were in charge of the worship of the LORD at the place of worship in Gibeon.
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Every morning and evening they were to burn sacrifices whole on the altar in accordance with what was written in the Law which the LORD gave to Israel.
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There with them were Heman and Jeduthun and the others who were specifically chosen to sing praises to the LORD for his eternal love.
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Heman and Jeduthun also had charge of the trumpets and cymbals and the other instruments which were played when the songs of praise were sung. The members of Jeduthun's clan were in charge of guarding the gates.
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Then everyone went home, and David went home to spend some time with his family.
with the voice
Psalm 81:1-3
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Shout for joy to God our defender; sing praise to the God of Jacob!
2
Start the music and beat the tambourines; play pleasant music on the harps and the lyres.
3
Blow the trumpet for the festival, when the moon is new and when the moon is full.
Psalm 122:1
I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go to the LORD's house."
Deuteronomy 16:11
Be joyful in the LORD's presence, together with your children, your servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your towns. Do this at the one place of worship.
Deuteronomy 16:14
Enjoy it with your children, your servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your towns.
Deuteronomy 16:15
Honor the LORD your God by celebrating this festival for seven days at the one place of worship. Be joyful, because the LORD has blessed your harvest and your work.
2 Chronicles 7:10
and on the following day, the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people home. They were happy about all the blessings that the LORD had given to his people Israel, to David, and to Solomon.
2 Chronicles 30:23-26
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they all decided to celebrate for another seven days. So they celebrated with joy.
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King Hezekiah contributed 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for the people to kill and eat, and the officials gave them another 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep. A large number of priests went through the ritual of purification.
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So everyone was happy---the people of Judah, the priests, the Levites, the people who had come from the north, and the foreigners who had settled permanently in Israel and Judah.
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The city of Jerusalem was filled with joy, because nothing like this had happened since the days of King Solomon, the son of David.
Isaiah 30:29
But you, God's people, will be happy and sing as you do on the night of a sacred festival. You will be as happy as those who walk to the music of flutes on their way to the Temple of the LORD, the defender of Israel.
Nahum 1:15
Look, a messenger is coming over the mountains with good news! He is on his way to announce the victory! People of Judah, celebrate your festivals and give God what you solemnly promised him. The wicked will never invade your land again. They have been totally destroyed!