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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 20h

Let Your Face shine on Your servant;
save me in Your Unfailing Love.

Psalm 31:16 Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 1d

Psalm 31:14 The Voice

14 But I pour my trust into You, Eternal One.
I’m glad to say, “You are my God!”

The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 2d

Psalm 31:6b-7a The Voice

6. . . I trust only in You, Eternal One.
7 I will gladly rejoice because of Your Gracious Love . . .

The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society

#trust #rejoice #grace #graciouslove

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 3d

Psalm 31:3 The Voice

3 You are my Rock and my Fortress—my soul’s Sanctuary!
Therefore, for the sake of Your Reputation, be my Leader, my Guide, my Navigator, my Commander.

The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 4d

Psalm 31:3 The Voice

3 You are my Rock and my Fortress—my soul’s Sanctuary!
Therefore, for the sake of Your Reputation, be my Leader, my Guide, my Navigator, my Commander.

The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 5d

Psalm 31:5 The Voice

5 I entrust my spirit into Your Hands.
You have redeemed me, O Eternal, God of Faithfulness and Truth.

The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society

#myspiritinYourHands #redeemed #Faithfulness&Truth #Psalm

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 6d

Psalm 31:1a The Voice

1a You are my Shelter, O Eternal One—my soul’s Sanctuary!

The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society

#EternalGod #myShelter #mysoul’sSanctuary

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 7d

Psalm 27:7-8 Evangelical Heritage Version

7 Hear me, O Lord. With my voice I call.
Be merciful to me and answer me.
8 When You say, “Seek My Face,” my heart says to You,
“Your Face, Lord, I will seek.”

The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc.

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 8d

Psalm 27:7-8

7 Hear me, Lord, when I call to You!
Be merciful and answer me!
8 When You said, “Come worship Me,”
I answered, “I will come, Lord.”

Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society.

#HearmeLord #IcalltoYou #BeMercifulandanswerme

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 9d

Psalm 59:17 New International Version

17 You are my Strength, I sing praise to You;
You, God, are my Fortress,
my God on Whom I can rely.

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

#myGod #IpraiseHim #myStrength #myFortress #relyonHim

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 9d

Psalm 59:16

16 . . . I will sing of Your Strength,
in the morning I will sing of Your Love;
for You are my Fortress,
my Refuge in times of trouble.

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

#God #Strength #Love #myFortress #myRefuge

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 10d

1 Chronicles 5:20 New King James Version

. . . they cried out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 12d

Psalm 146:
5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    He remains Faithful forever.

New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 13d

Psalm 146:
5 Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    He remains Faithful forever.

New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 14d

Psalm 146:1-2 New International Version

1 Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord, my soul.

2 I will praise the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 15d

Psalm 71:5 New International Version

5 For You have been my Hope, Sovereign Lord,
my Confidence since my youth.

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

#SovereignLord #myHope #myConfidence #sincemyyouth

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 16d

Lamentations 3:25-26 New International Version

25 The Lord is Good to those whose hope is in Him,
to the one who seeks Him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the Salvation of the Lord.

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 17d

Lamentations 3:25 New International Version

25 The Lord is Good to those whose hope is in Him,
to the one who seeks Him; . . .

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

#TheLordisGood #hopeinHim #seekHim

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 18d

Lamentations 3:24-25 Contemporary English Version

24 Deep in my heart I say,
“The Lord is all I need;
I can depend on Him!”
25 The Lord is kind to everyone
who trusts and obeys Him.

Contemporary English Version (CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 19d

Lamentations 3:24 New International Version

24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my Portion;
therefore I will wait for Him.”

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

#TheLordismyPortion #IwillwaitforHim

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 20d

Job 1:21 New King James Version

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked shall I return there.
The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 22d

Psalm 130:5 New King James Version

5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
And in His Word I do hope.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.

#waitfortheLord #mysoulwaits #hopeinHisWord

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 24d

Lamentations 3:22-23

22 Because of the Lord’s Great Love we are not consumed,
for His Compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
Great is Your Faithfulness.

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 24d

Romans 5:5 New King James Version

5 Now Hope does not disappoint, because the Love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit Who was given to us.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.

#Hopedoesnotdisappoint #LoveofGod #HolySpirit

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Altar Sparrow @judyc2401.bsky.social · 25d

Psalm 31:24 New King James Version

24 Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart,
All you who hope in the Lord.

Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.

#goodcourage #hopeintheLORD #GodwillStrengthenyourheart

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