Print This – Lift Up Your Eyes!

Bible Study Warm-Up, NKJV and TS2009

The entrance of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.
Psalms 119:130 NKJV

Sometimes I look through my old posts and see things I have gotten out of the habit of doing that I should be doing. So it is with my Bible Study Warm-Up posts of 2018 (NKJV, mostly) and 2019 (TS2009). These are Scriptures on which to pray and meditate before beginning Bible study. The TS2009 post has a few more Scriptures than the earlier NKJV post.

It is my plan to get back in the habit of reading and praying at least a couple of these Scriptures before beginning my Bible studies. 😊

There are four sections below.

PDFs for printing or offline use.
NKJV (mostly) with photos, because I like posting my photos. 😊
NKJV
TS2009

PDFs

Bible Study Warm-Up NKJV PDF

Bible Study Warm-Up — TS2009 PDF

Acrobat Reader DC on my iMac can print the four pages of the download as a “Booklet” on one piece of paper. I love it!

NKJV With Quoted Photos

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.”
Luke 21:33 NKJV

Open my eyes, that I may see
Wondrous things from Your law.
Psalms 119:18 NKJV

“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”
John 16:13 NKJV

And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
Luke 24:45 NKJV

The entrance of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.
Psalms 119:130 NKJV

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Matthew 4:4 BSB

³¹Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. ³²And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:31-32 NKJV

“You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.”
John 15:3 NKJV

“I have treasured the words of His mouth
More than my necessary food.”
Job 23:12 NKJV

⁷“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ⁸For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.”
Matthew 7:7-8 NKJV

⁷If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. ⁸By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
John 15:7-8 NKJV

When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
Psalms 27:8 NKJV

The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.
Proverbs 20:12 NKJV

Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.”
1 Samuel 3:10 NKJV

²⁵Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” ²⁷And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
Luke 24:25-27 NKJV

And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”
Luke 24:32 NKJV

Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him,
Nor speak anymore in His name.”
But His word was in my heart like a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
I was weary of holding it back,
And I could not.
Jeremiah 20:9 NKJV

“Who has put wisdom in the mind?
Or who has given understanding to the heart?”
Job 38:36 NKJV

¹⁶All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, ¹⁷that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NKJV

⁷The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
⁸The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
⁹The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
¹⁰More to be desired are they than gold,
Yea, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
¹¹Moreover by them Your servant is warned,
And in keeping them there is great reward.
Psalms 19:7-11 NKJV

¹⁵But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. ¹⁶Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. ¹⁷Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
2 Corinthians 3:15-17 NKJV

⁹He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?
He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
¹⁰He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct,
He who teaches man knowledge?
Psalms 94:9-10 NKJV

As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Daniel 1:17 NKJV

My son, if you receive my words,
And treasure my commands within you,
²So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;
³Yes, if you cry out for discernment,
And lift up your voice for understanding,
⁴If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
⁵Then you will understand the fear of the Lord,
And find the knowledge of God.
⁶For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding;
⁷He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
⁸He guards the paths of justice,
And preserves the way of His saints.
⁹Then you will understand righteousness and justice,
Equity and every good path.
Proverbs 2:1-9 NKJV

²⁴“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: ²⁵and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.”
Matthew 7:24-25 NKJV

²²But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. ²³For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; ²⁴for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. ²⁵But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
James 1:22-25 NKJV

NKJV (Mostly)

“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.”
Luke 21:33 NKJV

Open my eyes, that I may see
Wondrous things from Your law.
Psalms 119:18 NKJV

And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures.
Luke 24:45 NKJV

The entrance of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.
Psalms 119:130 NKJV

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Matthew 4:4 BSB

³¹Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If youabide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. ³²And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 8:31-32 NKJV

“You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.”
John 15:3 NKJV

“I have treasured the words of His mouth
More than my necessary food.”
Job 23:12 NKJV

When You said, “Seek My face,”
My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”
Psalms 27:8 NKJV

The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The Lord has made them both.
Proverbs 20:12 NKJV

Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.”
1 Samuel 3:10 NKJV

²⁵Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! ²⁶Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into Hisglory?” ²⁷And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
Luke 24:25-27 NKJV

And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”
Luke 24:32 NKJV

“Who has put wisdom in the mind?
Or who has given understanding to the heart?”
Job 38:36 NKJV

⁹He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?
He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
¹⁰He who instructs the nations, shall He not correct,
He who teaches man knowledge?
Psalms 94:9-10 NKJV

As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Daniel 1:17 NKJV

TS2009

Open my eyes, that I might see
Wonders from Your Torah.
Tehillim (Psalms) 119:18 TS2009

And He said to them, “O thoughtless ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary for the Messiah to suffer these and to enter into His esteem?” And beginning at Mosheh and all the Prophets, He was explaining to them in all the Scriptures the matters concerning Himself.
Luqas (Luke) 24:25-27 TS2009

And they said to each other, “Was not our heart burning within us as He was speaking to us on the way, and as He was opening the Scriptures to us?”
Luqas (Luke) 24:32 TS2009

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
Luqas (Luke) 24:45 TS2009

“But when He comes, the Spirit of the Truth, He shall guide you into all the truth. For He shall not speak from Himself, but whatever He hears He shall speak, and He shall announce to you what is to come.”
Yoḥanan (John) 16:13 TS2009

But He answering, said, “It has been written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of יהוה.’ ”
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 4:4 TS2009

“The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but My words shall by no means pass away.”
Luqas (Luke) 21:33 TS2009

Teach me good sense and knowledge,
For I have trusted in Your commands.
Tehillim (Psalms) 119:66 TS2009

The opening up of Your words gives light,
Giving understanding to the simple.
Tehillim (Psalms) 119:130 TS2009

So יהושע said to those Yehuḏim who believed Him, “If you stay in My Word, you are truly My taught ones, and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
Yoḥanan (John) 8:31-32 TS2009

“You are already clean because of the Word which I have spoken to you.”
Yoḥanan (John) 15:3 TS2009

He who planted the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?
He who disciplines the nations,
Does He not reprove –
The One teaching man knowledge?
Tehillim (Psalms) 94:9-10 TS2009

The Torah of יהוה is perfect, bringing back the being;
The witness of יהוה is trustworthy, making wise the simple;
The orders of יהוה are straight, rejoicing the heart;
The command of יהוה is clear, enlightening the eyes;
The fear of יהוה is clean, standing forever;
The right-rulings of יהוה are true,
They are righteous altogether,
More desirable than gold,
Than much fine gold;
And sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.
Also, Your servant is warned by them,
In guarding them there is great reward.
Tehillim (Psalms) 19:7-11 TS2009

To my heart You have said,
“Seek My face.”
Your face, יהוה, I seek.
Tehillim (Psalms) 27:8 TS2009

Thus said יהוה, “The heavens are My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where is this house that you build for Me? And where is this place of My rest? And all these My hand has made, and all these that exist,” declares יהוה. “Yet to such a one I look: on him who is poor and bruised of spirit, and who trembles at My Word.”
Yeshayah (Isaiah) 66:1-2 TS2009

Whenever I said, “Let me not mention Him, nor speak in His Name again,” it was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones. And I became weary of holding it back, and was helpless.
Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah) 20:9 TS2009

“I have not strayed from the command of His lips. I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my own law.”
Iyoḇ (Job) 23:12 TS2009

“Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.”
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 7:7-8 TS2009

“If you stay in Me, and My Words stay in you, you shall ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you. In this My Father is esteemed, that you bear much fruit, and you shall be My taught ones.”
Yoḥanan (John) 15:7-8 TS2009

The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
יהוה has made both of them.
Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 20:12 TS2009

“Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the heart?”
Iyoḇ (Job) 38:36 TS2009

And יהוה came and stood and called as at other times, “Shemu’ĕl! Shemu’ĕl!” And Shemu’ĕl answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.”
Shemu’ĕl Aleph (1 Samuel) 3:10 TS2009

All Scripture is breathed out by Elohim and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for setting straight, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of Elohim might be fitted, equipped for every good work.
Timotiyos Bĕt (2 Timothy) 3:16-17 TS2009

But to this day, when Mosheh is being read, a veil lies on their heart. And when one turns to the Master, the veil is taken away. Now יהוה is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of יהוה is, there is freedom.
Qorintiyim Bĕt (2 Corinthians) 3:15-17 TS2009

As for these four young men, Elohim gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom. And Dani’ĕl had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Dani’ĕl (Daniel) 1:17 TS2009

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does them, shall be like a wise man who built his house on the rock, and the rain came down, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.”
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 7:24-25 TS2009

And become doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Because if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror, for he looks at himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what he was like. But he that looked into the perfect Torah, that of freedom, and continues in it, not becoming a hearer that forgets, but a doer of work, this one shall be blessed in his doing of the Torah.
Ya‛aqoḇ (James) 1:22-25 TS2009

My son, if you accept my words,
And treasure up my commands with you,
So that you make your ear attend to wisdom,
Incline your heart to understanding;
For if you cry for discernment,
Lift up your voice for understanding,
If you seek her as silver,
And search for her as hidden treasures,
Then you would understand the fear of יהוה,
And find the knowledge of Elohim.
For יהוה gives wisdom;
Out of His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
And He treasures up stability for the straight,
A shield to those walking blamelessly,
To watch over the paths of right-ruling,
And the way of His lovingly-commited ones He guards.
Then you would understand righteousness
And right-ruling, and straightness –
Every good path.
Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 2:1-9 TS2009

Jesus is coming very soon. Be ready!

⁴But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. ⁵You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. ⁶Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.
1 Thessalonians 5:4-6 NKJV

³²“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. ³³So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! ³⁴Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. ³⁵Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.”
Matthew 24:32-35 NKJV

³⁴“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. ³⁵For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Luke 21:34-36 NKJV

Has the rapture happened?
   You can still be saved and go to heaven!
---
Are you following God's plan for your life?    
   You should.
     Your plan is not going to work. 
     It is a really, really bad plan. 
     Please come to Jesus to escape your plan! 

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.

“Print This” Tagged Posts

I skimmed through my 1200+ posts and added the tag Print This to a few posts you may want to print. Included in the tag are my Bible Study Warm-Up posts.

Bible Study Warm-Up (NKJV Mostly)

Bible Study Warm-Up — TS2009

Another post you may want to print is the KJV book of Romans formatted in what I think is a very study-friendly format.

New! Improved! Romans Letter KJV Letter

Here are two other images you may want to print. (You can print from this post.)

Other posts with the Print This tag include Psalms 91 cross-references.

Jesus is coming very soon. Be ready!

Has the rapture happened?
   You can still be saved and go to heaven!
---
Are you following God's plan for your life?    
   You should.
     Your plan is not going to work. 
     It is a really, really bad plan. 
     Please come to Jesus to escape your plan! 

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.

Update – Personalized Psalms 91 Prayer

In the more-than-a-month I have been praying Psalms 91 the prayer has become much more personal and I think, more effective. My name is Mark, and I confess it took a few days for me to feel completely comfortable praying like this.

…
¹⁴ Father יהוה says, “Because Mark cleaves to Me in love,
Therefore I deliver him;
I set Mark on high,
Because he has known My Name.
¹⁵ “When Mark calls on Me, I answer him;
I am with him in distress;
I deliver Mark and esteem him.
¹⁶ “With long life I satisfy Mark,
And show him My deliverance.”
In the Name of יהושע (Jesus) Messiah, Amen.
Personalized Prayer Based On Tehillim (Psalms) 91 TS2009

But after a few days I knew this is the sort of thing that makes God happy. 🙂

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 15:8 NKJV

Here is the updated prayer. I recommend you use your name and the appropriate him/her pronoun in the blanks.

¹ By faith I say I dwell in the secret place of the Most High,
That I abide under the shadow of the Almighty,
² So I am saying to and of You, Father יהוה,
“You are my refuge and my stronghold,
My Elohim, in whom I trust!”
³ For You, Father יהוה, deliver me from the snare of a trapper,
From the destructive pestilence.
⁴ You cover me with Your feathers,
And under Your wings I take refuge;
Your truth, Father יהוה, is my shield and armour.
⁵ I am not afraid of the dread by night,
Of the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ Of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Of destruction that ravages at midday.
⁷ A thousand fall at my side,
And ten thousand at my right hand;
But it does not come near me.
⁸ Only with my eyes I look on,
And see the reward of the wrong ones.
⁹ Because I have made You, Abba, Father יהוה,
My dwelling place,
¹⁰ No evil befalls me,
And a plague does not come near my tent;
¹¹ For You command Your messengers concerning me,
To guard me in all my ways.
¹² They bear me up in their hands,
Lest I dash my foot against a stone.
¹³ I tread upon lion and cobra,
Young lion and serpent I trample under foot.
¹⁴ Father יהוה says, “Because ____ cleaves to Me in love,
Therefore I deliver ____;
I set ____ on high,
Because ____ has known My Name.
¹⁵ “When ____ calls on Me, I answer ____;
I am with ____ in distress;
I deliver ____ and esteem ____.
¹⁶ “With long life I satisfy ____,
And show ____ My deliverance.”
In the Name of יהושע (Jesus) Messiah, Amen.
Personalized Prayer Based On Tehillim (Psalms) 91 TS2009

Here is an image of the prayer I can use on my ancient iPad, which cannot display this web page correctly.

This is Psalms 91 in the TS2009 translation.

¹ He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High,
Who abides under the shadow of the Almighty,
² He is saying of יהוה, “My refuge and my stronghold,
My Elohim, in whom I trust!”
³ For He delivers you from the snare of a trapper,
From the destructive pestilence.
⁴ He covers you with His feathers,
And under His wings you take refuge;
His truth is a shield and armour.
⁵ You are not afraid of the dread by night,
Of the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ Of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Of destruction that ravages at midday.
⁷ A thousand fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it does not come near you.
⁸ Only with your eyes you look on,
And see the reward of the wrong ones.
⁹ Because you have made יהוה –
My refuge, the Most High – your dwelling place,
¹⁰ No evil befalls you,
And a plague does not come near your tent;
¹¹ For He commands His messengers concerning you,
To guard you in all your ways.
¹² They bear you up in their hands,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
¹³ You tread upon lion and cobra,
Young lion and serpent you trample under foot.
¹⁴ “Because he cleaves to Me in love,
Therefore I deliver him;
I set him on high,
Because he has known My Name.
¹⁵ “When he calls on Me, I answer him;
I am with him in distress;
I deliver him and esteem him.
¹⁶ “With long life I satisfy him,
And show him My deliverance.”
Tehillim (Psalms) 91 TS2009

Jesus is coming soon. Be ready!

Has the rapture happened?
   You can still be saved and go to heaven!
---
Are you following God's plan for your life?    
   You should.
     Your plan is not going to work. 
     It is a really, really bad plan. 
     Please come to Jesus to escape your plan! 

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.

Image – Personalized Prayer of Psalms 91

I have an ancient, well-used iPad which still works well for some things.

But its operating system is outdated, and cannot be updated. It doesn’t display my post Personalized Prayer of Psalms 91 properly, and there doesn’t seem to be anything I can do to fix it. So I made a screenshot image of the prayer and put it in my shared photo album Prayers. Now I can use this old iPad to pray my Psalms 91 personalized prayer. 🙂

Here is the image file you can download and use however you wish.

Jesus is coming soon. Be ready!

Has the rapture happened?
   You can still be saved and go to heaven!
---
Are you following God's plan for your life?    
   You should.
     Your plan is not going to work. 
     It is a really, really bad plan. 
     Please come to Jesus to escape your plan! 

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.

Psalms In A Month Reading Plans

Here is a table / bookmark you can use to read through Psalms every month, reading about the same number of verses per day.

Here are charts of the number of verses per day.

Here is the chart of what “5 Chapters a Day, Psalms 119 On Its Own Day” looks like. There are light reading days and heavy reading days.

I used this Google Sheets spreadsheet. Feel free to grab a copy and make whatever changes you wish. I know I’m not overly-skillful selecting fonts and colors. 🙂

Jesus is coming soon. Be ready!

Has the rapture happened?
   You can still be saved and go to heaven!
---
Are you following God's plan for your life?    
   You should.
     Your plan is not going to work. 
     It is a really, really bad plan. 
     Please come to Jesus to escape your plan! 

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.

Update – Psalms 91 Cross References

This is an update to my February 2019 post, with many more Scriptures related to Psalms 91. The large, bold text is Psalms 91 NKJV.

¹He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.
Psalms 27:5 NKJV

You shall hide them in the secret place of Your presence
From the plots of man;
You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion
From the strife of tongues.
Psalms 31:20 NKJV

You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
Psalms 32:7 NKJV

You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.
Psalms 119:114 NKJV

For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
But His secret counsel is with the upright.
Proverbs 3:32 NKJV

Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
John 8:59 NKJV

These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.
John 12:36 NKJV

²I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

“The eternal God is your refuge,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
He will thrust out the enemy from before you,
And will say, ‘Destroy!’”
Deuteronomy 33:27 NKJV

¹¹Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
¹²Kiss the Son, lest He be angry,
And you perish in the way,
When His wrath is kindled but a little.
Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.
Psalms 2:11-12 NKJV

In the Lord I put my trust;
How can you say to my soul,
“Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
Psalms 11:1 NKJV

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalms 18:2 NKJV

In You, O Lord, I put my trust;
Let me never be ashamed;
Deliver me in Your righteousness.
²Bow down Your ear to me,
Deliver me speedily;
Be my rock of refuge,
A fortress of defense to save me.
Psalms 31:1-2 NKJV

The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.
Psalms 34:22 NKJV

I cried out to You, O Lord:
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.”
Psalms 142:5 NKJV

The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are safe.
Proverbs 18:10 NKJV

³Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.

My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
For He shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Psalms 25:15 NKJV

³For You are my rock and my fortress;
Therefore, for Your name’s sake,
Lead me and guide me.
⁴Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me,
For You are my strength.
Psalms 31:3-4 NKJV

The wicked have laid a snare for me,
Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
Psalms 119:110 NKJV

Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers;
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
Psalms 124:7 NKJV

Keep me from the snares they have laid for me,
And from the traps of the workers of iniquity.
Psalms 141:9 NKJV

“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.”
Matthew 24:7 NKJV

⁴He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;

“The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.“
Ruth 2:12 NKJV

Keep me as the apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
Psalms 17:8 NKJV

⁸Keep me as the apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
⁹From the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies who surround me.
Psalms 17:8-9 NKJV

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
Psalms 36:7 NKJV

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!”
Luke 13:34 NKJV

His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

But You, O Lord, are a shield for me,
My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
Psalms 3:3 NKJV

¹¹But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;
Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them;
Let those also who love Your name
Be joyful in You.
¹²For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
Psalms 5:11-12 NKJV

⁹Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.
¹⁰My defense is of God,
Who saves the upright in heart.
Psalms 7:9-10 NKJV

As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
Psalms 18:30 NKJV

Take hold of shield and buckler,
And stand up for my help.
Psalms 35:2 NKJV

⁷He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk uprightly;
⁸He guards the paths of justice,
And preserves the way of His saints.
Proverbs 2:7-8 NKJV

“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”
John 16:13 NKJV

“Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.“
John 17:17 NKJV

Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11 NKJV

⁵You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
⁶Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Psalms 23:4 NKJV

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 27:1 NKJV

God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
²Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
³Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah
Psalms 46:1-3 NKJV

²⁵Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
²⁶For the Lord will be your confidence,
And will keep your foot from being caught.
Proverbs 3:25-26 NKJV

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV

⁷A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
⁸Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.

I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me all around.
Psalms 3:6 NKJV

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Psalms 23:5 NKJV

Though an army may encamp against me,
My heart shall not fear;
Though war may rise against me,
In this I will be confident.
Psalms 27:3 NKJV

Wait on the Lord,
And keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
Psalms 37:34 NKJV

⁹Before your pots can feel the burning thorns,
He shall take them away as with a whirlwind,
As in His living and burning wrath.
¹⁰The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
¹¹So that men will say,
“Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely He is God who judges in the earth.”
Psalms 58:9-11 NKJV

²⁵Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
²⁶For the Lord will be your confidence,
And will keep your foot from being caught.
Proverbs 3:25-26 NKJV

When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Proverbs 10:25 NKJV

⁹Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
¹⁰No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;

Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.
Psalms 16:1 NKJV

Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand,
O You who save those who trust in You
From those who rise up against them.
Psalm 17:7 NKJV

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
²When the wicked came against me
To eat up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
Psalm 27:1-2 NKJV

³⁹But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord;
He is their strength in the time of trouble.
⁴⁰And the Lord shall help them and deliver them;
He shall deliver them from the wicked,
And save them,
Because they trust in Him.
Psalm 37:39-40 NKJV

In You, O Lord, I put my trust;
Let me never be put to shame.
²Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape;
Incline Your ear to me, and save me.
³Be my strong refuge,
To which I may resort continually;
You have given the commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.
Psalms 71:1-3 NKJV

Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations.
²Before the mountains were brought forth,
Or ever You had formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
Psalms 90:1-2 NKJV

The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
Psalms 121:7 NKJV

No grave trouble will overtake the righteous,
But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
Proverbs 12:21 NKJV

The fear of the Lord leads to life,
And he who has it will abide in satisfaction;
He will not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 19:23 NKJV

¹¹For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
¹²In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him,
And delivers them.
Psalms 34:7 NKJV

Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.
Psalms 103:20 NKJV

He will guard the feet of His saints,
But the wicked shall be silent in darkness.
“For by strength no man shall prevail.
¹⁰The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces;
From heaven He will thunder against them.
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.”
1 Samuel 2:9-10 NKJV

Then you will walk safely in your way,
And your foot will not stumble.
Proverbs 3:23 NKJV

Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Hebrews 1:14 BSB

¹³You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

¹⁰They have closed up their fat hearts;
With their mouths they speak proudly.
¹¹They have now surrounded us in our steps;
They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,
¹²As a lion is eager to tear his prey,
And like a young lion lurking in secret places.
¹³Arise, O Lord,
Confront him, cast him down;
Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,
Psalms 17:10-13 NKJV

Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,
²Who plan evil things in their hearts;
They continually gather together for war.
³They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The poison of asps is under their lips. Selah
Psalms 140:1-3 NKJV

²¹Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! ²²My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”
Daniel 6:21-22 NKJV

¹⁸And He said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. ²⁰Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”
Luke 10:18-20 NKJV

⁸Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. ⁹Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. ¹⁰But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.
1 Peter 5:8-10 NKJV

¹⁴“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.

We love Him because He first loved us.
1 John 4:19 NKJV

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.
1 John 5:3 NKJV

Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.”
John 14:23 NKJV

“I am יהוה, that is My Name, and My esteem I do not give to another, nor My praise to idols.”
Yeshayah (Isaiah) 42:8

“I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.”
John 17:6 NKJV

⁹The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble.
¹⁰And those who know Your name will put their trust in You;
For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Psalms 9:9-10 NKJV

¹⁵“He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
¹⁶With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”

Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.
Psalms 50:15 NKJV

“It shall come to pass
That before they call, I will answer;
And while they are still speaking, I will hear.”
Isaiah 65:24 NKJV

“‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’”
Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV

My son, do not forget my law,
But let your heart keep my commands;
²For length of days and long life
And peace they will add to you.
Proverbs 3:1-2 NKJV

²¹They shall build houses and inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
²²They shall not build and another inhabit;
They shall not plant and another eat;
For as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of My people,
And My elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Isaiah 65:21-22 NKJV

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   You can still be saved and go to heaven!
---
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   You should.
     Your plan is not going to work. 
     It is a really, really bad plan. 
     Please come to Jesus to escape your plan! 

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.

New! Improved! Romans Letter KJV Letter

I have never understood how something can be both new and improved, but I guess it is our American culture. 😉 So here is the New! Improved! Romans KJV Letter With Periodic Chapter:Verse References!

PDF Romans KJV With Refs Download

Please let me know of any mistakes and typos.

God reminded me there is an easy way I could put Chapter:Verse to the left of the text – margins and indents. Oh, duh! I would prefer a smaller font for the references, and to have the range of the references on the page in the header, but that needs an automated process to avoid both error and mind-numbing tedium. This version is fully usable. At least, I love it. 🙂

If you print on both sides of the paper, I recommend you use high quality paper so highlighters don’t show through to the other side. Here are pictures of the paper and highlighters I used on a prototype. There is no bleed through from one side of the paper to the other. The last photo is back lit to show the other side is indeed highlighted.

While you could just put the pages in a loose-leaf binder, I highly recommend that you take the time to make a booklet of some form. I have been making these types of Bible study helps since the 1980’s and I have used several ways of keeping pages together.

Loose-leaf binders have these drawbacks.

The rings get in the way of writing.
The holes wear out. Even with a 7-ring binder the page holes will wear out.
If you drop the binder, it could spring open, and you could spend a long time getting all the pages back where they belong.
Most important for me, there is some kind of psychological or spiritual difference between pages in a loose-leaf binder and a bound booklet. Loose-leaf has a “temporary, changeable” feeling. This is especially true for me if the ringed binder has many projects. But a bound booklet has a “realness, permanent” feeling for me. If I drop it, pages may get bent but it is not going to come apart. I can grab it and go sit in a comfortable chair to read and study. I can easily show it to someone else. For me, booklets are at least twice as effective as the same pages in a loose-leaf binder. It is subtle, but very, very real.

I went to the Dollar Store and got a hole punch and 3-Prong Binders. Woodworker tip: Clamp everything you can before a cutting operation to avoid spoiling the work. Note the paper clips.

For a better writing surface on the back of the first page, put some pages at the front. I used a piece of card stock and a scrap piece of paper. If I didn’t have the card stock handy I would have used three scrap pages.

Put in the Romans pages, and add extra pages at the end.

Next, bend the pages to prepare the booklet for use. I’m right handed so I start at the end and work towards the beginning. Use care to get the first fold right, especially if it is stiff card stock. Watch the top and bottom areas as you’re bending (arrows below). I could have done a little better on the bottom, but this small boo-boo is ok for this binder. I can still easily see all the Chapter:Verse references.

Fold each page over until you get to the first page. Then rotate the binder 180 degrees and repeat the folding process. Don’t be fooled by the right-side-up text on the scrap paper in the photo. From the pockets you can see it is upside down. Also note this is a good use of bent card stock that won’t go through a printer.

When you are done folding the pages, the booklet is ready for reading and study. Grab your highlighters, pens, and pencils, and have a blast studying Romans!

Oh, and don’t be surprised if you want to make another one someday, to get fresh, new insights. 🙂

Are you following God's plan for your life? 
   You should.
      Your plan sucks.
      It really, really sucks.
      Suckage Maximus.

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.

Bible Study Warm-Up — TS2009

This is an update of my post, Bible Study Warm-Up. I added a few more Scriptures, and all Scriptures are from The Scriptures, 2009 Edition. Here is the intro from my earlier post.

Last August I started making a list of Scriptures in my topical notebook that I thought would be good to read and pray before starting Bible Study. Here they are, plus some that came to mind while writing. I have decided not to highlight them, so that every time I read them I am more open to new understandings. I hope you find them a blessing!

Use this link to download the Scriptures, and then you can mark and highlight to your heart’s content. 🙂

PDF Bible Study Warm-Up — TS2009 Download

P.S. February 19, 2019. Acrobat Reader DC on my iMac can print the four pages of the download as a “Booklet” on one piece of paper. I love it!

Open my eyes, that I might see
Wonders from Your Torah.
Tehillim (Psalms) 119:18 TS2009

And they said to each other, “Was not our heart burning within us as He was speaking to us on the way, and as He was opening the Scriptures to us?”
Luqas (Luke) 24:32 TS2009

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
Luqas (Luke) 24:45 TS2009

But He answering, said, “It has been written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of יהוה.’ ”
Mattithyahu (Matthew) 4:4 TS2009

“The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but My words shall by no means pass away.”
Luqas (Luke) 21:33 TS2009

Teach me good sense and knowledge,
For I have trusted in Your commands.
Tehillim (Psalms) 119:66 TS2009

The opening up of Your words gives light,
Giving understanding to the simple.
Tehillim (Psalms) 119:130 TS2009

“You are already clean because of the Word which I have spoken to you.”
Yoḥanan (John) 15:3 TS2009

To my heart You have said,
“Seek My face.”
Your face, יהוה, I seek.
Tehillim (Psalms) 27:8 TS2009

“I have not strayed from the command of His lips. I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my own law.”
Iyoḇ (Job) 23:12 TS2009

The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
יהוה has made both of them.
Mishlĕ (Proverbs) 20:12 TS2009

“Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the heart?”
Iyoḇ (Job) 38:36 TS2009

And יהוה came and stood and called as at other times, “Shemu’ĕl! Shemu’ĕl!” And Shemu’ĕl answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.”
Shemu’ĕl Aleph (1 Samuel) 3:10 TS2009

As for these four young men, Elohim gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom. And Dani’ĕl had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Dani’ĕl (Daniel) 1:17 TS2009

Are you following God's plan for your life? 
   You should.
      Your plan sucks.
      It really, really sucks.
      Suckage Maximus.

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.

PDF – Bible Study Warm-Up

Here is a PDF of the Scriptures from my post, Bible Study Warm-Up. I wanted to print them for highlighting and making notes. Now you can easily do so too. 🙂

Bible Study Warm-Up PDF Download

Has the rapture happened?
   You can still be saved and go to heaven!
---
Are you following God's plan for your life?    
   You should.
     Your plan is not going to work. 
     It is a really, really bad plan. 
     Please come to Jesus to escape your plan! 

Most people are WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!

Jesus is coming.
   Are you ready to meet Him?
   Give your life to Jesus Christ.
   Time is running out.

Bible Study Warm-Up

P.S. December 7, 2018. Here is a PDF of the Scriptures below for ease of printing them.