Psalms 119:155

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The wicked have no chance for deliverance, for they do not seek your statutes.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 5:4 : 4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed at the place where judgment is rendered, nor is there anyone to deliver them.
  • Job 21:14-15 : 14 So they say to God,‘Turn away from us! We do not want to know your ways. 15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?’
  • Ps 10:4 : 4 The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”
  • Ps 18:27 : 27 For you deliver oppressed people, but you bring down those who have a proud look.
  • Prov 1:7 : 7 Introduction to the Theme of the Book Fearing the LORD is the beginning of discernment, but fools have despised wisdom and moral instruction.
  • Isa 46:12 : 12 Listen to me, you stubborn people, you who distance yourself from doing what is right.
  • Isa 57:19 : 19 I am the one who gives them reason to celebrate. Complete prosperity is available both to those who are far away and those who are nearby,” says the LORD,“and I will heal them.
  • Luke 16:24 : 24 So he called out,‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in anguish in this fire.’
  • Rom 3:11 : 11 there is no one who understands, there is no one who seeks God.
  • Eph 2:17-18 : 17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near, 18 so that through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 150Those who are eager to do wrong draw near; they are far from your law.

  • 29The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

  • 174I long for your deliverance, O LORD; I find delight in your law.

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    153ר(Resh) See my pain and rescue me! For I do not forget your law.

    154Fight for me and defend me! Revive me with your word!

  • Ps 119:94-95
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    94I belong to you. Deliver me! For I seek your precepts.

    95The wicked prepare to kill me, yet I concentrate on your rules.

  • 123My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.

  • 156Your compassion is great, O LORD. Revive me, as you typically do!

  • 110The wicked lay a trap for me, but I do not wander from your precepts.

  • Ps 119:40-41
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    40Look, I long for your precepts. Revive me with your deliverance!

    41ו(Vav) May I experience your loyal love, O LORD, and your deliverance, as you promised.

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    158I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions.

    159See how I love your precepts! O LORD, revive me with your loyal love!

  • 115Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God.

  • 16But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

  • Ps 37:39-40
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    39But the LORD delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.

    40The LORD helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection.

  • 7O LORD, show us your loyal love! Bestow on us your deliverance!

  • 53Rage takes hold of me because of the wicked, those who reject your law.

  • 3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • 9Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; then his splendor will again appear in our land.

  • 32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • 118You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable.

  • 21Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

  • 166I hope for your deliverance, O LORD, and I obey your commands.

  • 19But you, O LORD, do not remain far away! You are my source of strength! Hurry and help me!

  • 4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

  • 8I will keep your statutes. Do not completely abandon me!

  • 4Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

  • 16God says this to the evildoer:“How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

  • Ps 38:21-22
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    69%

    21Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!

    22Hurry and help me, O Lord, my deliverer!

  • 85The arrogant dig pits to trap me, which violates your law.

  • 9The LORD abhors the way of the wicked, but he will love those who pursue righteousness.

  • 28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

  • 10With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

  • 8O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack!(Selah)

  • 3Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity?

  • 11O LORD, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble!

  • 27Yes, look! Those far from you die; you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you.

  • 7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

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    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

  • 5If only I were predisposed to keep your statutes!

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    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • 3For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

  • 15May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

  • 1The Lord Invites Outsiders to Enter This is what the LORD says,“Promote justice! Do what is right! For I am ready to deliver you; I am ready to vindicate you openly.

  • 15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.