Guidance & Direction Verses
Let God's word be a lamp to your feet. Verses on divine direction, purpose, and life's calling.
For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall {not} perish for ever.
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments {are} far above out of his sight: {as for} all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
I have set the LORD always before me: because {he is} at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence {is} fulness of joy; at thy right hand {there are} pleasures for evermore.
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited {me} in the night; thou hast tried me, {and} shalt find nothing; I am purposed {that} my mouth shall not transgress.
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept {me from} the paths of the destroyer.
Hold up my goings in thy paths, {that} my footsteps slip not. {slip...: Heb. be not moved}
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For all his judgments {were} before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
{As for} God, his way {is} perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he {is} a buckler to all those that trust in him. {tried: or, refined}
{It is} God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places. {strangers: Heb. sons of the stranger}