History & Narratives Verses
The great stories of the Bible — patriarchs, kings, battles, miracles, and God's faithfulness through history.
I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
[{A Psalm} of David.] Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, {bless} his holy name.
He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
For as the heaven is high above the earth, {so} great is his mercy toward them that fear him. {as...: Heb. according to the height of the heaven}
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.
Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked {him} at the sea, {even} at the Red sea.
He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. {lusted...: Heb. lusted a lust}
They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness: {to overthrow: Heb. to make them fall}