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Note the order: 1) study, 2) then obey, and 3) finally to teach.

Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

Ezra 7.10 csb

I am oppressed and needy;
may the Lord think of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.

Ps 40:17 csb

Now, Lord, what do I wait for?
My hope is in you.
Rescue me from all my transgressions.

Ps 39.7-8 csb

Lord, make me aware of my end
and the number of my days
so that I will know how short-lived I am.
In fact, you have made my days just inches long,
and my life span is as nothing to you.
Yes, every human being stands as only a vapor.

Ps 39.4-5 csb

Tom Schreiner responds to Gordon Hugenberger here:

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A person’s steps are established by the Lord,
and he takes pleasure in his way.
Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,
because the Lord supports him with his hand.

Ps 37.23-24 csb

Lord, your faithful love reaches to heaven,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the highest mountains,
your judgments like the deepest sea.

Ps 35.5-6 csb

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We wait for the Lord;
he is our help and shield.
For our hearts rejoice in him
because we trust in his holy name.

Ps 33.20-21 csb

Let the whole earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
For he spoke, and it came into being;
he commanded, and it came into existence.

Ps 33.8-9 csb

For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor, a lifetime.
Weeping may stay overnight,
but there is joy in the morning.

Ps 30.5 csb

The Lord gives his people strength;
the Lord blesses his people with peace.

Ps 29.11 csb

The Anointed Servant brings the favor of God to people held captive by unrighteousness.

CliftonBaptistChurch Isaiah Class. Room 205. 9:30am. Join us.

The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
Therefore my heart celebrates,
and I give thanks to him with my song.

Ps 28.7 csb

I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in truth

3 John 4 csb

I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking him in his temple.

Ps 27.4 csb

Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and afflicted.

Ps 25:16 csb

Lord, for the sake of your name,
forgive my iniquity, for it is immense.

Ps 25:11 csb

Do not remember the sins of my youth
or my acts of rebellion;
in keeping with your faithful love, remember me
because of your goodness, Lord.

Ps 25:7 csb