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When I dance for the Lord

Psalm 71:24 (MSG)
All day long I'm chanting about you and your righteous ways, While those who tried to do me in slink off looking ashamed.

Proverbs 30:28

Proverbs 30:28 (MSG)
lizards-easy enough to catch, but they sneak past vigilant palace guards. Four Dignitaries

Wisdom to Research

Proverbs 30:30 (NLT)
the lion, king of animals, who won’t turn aside for anything,

You can't pick and choose!

James 2:10 (MSG)
You can't pick and choose in these things, specializing in keeping one or two things in God's law and ignoring others.

James 2:12 (MSG)
Talk and act like a person expecting to be judged by the Rule that sets us free. For if you refuse to act kindly, you can hardly expect to be treated kindly. Kind mercy wins over harsh judgment every time.

Daily living qualities

2 Peter 1:1-9 (MSG)
I, Simon Peter, am a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. I write this to you whose experience with God is as life-changing as ours, all due to our God's straight dealing and the intervention of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Grace and peace to you many times over as you deepen in your experience with God and Jesus, our Master.

To remember always

Psalm 31:1 (MSG)
I run to you, god; I run for dear life. Don't let me down! Take me seriously this time! Get down on my level and listen, and please—no procrastination! Your granite cave a hiding place, your high cliff aerie a place of safety.

Psalm 31:3-4 (MSG)
You're my cave to hide in, my cliff to climb. Be my safe leader, be my true mountain guide. Free me from hidden traps; I want to hide in you. I've put my life in your hands. You won't drop me, you'll never let me down.

Psalm 31:7 (MSG)
I'm leaping and singing in the circle of your love; you saw my pain, you disarmed my tormentors,

Psalm 31:14 (MSG)
Desperate, I throw myself on you: you are my God! Hour by hour I place my days in your hand, safe from the hands out to get me. Warm me, your servant, with a smile; save me because you love me. Don't embarrass me by not showing up; I've given you plenty of notice. Embarrass the wicked, stand them up, leave them stupidly shaking their heads as they drift down to hell. Gag those loudmouthed liars who heckle me, your follower, with jeers and catcalls.

Psalm 31:19-20 (MSG)
What a stack of blessing you have piled up for those who worship you, Ready and waiting for all who run to you to escape an unkind world. You hide them safely away from the opposition. As you slam the door on those oily, mocking faces, you silence the poisonous gossip. Blessed god! His love is the wonder of the world. Trapped by a siege, I panicked. "Out of sight, out of mind," I said. But you heard me say it, you heard and listened.

Psalm 31:23-24 (MSG)
Love god, all you saints; god takes care of all who stay close to him, But he pays back in full those arrogant enough to go it alone.

The Kingdom

Romans 14:17 (MSG)
God's kingdom isn't a matter of what you put in your stomach, for goodness' sake. It's what God does with your life as he sets it right, puts it together, and completes it with joy. Your task is to single-mindedly serve Christ. Do that and you'll kill two birds with one stone: pleasing the God above you and proving your worth to the people around you.

Victory is mine!

Psalm 27:14 (MSG)
Stay with God! Take heart. Don't quit. I'll say it again: Stay with God.

You won't regret it

Psalm 2:12 (MSG)
Kiss Messiah! Your very lives are in danger, you know; His anger is about to explode, But if you make a run for God-you won't regret it!