12,750 verses contain “For” (in the KJV: 10,422, in the BSB: 7,841) — showing 4,701–4,800
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Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
Since they show no regard
for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will
tear them down and never rebuild them.
Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy.
The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his
anointed.
Save thy people, and
bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up
for ever.
The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to
calve, and discovereth the
forests: and in his temple
doth every one speak of his glory.
The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”
The LORD sitteth upon the flood;
yea, the LORD sitteth King
for ever.
The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King
forever.
I will
extol thee, O LORD;
for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to
rejoice over me.
I will
exalt You, O LORD,
for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to
rejoice over me.
O LORD my God, I
cried unto thee, and thou hast
healed me.
O LORD my God, I
cried to You
for help, and You
healed me.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life:
weeping may
endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime.
Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
To You, O LORD, I called, and I
begged my Lord
for mercy:
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give
thanks unto thee
for ever.
that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give
thanks forever.
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
Pull me out of the net that they have laid
privily for me:
for thou art my strength.
You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.
I will be
glad and
rejoice in thy mercy:
for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in
adversities;
Have mercy upon me, O LORD,
for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief,
yea, my soul and my
belly.
Be
merciful to me, O LORD,
for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with
sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
For my life is consumed with grief and my years with
groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.
For I have heard the
slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
For I hear the
slander of many; there is terror on every side. They
conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Make thy face to
shine upon thy servant: save me
for thy
mercies’ sake.
Make Your face
shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
Let me not be
ashamed, O LORD;
for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be
ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
O LORD, let me not be
ashamed,
for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in
Sheol.
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
For I said in my
haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I
cried unto thee.
In my
alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my
plea for mercy when I called to You
for help.
O love the LORD, all ye his saints:
for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and
plentifully rewardeth the proud
doer.
Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the
arrogant.
Blessed is he whose transgressions are
forgiven, whose sins are covered.
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the
drought of summer.
Selah.
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat.
Selah I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not
hid. I said, I will
confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou
forgavest the iniquity of my sin.
Selah.
Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will
confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You
forgave the guilt of my sin.
Selah For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come
nigh unto him.
Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
Be
glad in the LORD, and
rejoice, ye righteous: and
shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Be
glad in the LORD and
rejoice, O righteous ones;
shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous:
for praise is comely
for the upright.
Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting
for the upright to praise Him.
For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is
trustworthy.
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
The counsel of the LORD stands
forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD: and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He has chosen as His inheritance!
An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
A horse is a vain hope for salvation; even its great strength cannot save.
Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
For our heart shall
rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.
For our hearts
rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
Take hold of shield and
buckler, and stand up
for mine help.
Take up Your shield and
buckler; arise and come to my aid.
For without cause have they
hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have
digged for my soul.
For without cause they laid their net
for me; without reason they
dug a pit
for my soul.
All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong
for him,
yea, the poor and the
needy from him that spoileth him?
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
They rewarded me evil
for good to the
spoiling of my soul.
They repay me evil
for good, to the
bereavement of my soul.
But as
for me, when they were sick, my clothing was
sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own
bosom.
Yet when they were ill, I put on
sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
I
behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down
heavily, as one that mourneth
for his mother.
I
paced about as
for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one
mourning for his mother.
For they speak not peace: but they
devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
For they do not speak peace, but they
devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
Let them
shout for joy, and be
glad, that favour my righteous cause:
yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be
magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be
hateful.
For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green
herb.
For they wither quickly like grass and
wilt like tender plants.
And he shall bring
forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the
noonday.
He will bring
forth your righteousness like the
dawn, your justice like the
noonday sun.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently
for him:
fret not
thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently
for Him; do not
fret when men
prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall
inherit the earth.
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will
inherit the land.
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be:
yea, thou shalt
diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
The Lord shall
laugh at him:
for he
seeth that his day is coming.
but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
The LORD knows the days of the
blameless, and their inheritance will last
forever.
For such as be blessed of him shall
inherit the earth; and they that be
cursed of him shall be cut off.
Surely those He blesses will
inherit the land, but the
cursed will be destroyed.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
Though he falls, he will not be
overwhelmed,
for the LORD is holding his hand.
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous
forsaken, nor his seed
begging bread.
I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children
begging for bread.
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell
for evermore.
Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will
abide forever.
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
For the LORD loves justice and will not
forsake His saints. They are preserved
forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
The righteous shall
inherit the land, and dwell therein
for ever.
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to
slay him.
Though the wicked lie in wait
for the righteous, and seek to
slay them,
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall
exalt thee to
inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
Wait
for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to
inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me
sore.
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
For mine
iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy
for me.
For my loins are filled with a
loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has
faded.
They also that seek after my life lay snares
for me: and they that seek my
hurt speak
mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me
harm speak destruction,
plotting deceit all day long.
For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou
wilt hear, O Lord my God.
I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should
rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they
magnify themselves against me.
For I said, “Let them not
gloat over me— those who
taunt me when my foot slips.”
For I am ready to
halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.
For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be
sorry for my sin.
Yes, I
confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.
They also that render evil
for good are mine
adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
Do not
forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.
Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
Remove Your
scourge from me; I am perishing by the
force of Your hand.
When thou with rebukes
dost correct man
for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to
consume away like a
moth: surely every man is vanity.
Selah.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears:
for I am a stranger with thee, and a
sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry
for help; do not be
deaf to my
weeping.
For I am a
foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.
I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have
for us— none can compare to You— if I
proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine
iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
For evils without number
surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
Let them be
desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me,
Aha,
aha.
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
My enemies say with
malice: “When will he die and be
forgotten?”
All who
hate me
whisper against me; they imagine the worst
for me:
By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy
doth not triumph over me.
By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
And as
for me, thou upholdest me in mine
integrity, and settest me before thy face
for ever.
As the
hart panteth after the water
brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me:
for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept
holyday.
These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the
procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.
Why are you
downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise Him
for the salvation of His presence.
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou
forgotten me? why go I
mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”