12,750 verses contain “for” (in the KJV: 10,422, in the BSB: 7,841) — showing 4,901–5,000
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Through God we shall do
valiantly:
for he it is that shall
tread down our enemies.
With God we will perform with
valor, and He will
trample our enemies.
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
I will
abide in thy tabernacle
for ever: I will trust in the
covert of thy wings.
Selah.
Let me dwell in Your tent
forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings.
SelahFor thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the
heritage of those that fear thy name.
For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
He shall
abide before God
for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
May he sit enthroned in God’s presence
forever;
appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and
fulfill my vows day by day.
He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my
fortress; I will never be
shaken.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my
fortress; I will not be
shaken.
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge
for us.
Selah.
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge.
SelahAlso unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth
for thee, my flesh longeth
for thee in a dry and
thirsty land, where no water is;
O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts
for You. My body yearns
for You in a dry and
weary land without water.
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I
rejoice.
For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
But the king shall
rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
But the king will
rejoice in God; all who
swear by Him will
exult,
for the mouths of liars will be shut.
They
devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.”
For the inner man and the heart are
mysterious.
And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
Then all mankind will fear and
proclaim the work of God; so they will
ponder what He has done.
Praise waiteth
for thee, O God, in
Sion: and unto thee shall the
vow be performed.
Praise awaits You, O God, in
Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
Iniquities prevail against me: as
for our transgressions, thou shalt
purge them away.
Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being
girded with power:
You
formed the mountains by Your power, having
girded Yourself with might.
They also that dwell in the
uttermost parts are afraid at thy
tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to
rejoice.
Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the
dawn and
sunset shout for joy.
Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You
enrich it. The streams of God are full of water,
for You prepare our grain by providing
for the earth.
The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they
shout for joy, they also sing.
The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They
shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.
Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
He ruleth by his power
for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the
rebellious exalt themselves.
Selah.
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Come and
listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done
for me.
O let the nations be
glad and sing
for joy:
for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and
govern the nations upon earth.
Selah.
Let the nations be
glad and sing
for joy,
for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth.
SelahO God, when thou wentest
forth before thy people, when thou
didst march through the wilderness;
Selah:
O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland,
SelahThy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your
bounty You provided
for the poor.
Why
leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in;
yea, the LORD will dwell in it
for ever.
Why do you
gaze in
envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose
for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell
forever.
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity
captive: thou hast received gifts
for men;
yea,
for the
rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
You have ascended on high; You have led
captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the
rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
Thy God hath commanded thy strength:
strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought
for us.
Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.
Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck.
I am
weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait
for my God.
I am
weary from my crying; my throat is
parched. My eyes fail, looking
for my God.
They that
hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies
wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.
Those who
hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies
for no reason. Though I did not
steal, I must repay.
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be
ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded
for my sake, O God of Israel.
May those who hope in You not be
ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.
Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face.
For I have
endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an
alien unto my mother’s children.
I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
because zeal
for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who
insult You have fallen on me.
But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
Hear me, O LORD;
for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender
mercies.
Answer me, O LORD,
for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great
compassion.
And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.
Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of
heaviness: and I looked
for some to take
pity, but there was none; and
for comforters, but I found none.
Insults have broken my heart, and I am in
despair. I looked
for sympathy, but there was none,
for comforters, but I found no one.
They gave me also gall
for my meat; and in my
thirst they gave me
vinegar to drink.
Let their table become a
snare before them: and that which should have been
for their
welfare, let it become a
trap.
Let their eyes be
darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to
shake.
May their eyes be
darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent
forever.
For they
persecute him whom thou hast
smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.
For they
persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
For God will save
Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession.
For God will save
Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
Let them be turned back
for a reward of their shame that say,
Aha,
aha.
May those who say, “
Aha,
aha!” retreat because of their shame.
Be thou my strong
habitation,
whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me;
for thou art my rock and my
fortress.
Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth.
For You are my hope, O Lord GOD, my confidence from my youth.
By thee have I been
holden up from the
womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s
bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
I have
leaned on You since birth; You pulled me from my mother’s
womb. My praise is always
for You.
Cast me not off in the time of old age;
forsake me not when my strength faileth.
Do not discard me in my old age; do not
forsake me when my strength fails.
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait
for my life
conspire,
Saying, God hath
forsaken him:
persecute and take him;
for there is none to deliver him.
saying, “God has
forsaken him; pursue him and seize him,
for there is no one to
rescue him.”
O God, be not far from me: O my God, make
haste for my help.
Be not far from me, O God.
Hurry, O my God, to help me.
My mouth shall
shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day;
for I know not the numbers thereof.
My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God,
forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
Even when I am old and gray, do not
forsake me, O God, until I
proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
I will also praise thee with the
psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the
harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.
So I will praise You with the
harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the
lyre, O Holy One of Israel.
My lips shall greatly
rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
When I sing praise to You my lips will
shout for joy, along with my soul, which You have redeemed.
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long:
for they are confounded,
for they are brought unto shame, that seek my
hurt.
My tongue will indeed
proclaim Your righteousness all day long,
for those who seek my
harm are disgraced and confounded.
For he shall deliver the
needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
For he will deliver the
needy who cry out and the
afflicted who have no helper.
He shall
redeem their soul from
deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
He will
redeem them from oppression and violence,
for their blood is precious in his sight.
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of
Sheba: prayer also shall be made
for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
Long may he live! May gold from
Sheba be given him. May people ever pray
for him; may they
bless him all day long.
There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall
shake like
Lebanon: and they of the city shall
flourish like grass of the earth.
May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it
sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees
flourish like the
forests of
Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.
His name shall
endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
May his name
endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
And blessed be his glorious name
for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory;
Amen, and
Amen.
And blessed be His glorious name
forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory.
Amen and
amen.
But as
for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well
nigh slipped.
For I was
envious at the
foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
They have no struggle in their death; their bodies are well-fed.
For all the day long have I been plagued, and
chastened every morning.
For I am
afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
When I tried to understand all this, it was
troublesome in my sight
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt
despise their image.
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion
forever.
For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a
whoring from thee.
Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
But as
for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may
proclaim all Your works.
O God, why hast thou cast us off
for ever? why
doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
Why have You rejected us
forever, O God? Why does Your anger
smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
Thine enemies
roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns
for signs.
Your foes have
roared within Your meeting place; they have
unfurled their banners as signs,
We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long.
There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
O God, how long shall the
adversary reproach? shall the enemy
blaspheme thy name
for ever?
For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
O deliver not the soul of thy
turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked:
forget not the congregation of thy poor
for ever.
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the
tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
Unto thee, O God, do we give
thanks, unto thee do we give
thanks:
for that thy name is near thy
wondrous works declare.
We give
thanks to You, O God; we give
thanks,
for Your Name is near. The people declare Your
wondrous works.
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.
For exaltation comes neither from east nor west, nor out of the desert,
For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the
dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall
wring them out, and drink them.
For a cup is in the hand of the LORD, full of
foaming wine mixed with spices. He pours from His cup, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to the
dregs.
But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?
“Will the Lord
spurn us
forever and never show His favor again?
Is his mercy clean gone
for ever?
doth his promise fail
for evermore?
Is His loving devotion gone
forever? Has His promise failed
for all time?
The clouds poured out water: the
skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
The clouds poured down water; the
skies resounded with
thunder; Your arrows
flashed back and
forth.
For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children,
That they might set their hope in God, and not
forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
that they should put their confidence in God, not
forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.
And
forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
They
forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
And they
tempted God in their heart by asking meat
for their
lust.
Behold, he
smote the rock, that the waters
gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh
for his people?
When He struck the rock, water
gushed out and torrents
raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”
And had rained down
manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
He rained down
manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.
