Pre-Game Proverb with John Rayner

Psa 4:5  Offer sacrifices in the right spirit, and trust the LORD. 

Psa 4:4  Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. 

Psa 4:1  For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer. Psa 4:2  O sons of men, how long will my honor become a reproach? How long will you love what is worthless and aim at deception? Selah. Psa 4:3  But know that the LORD has set apart the godly man for...

Psa 3:6  I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people Who have set themselves against me round about. Psa 3:7  Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God! For You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek; You have shattered the teeth of the wicked. Psa 3:8  Salvation belongs to the LORD; Your blessing be upon Your people! Selah.

Psa 3:1  A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. O LORD, how my adversaries have increased! Many are rising up against me. Psa 3:2  Many are saying of my soul, "There is no deliverance for him in God." Selah. Psa 3:3  But You, O LORD, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. Psa 3:4  I was crying to the LORD with my voice, And He answered me from His holy mounta...

Psa 2:10  Now therefore, O kings, show discernment; Take warning, O judges of the earth. Psa 2:11  Worship the LORD with reverence And rejoice with trembling. Psa 2:12  Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you perish in the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

Psa 2:8  'Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your inheritance, And the very ends of the earth as Your possession. Psa 2:9  'You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.'"

Psa 2:6  "But as for Me, I have installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain."Psa 2:7  "I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to Me, 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.

Psa 2:3  “Let us break their chains,” they cry, “and free ourselves from slavery to God.”Psa 2:4  But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them. Psa 2:5  Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.

Psa 2:1  Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing?

Psa 1:5  They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly. Psa 1:6  For the LORD watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

Psa 1:3  They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. Psa 1:4  But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.

Psa 1:2  But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night.

Psa 1:1  Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.

Ecc 12:13  That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty. Ecc 12:14  God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.

Ecc 12:9  Keep this in mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them. Ecc 12:10  The Teacher sought to find just the right words to express truths clearly. Ecc 12:11  The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with w...

Ecc 12:6  Yes, remember your Creator now while you are young, before the silver cord of life snaps and the golden bowl is broken. Don’t wait until the water jar is smashed at the spring and the pulley is broken at the well. Ecc 12:7  For then the dust will return to the earth, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

Ecc 12:2  Remember him before the light of the sun, moon, and stars is dim to your old eyes, and rain clouds continually darken your sky. Ecc 12:3  Remember him before your legs—the guards of your house—start to tremble; and before your shoulders—the strong men—stoop. Remember him before your teeth—your few remaining servants—stop grinding; and before your eyes—the women looking through the window...

Ecc 12:1  Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, "I have no delight in them";

Ecc 11:10  So, remove grief and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, because childhood and the prime of life are fleeting. 

Ecc 11:9  Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.

Ecc 11:7  Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. Ecc 11:8  So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.

Ecc 11:6  Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both.

Ecc 11:5  Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. 

Ecc 11:4  He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap.