The Paradox - Get the Message

 The Paradox - Get the Message



OH OH!
OH OH!

OH OH
OH OH


She hates when I listen to Blink
When I skate on the side of the street
She wants to change up everything about me
Her car costs more than my crib
Her dad that dude is a dick
And I don't want to ever be someone like him

Don't matter what I do I'll never be like you
Happy or insecure which one would you prefer?

No matter what you say I'm gonna live my way
No room for second guessing 
I hope you get the message


OH OH!
OH OH!

OH OH
OH OH

I hope you get the message

I work a 9-5 every day
And you lie about the $$$$ you make
And I know it doesn't matter cause you'll never change
You're always crashing out on the phone
And I think maybe I'm better alone
Cause we still can't seem to figure it out it's a shame.
Always searching for something
I've said I've always been right here...

Don't matter what I do I'll never be like you
Happy or insecure which one would you prefer?

No matter what you say I'm gonna live my way
No room for second guessing 
I hope you get the message


OH OH!
OH OH!

OH OH
OH OH

I hope you get the message

Don't matter what  I do I'll never be like you
Happy or insecure which one would you prefer?

No matter what you say I'm gonna live my way
No room for second guessing 
I hope you get the message

(OH OH!
OH OH!

OH OH
OH OH)

You don't own me
You don't know me
You're a loser 
You don't even gotta show me
I'm addicted
I'm a dick head

I hope you get the message

The Broken View - Something Better - Acoustic

 The Broken View - Something Better - Acoustic

 In all this desperation I fear there's nothing I could say
To win this fight
Cause you hesitate much more than I could ever estimate
And that's alright
Cause I'm not insane, I'm only a fool for you
But I couldn't stay away, yeah even if I wanted to
So what am I supposed to do
You don't have to be the one to lose
You don't have to be the one to tell a lie
You don't have to be the one to choose
You don't have to be the one to say goodbye
And I don't have to be the one to take all this
Time you've wasted being dishonest
But I will not be the one who never got the chance to change your mind
Again I'm all alone and left without a reason
To hope you learn, to watch you turn a blind eye to a feeling
So this is the only chance that you'll get to see this through
My eyes before I believe in something better than you
I'm all out of life, babe
It's all gone sideways
Tell me, how can I keep this a secret
When you couldn't either
It's funny how we ended up here
So fucked up and full of fear
You don't have to be the one to lose
You don't have to be the one to tell a lie
You don't have to be the one to choose
You don't have to be the one to say goodbye
And I don't have to be the one to take all this
Time you've wasted being dishonest
But I will not be the one who never got the chance to change your mind
Again I'm all alone and left without a reason
To hope you learn, to watch you turn a blind eye to a feeling
So this is the only chance that you'll get to see this through
My eyes before I believe in something better than you
Believe in something better than you
Believe in something better than you
Again I'm all alone and left without a reason
To hope you learn, to watch you turn a blind eye to a feeling
So this is the only chance that you'll get to see this through
My eyes before I believe in something better than you
Something better than you, something better than you
Something better than you
Believe in something better than you
Something better than you, something better than you
Something better than you
Believe in something better than you
Something better than you, something better than you
Something better than you
Believe in something better than you

First Thessalonians Chapter 4

1    FURTHERMORE then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus,
    that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would
    abound more and more.

2    For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

3    For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

4    That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;

5    That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter:  because that the Lord is
    the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

7    For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.

8    He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto
    us his holy Spirit.

9    But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you:  for ye yourselves
    are taught of God to love one another.

10    And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia:  but we
    beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

11    And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with
    your own hands, as we commanded you;

12    That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have
    lack of nothing.

13    But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep,
    that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

14    For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in
    Jesus will God bring with him,

15    For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain
    unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

16    For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
    archangel, and with the trump of God:  and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17    Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them
    in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air:  and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

18    Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

    First Thessalonians Chapter 4 - KJV

Micah 4

1    BUT in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD
    shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills;
    and people shall flow unto it.

2    And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the
    LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we
    will walk in his paths:  for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD 
    from Jerusalem.

3    And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they
    shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks:  nations
    shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

4    But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall
    make them afraid:  for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.

5    For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name
    of the LORD our God for ever and ever.

6    In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that
    is driven out, and her that I have afflicted;

7    And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation:
    and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

8    And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall
    it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

9    Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished?
    for pangs have taken thee as a woman is travail.

10    Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail:
    for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou
    shalt go even to Babylon:  there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem
    thee from the hand of thine enemies.

11    Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and 
    let our eye look upon Zion.

12    But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: 
    for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.

13    Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion:  for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make
    thy hoofs brass:  and thou shalt beat in pieces many people:  and I will consecrate their
    gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

    Micah 4 - KJV

Young the Giant - The Walk Home

 Young the Giant - The Walk Home 

Is anyone out there listening?
I’ve lost myself
Deep in the algorithm of someone else
And under new conditions
I might find that I was always perfectly alone

Can somebody walk me home?
To pearly gates
The universe becomes a wave
And crashes down
Forever’s not enough
And under new conditions
You are not alone

Is anyone out there listening
I’ve lost myself
But there is a song that echoes like morning bells
And as a distant memory shoots right through me
I am left so perfectly alone

Can somebody walk me home?
To pearly gates
The universe becomes a wave
And crashes down
Forever’s not enough
And under new conditions
We are not alone

And when I get better someday
I’ll see myself in you
The way it’s always been
And under new conditions I might find that
We will always walk each other home

Can somebody walk me home?

 

 

Psalm 146

1    PRAISE ye the LORD.  Praise the LORD, O my soul.

2    While I live will I praise the LORD:  I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.

3    Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

4    His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

5    Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:

6    Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is:  which keepeth truth for ever:

7    Which executeth judgment for the oppressed:  which giveth food to the hungry.
      The LORD looseth the prisoners:

8    The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind:  the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down:
      the LORD loveth the righteous:

9    The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow:  but the
      way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

10    The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations.
        Praise ye the LORD.

    Psalm 146 - KJV

First Timothy Chapter 6

1    LET as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour,
    that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

2    And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren;
    but rather do them service, because they are faithful, and beloved, partakers of the benefit.
    These things teach and exhort.

3    If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our
    Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

4    He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words,
    whereof cometh envy, strife, railing, evil surmising.

5    Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing
    that gain is godliness:  from such withdraw thyself.

6    But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7    For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

8    And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9    But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish
    and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

10    For the love of money is the root of all evil:  which while some coveted after, 
    they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

11    But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness,
    faith, love, patience, meekness.

12    Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called,
    and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

13    I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ
    Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

14    That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the 
    appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

15    Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King
    of kings, and Lord of lords;

16    Who only hath immortality dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto;
    whom no man hath seen, nor can see:  to whom be honour and power everlasting.  
    Amen.

17    Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in
    uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

18    That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

19    Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, 
    that they may lay hold on eternal life.

20    O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings,
    and oppositions of science falsely so called:

21    Which some professing have erred concerning the faith.  Grace be with thee.  Amen.

    First Timothy chapter 6 - KJV

Psalm 72

1    GIVE the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

2    He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

3    The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and thy little hills, by righteousness.

4    He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy,
       and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

5    They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

6    He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass:  as showers that water the earth.

7    In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

8    He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

9    They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

10    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents:  the kings of Sheba and Seba 
       shall offer gifts.

11    Yea, all kings shall fall down before him:  all nations shall serve him.

12    For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

13    He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

14    He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence:  and precious shall their blood be
        in his sight.

15    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.

16    There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon th top of the mountains; the fruit
        thereof shall shake like Lebanon:  and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

17    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.

18    Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wonderous things.

19    And blessed be his glorious name for ever:  and let the whole earth be filled with his glory;
        Amen, and Amen.

20    The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.

        Psalm 72 - KJV

Titus

1    PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect,
    and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

2    In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

3    But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto
    me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

4    To Titus, mine own son after the common faith:  Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the
    Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

5    For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting,
    and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

6    If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

7    For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry,
    not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

8    But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

9    Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine
    both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

10    For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

11    Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which
    they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

12    One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars,
    evil beasts, slow bellies.

13    This witness is true.  Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

14    Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

15    Unto the pure all things are pure:  but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is
    nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

16    They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable,
    and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.


    Chapter Two

1    BUT speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

2    That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

3    The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers,
    not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

4    That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

5    To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word
    of God be not blasphemed.

6    Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

7    In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works:  in doctrine shewing uncorruptness,
    gravity, sincerity,

8    Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be
    ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

9    Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all
    things; not answering again;

10    Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God
    our Saviour in all things.

11    For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

12    Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,
    righteously, and godly, in this present world;

13    Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God
    and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
    
14    Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto 
    himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

15    These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority.  Let no man despise thee.


    Chapter Three

1    PUT them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates,
    to be ready to every good work,

2    To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

3    For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts,
    and pleasure, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

4    But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

5    Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved
    us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

6    Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

7    That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

8    This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which 
    have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.  These things are good and
    profitable unto men.

9    But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the
    law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

10    A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

11    Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

12    When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me
    to Nicopolis; for I have determined there to winter.

13    Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting
    unto them.

14    And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

15    All that are with me salute thee.  Greet them that love us in the faith.  Grace be with you all.  Amen.

    Titus - KJV

Habakkuk

Chapter One

1    THE burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.

2    O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of
    violence, and thou wilt not save!

3    Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and
    violence are before me:  and there are that raise up strife and contention.

4    Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth:  for the wicked doth 
    compass about the righteous; therefore wrong  judgment proceedeth.

5    Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously:  for I will work
    a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.

6    For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march
    through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs.

7    They are terrible and dreadful:  their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of 
    themselves.

8    Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening
    wolves:  and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come
    from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.

9    They shall come all for violence:  their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they
    shall gather the captivity as the sand.

10    And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they
    shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it.

11    Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his
    power unto his god.

12    Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die.
    O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast
    established them for correction.

13    Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity:  wherefore
    lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the
    wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

14    And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?

15    They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag:  
    Therefore they rejoice and are glad.

16    Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by
    them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

17    Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?


    Chapter Two

1    I WILL stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will
    say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.

2    And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables,
    that he may run that readeth it.

3    For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie:  though
    it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

4    Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him:  but the just shall live by his faith.

5    Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home,
    who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth
    unto him all nations and heapeth unto him all people:

6    Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him,
    and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth
    himself with thick clay!

7    Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, 
    and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

8    Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee;
    because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell
    therein.

9    Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on 
    high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

10    Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned 
    against thy soul.

11    For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

12    Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

13    Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, 
    and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

14    For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the 
    waters cover the sea.

15    Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him,
    and maketh him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!

16    Thou art filled with shame for glory:  drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered:
    the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing
    shall be on thy glory.

17    For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid,
    because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.

18    What profiteth the graven image that the maker therof hath graven it;    the molten image,
    and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

19    Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach!
    Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it.

20    But the LORD is in his holy temple:  let all the earth keep silence before him.

    Chapter Three

1    A PRAYER of Habbakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.

2    O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid:  O LORD, revive thy work in the midst
    of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

3    God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran.  Selah.  His glory covered
    the heaven, and the earth was full of his praise.

4    And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand:  and there
    was the hiding of his power.

5    Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet.

6    He stood, and measured the earth:  he beheld, and drove asunder the nations;
    and everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow:  his ways
    are everlasting.

7    I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction:  and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

8    Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy
    wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?

9    Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word.
    Selah.  Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

10    The mountains saw thee, and they trembled:  the overflowing of the water passed by:
    the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.

11    The sun and moon stood still in their habitation:  at the light of thine arrows they went,
    and at the shining of thy glittering spear.

12    Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger.

13    Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed;
    thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation
    unto the neck.  Selah.

14    Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages:  they came out as a
    whirlwind to scatter me:  their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

15    Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters.

16    When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice:  rottenness entered
    into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble:
    when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.  

17    Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour
    of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from
    the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

18    Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

19    The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he
    will make me to walk upon mine high places.    To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

    Habukkuk - KJV

Nahum chapter 3

1    WOE to the bloody city!  it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

2    The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing
    of horses, and of the jumping chariots.

3    The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear:  and there
    is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of
    their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

4    Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-favoured harlot, the mistress
    of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through
    her witchcrafts.

5    Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts
    upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.

6    And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a
    gazingstock.

7    And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, 
    and say, Nineveh is laid waste:  who will bemoan her?  whence shall I seek comforters
    for thee?

8    Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the
    waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?

9    Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

10    Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity:  her young children also were dashed
    in pieces a the top of all the streets:  and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all
    her great men were bound in chains.

11    Thou also shalt be drunken:  thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because
    of the enemy.

12    All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs:  if they be shaken, they
    shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.

13    Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women:  the gates of thy land shall be set
    wide open unto thine enemies:  the fire shall devour thy bars.

14    Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds:  go into clay, and tread the morter, 
    make strong the brickkiln.

15    There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like
    the cankerworm:  make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.

16    Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven:  the cankerworm spoileth,
    and fleeth away.

17    Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp
    in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place
    is not known where they are.

18    Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria:  thy nobles shall dwell in the dust:  thy people
    is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.

19    There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous:  all that hear the bruit of thee
    shall clap the hands over thee:  for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?

    Nahum chapter 3 - KJV

Bad Omens - Dying to Love

Bad Omens - Dying to Love 

 

Driving home with nowhere to be
Passing ghosts that tire of sleep
Blurry faces staring at me
They’re staring but they don’t see a thing

I’ve been dying to love, dying to love, dying to love
One more second’s enough, second to love, second to love

Stepping stones that bloody your feet
Sirens holding flowers of teeth
They call your name from ivory streets
But heaven isn’t quite what it seems

I’ve been dying to love, dying to love, dying to love
One more second’s enough, second to love, second to love

They circle over the stain, my essence slipping away
Waiting their turn for a taste

So tell me how does it taste?
And was it all worth the wait? So was it worth what it takes?

Acts chapter 17

1    NOW when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, 
    where was a synagogue of the Jews:

2    And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned
    with them out of the scriptures,

3    Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead;
    and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

4    And some of them believed and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks
    a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

5    But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows 
    of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted
    the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

6    And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers
    of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

7    Whom Jason hath received:  and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar,
    saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

8    And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

9    And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.

10    And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: 
    who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

11    These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all
    readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

12    Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks,
    and men, not a few.

13    But when the Jews of Thesslonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached
    of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.

14    And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea:
    but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

15    And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens:  and receiving a commandment
    unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.

16    Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the 
    city wholly given to idolatry.

17    Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons,
    and in the market daily with them that met with him.

18    Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him.
    And some said, What will the babbler say?  other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of
    strange gods:  because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

19    And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new
    doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

20    For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears:  we would know therefore what
    these things mean.

21    (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else,
    but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

22    Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in
    all things ye are too superstitious.

23    For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription,
    TO THE UNKNOWN GOD.  Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

24    God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is LORD of heaven and
    earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

25    Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he 
    giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

26    And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth,
    and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

27    That they should seek the LORD, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, 
    though he be not far from every one of us:

28    For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets
    have said, For we are also his offspring.

29    Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead
    is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

30    And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men
    every where to repent;

31    Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness
    by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men,
    in that he hath raised him from the dead.

32    And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked:  and others said,
    We will hear thee again of this matter.

33    So Paul departed from among them.

34    Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed:  among the which was Dionysius
    the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

    Acts chapter 17 - KJV

Galatians chapter 5

1    STAND fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free,
    and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

2    Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised Christ shall profit you nothing.

3    For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

4    Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are
    fallen from grace.

5    For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

6    For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision;
    but faith which worketh by love.

7    Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

8    This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

9    A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

10    I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: 
    but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

11    And I , brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution?
    then is the offence of the cross ceased.

12    I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

13    For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion
    to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

14    For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

15    But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

16    This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

17    For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are
    contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

18    But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

19    Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication,
    uncleanness, lasciviousness, 

20    Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21    Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like:  of the which I tell you
    before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not
    inherit the kingdom of God.

22    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23    Meekness, temperance:  against such there is no law.

24    And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

25    If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

26    Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

    Galatians chapter 5 - KJV

Second Thessalonians

    Chapter one

1    PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God
    our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

2    Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

3    We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that
    your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each
    other aboundeth;

4    So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith
    in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure.

5    Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted
    worth of the kingdom of God for which ye also suffer:

6    Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

7    And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed
    from heaven with his mighty angels,

8    In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel
    of our Lord Jesus Christ:

9    Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord,
    and from the glory of his power;

10    When he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be admired in all them that
    believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.

11    Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this
    calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

12    That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according
    to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

    Chapter two

1    NOW we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our
    gathering together unto him,

2    That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word,
    nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

3    Let no man deceive you by any means:  for that day shall not come, except there come
    a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4    Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped;
    so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

5    Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

6    And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

7    For the mystery of iniquity doth already work:  only he who now letteth will let,
    until he be taken out of the way.

8    And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the
    spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

9    Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and 
    signs and lying wonders,

10    And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because
    they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11    That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure
    in unrighteousness.

13    But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord,
    because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification
    of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

14    Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15    Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, 
    whether by word, or our epistle.

16    Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us,
    and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

17    Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.


    Chapter three

1    FINALLY, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, 
    and be glorified, even as it is with you:

2    And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men:
    for all men have not faith.

3    But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

4    And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do
    the things which we command you.

5    And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting 
    for Christ.

6    Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye
    withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after
    the tradition which he received of us,

7    For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves
    disorderly among you;

8    Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and
    travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

9    Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you
    to follow us.

10    For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would
    not work, neither should he eat.

11    For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all,
    but are busybodies.

12    Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that 
    with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

13    But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

14    And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no
    company with him, that he may be ashamed.

15    Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

16    Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means.  The Lord
    be with you all.

17    The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle:
    so I write.

18    The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.  Amen.  

 

    Second Thessalonians - KJV 

Romans chapter 12

1    I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies
    a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2    And be not conformed to this world:  but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
    that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

3    For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think
    of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God
    hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

4    For as we have many members in one body and all members have not the same office:

5    So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

6    Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether 
    prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

7    Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering:  or he that teacheth, on teaching;

8    Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation:  he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity;
    he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

9    Let love be without dissimulation.  Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

10    Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

11    Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

12    Rejoicing in hope:  patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

13    Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

14    Bless them which persecute you:  bless, and curse not.

15    Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

16    Be of the same mind one toward another.  Mind not high things, but condescend to men
    of low estate.  Be not wise in your own conceits.

17    Recompense to no man evil for evil.  Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

18    If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

19    Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath:  for it is
    written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

20    Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink:  for in so 
    doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

21    Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

    Romans chapter 12 - KJV

Jude

1    JUDE, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified
    by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called.

2    Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

3    Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was
    needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend
    for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

4    For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this
    condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness,
    and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

5     I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the 
    Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them
    that believed not.

6    And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he
    hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the
    great day.

7    Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving
    themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an
    example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

8    Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak
    evil of dignities.

9    Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the
    body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, 
    The Lord rebuke thee.

10    But those speak evil of those things which they know not:  but what they know
    naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

11    Woe unto them!  for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the
    error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

12    These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves
    without fear:  clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit
    withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

13    Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom
    is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

14    And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the
    Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

15    To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them
    of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their 
    hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him,

16    These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth
    speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

17    But, beloved remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our
    Lord Jesus Christ;

18    How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk
    after their own ungodly lusts.

19    These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.

20    But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

21    Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto
    eternal life.

22    And of some have compassion, making a difference:

23    And other save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment 
    spotted by the flesh.

24    Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before
    the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

25    To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now
    and ever.  Amen.  
    
    Jude - KJV

Obadiah

1    THE vision of Obadiah.  Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a
    rumor from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and
    let us rise up against her in battle.

2    Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen:  thou art greatly despised.

3    The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock,
    whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

4    Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars,
    thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

5    If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have
    stolen till they had enough?  if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave
    some grapes?

6    How are the things of Esau searched out!  how are his hidden things sought up!

7    All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border:  the men that
    were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat
    thy bread have laid a wound under thee:  there is not understanding in him.

8    Shall I not in that day saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom,
    and understanding out of the mount of Esau?


9    And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount
    of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.

10    For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut 
    off for ever.

11    In the day that thou stoodest on the other side in the day that the strangers carried
    away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem,
    even thou wast as one of them.

12    But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became
    a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day
    of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

13    Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity;
    yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor
    have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

14    Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did
    escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the
    day of distress.

15    For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen:  as thou hast done, it shall 
    be done unto thee:  thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

16    For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually,
    yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they 
    had not been.

17    But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house
    of Jacob shall possess their possessions.

18    And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house
    of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall
    not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it.

19    And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the
    Philistines:  and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria:
    and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

20    And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the
    Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in 
    Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.

21    And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and
    the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.

    Obadiah - KJV

Romans chapter 1

1    PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

2    (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

3    Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according
    to the flesh;

4    And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the
    resurrection from the dead:

5    By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations,
    for his name:

6    Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

7    To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints:  Grace to you and peace from
    God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

8    First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of
    throughout the whole world.

9    For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that
    without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

10    Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by
    the will of God to come unto you.

11    For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may
     be established;

12    That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

13    Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, 
    (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

14    I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

15    So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

16    For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ:  for it is the power of God unto salvation to every
    one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

17    For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith:  as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

18    For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men,
    who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

19    Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

20    For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood

       by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

21    Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became
    vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22    Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23    And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to
    birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

24    Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour
    their own bodies between themselves:

25    Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than
    the Creator, who is blessed for ever.  Amen.

26    For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections:  for even their women did change the natural
    use into that which is against nature:

27    And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward
    another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that 
    recompense of their error which was meet.

28    And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate
    mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

29    Being filled with all unrighteousenss, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of
    envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
 
30    Backbiter, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

31    Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

32    Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death,
    not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

    Romans chapter 1 - KJV

Isaiah chapter 61

1    THE Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to
    preach good tidings unto the meed; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, 
    to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

2    To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to
    comfort all that mourn;

3    To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil
    of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might
    be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

4    And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and 
    they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

5    And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be
    your plowmen and your vinedressers.

6    But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD:  men shall call you the Ministers of our God:
    ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

7    For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion:
    therefore in their land they shall possess the double:  everlasting joy shall be unto them.

8    For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their
    work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

9    And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people:  all
    that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.

10    I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me
    with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a 
    bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

11    For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown
    in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth 
    before all nations.

    Isaiah chapter 61 - KJV

Romans 10

 1    BRETHREN, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.

 2    For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

 3    For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own
       righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

 4    For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

 5    For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which 
       doeth those things shall live by them.

 6    But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart,
       Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:)

 7    Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)

 8    But what saith it?  The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart:
       that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

 9    That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine
        heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

10    For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession
        is made unto salvation.

11    For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

12    For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek:  for the same Lord over all
        is rich unto all that call upon him,

13    For whosoever shall all upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

14    How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall
        they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without 
        a preacher?

15    And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are 
        the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

16    But they have not all obeyed the gospel,  For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed
        our report?

17    So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

18    But I say, Have they not heard?  Yes, verily, their sound went into all the earth,
        and their words unto the ends of the world.

19    But I say, Did not Israel know?  First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy
        by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

20    But Esaias is very bold and saith, I was found of them that sought me not;
        I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.

21    But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient
        and gainsaying people.

    Romans chapter 10 - KJV

Micah chapter 7

 1    WOE is me!  for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings
        of the vintage:  there is no cluster to eat:  my soul desired the firstripe fruit.

 2    The good man is perished out of the earth:  and there is none upright among men:  they all
       lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.

 3    That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for 
       a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

 4    The best of them is as a brier:  the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge:  the day of 
        thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

 5    Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide:  keep the door of thy mouth from
        her that lieth in thy bosom.

 6    For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter
       in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.

 7    Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation:  my God will hear me.

 8    Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy:  when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD
       shall be a light unto me.

 9    I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause,
       and execute judgment for me:  he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his

    righteousness. 

10    Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the 
        LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her:  now shall she be trodden down as the mire         of the streets. 

11    In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.

12    In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from     the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.

13    Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of     their doings.

14    Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the    midst of Carmel:  let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

15    According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.

16    The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might:  they shall lay their hand upon    their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

17    They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth:
        they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

18    Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant
        of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

19    He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast
       all their sins into the depths of the sea.

20    Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto
        our fathers from the days of old.

    Micah chapter 7 - KJV

 

 

Psalm 68

 1    LET God arise, let his enemies be scattered:  let them also that hate him flee before him.

 2    As smoke is driven away, so drive them away:  as wax melteth before the fire, so let the
       wicked perish at the presence of God.

 3    But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God:  yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

 4    Sing unto God, sing praises to his name:  extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his
       name JAH, and rejoice before him.

 5    A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

 6    God setteth the solitary in families:  he bringeth out those which are bound with chains:
       but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

 7    O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the
       wilderness;  Selah:

 8    The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God:  even Sinai itself
       was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

 9    Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance,
        when it was weary.

10    Thy congregation hath dwelt therein:  thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

11    The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

12    Kings of armies did flee apace:  and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.

13    Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver,
        and her feathers with yellow gold.

14    When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.

15    The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

16    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.

17    The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels:  the Lord is among them,
        as in Sinai, in the holy place.

18    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.

19    Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.  Selah.

20    He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

21    But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on
       still in his trespasses.

22    The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again

        from the depths of the sea:

23    That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

24    They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

25    The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels
        playing with timbrels.

26    Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.

27    There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes
        of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.

28    Thy God hath commanded thy strength:  strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

29    Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

30    Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people,
        till every one submit himself with pieces of silver:  scatter thou the people that delight in war.

31    Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.

32    Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah.

33    To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his
        voice, and that a mighty voice.

34    Ascribe ye strength unto God:  his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.

35    O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and
        power unto his people.  Blessed be God.

    Psalm 68 - KJV

James chapter 5

 James chapter 5

 1    GO to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

 2    Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

 3    Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you,
        and shall eat your flesh as it were fire.  Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

 4    Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept 
       back by fraud, crieth:  and the cries of them which have reaped are entered in to the ears
       of the Lord of Sabaoth.

 5    Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton;  ye have nourished your hearts,
        as in a day of slaughter.

 6    Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

 7    Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord.  Behold, the husbandman
       waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive
       the early and latter rain.

 8    Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts:  for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

 9    Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned:  behold, the judge
       standeth before the door.

10    Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an
        example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

11    Behold, we count them happy which endure.  Ye have heard of the patience of Job,
        and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

12    But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth,
        neither by any other oath:  but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay;
        lest ye fall into condemnation

13    Is any among you afflicted? let him pray.  Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

14    Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray
        over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

15    And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; 
        and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

16    Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.
        The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

17    Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it
        might not rain:  and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

18    And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

19    Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;

20    Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul
        from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

        James chapter 5 - KJV

Samantha Ebert ft. Seph Schlueter - Flowers

Samantha Ebert ft. Seph Schlueter - Flowers 

Well blue skies and hillsides
Feel so far away
And I wrote in my notebook 
That I've seen better days
Than the ones as of late
I can't bear the weight

The rain won't stop pouring
Out my window pane
And I haven't left my bedroom
In 76 days 
I wish something would change
Cause I'm losing faith

Chorus
So I brought it up in a desperate prayer
Lord why are you keeping me here
Then He said to me
Child I'm planting seeds
I'm a good God and I have a good plan
So trust that I'm holding a watering can
And someday you'll see
That flowers grow in the valley

Verse 
So whatever the reason 
I'm barely getting by
I'll trust it's a season 
Knowing that you're by my side
Every step of the way
And I'll be okay

Chorus
Cause I brought it up in a desperate prayer
Lord why are you keeping me here
Then He said to me
Child I'm planting seeds
I'm a good God and I have a good plan
So trust that I'm holding a watering can
And someday you'll see
That flowers grow in the valley

Verse
When I'm on the mountain and looking down below
I'll see a valley of flowers that needed time to grow
And I'll thank you for the rain
The hurt and days of pain

Chorus
And I'll bring it up in a grateful prayer
Thank you Jesus for keeping me there
You know just what I need
And you've planted seeds
Cause you're a good God with a real good plan
And you hold my world and a watering can
So I can have peace
Cause flowers grow in the valley