Testimony: Religious, Exemplified

But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. …

The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. …

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.

You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. …

My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.

Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread? …

Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

Blessed be the LORD, for He has heard my cry for mercy. …

A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me. …

Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. …

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry. …

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.

For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music. …

For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.

He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me. …

My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure. …

My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand. …

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.

I will reflect on all You have done and ponder Your mighty deeds.

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” …

I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy. …

With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.

I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.

Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.

I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.

Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.

It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.

One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts— …

All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You. …

King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied. …

So once again they asked the man who had been blind, “What do you say about Him, since it was your eyes He opened?” “He is a prophet,” the man replied.

“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes. …

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. …

You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.

Then they called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. …

God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

…and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.

“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”

In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. …

In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.

And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

…knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

…though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: …

For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

…in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. …

Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. …