Life verse?

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I have heard Protestants refer to a particular verse of Scripture that has meaning for them as their “life verse.” (I think that is what they call it.)

Anybody here have a life verse? How did you get it? What does it mean to you?

Can your life verse expand to become a little collection of verses?

What’s the deal? I never thought about such a thing until a friend of mine brought it up, and I realized that I probably DO have a “life verse” – I just didn’t know that I had!
 
It’s a nice idea, isn’t it? I think of Psalm 131 as my “life verse”, although I have never phrased it like that.

Ps.131
[0] A Song of Ascents. Of David.
[1] O LORD, my heart is not lifted up,
my eyes are not raised too high;
I do not occupy myself with things
too great and too marvelous for me.
[2] But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a child quieted at its mother’s breast;
like a child that is quieted is my soul.
[3] O Israel, hope in the LORD
from this time forth and for evermore.
 
Della said:
It’s a nice idea, isn’t it? I think of Psalm 131 as my “life verse”, although I have never phrased it like that.

Ps.131
[0] A Song of Ascents. Of David.
[1] O LORD, my heart is not lifted up,
my eyes are not raised too high;
I do not occupy myself with things
too great and too marvelous for me.
[2] But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a child quieted at its mother’s breast;
like a child that is quieted is my soul.
[3] O Israel, hope in the LORD
from this time forth and for evermore.
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MAN! That would be my second choice! It appears on the same morning of the LOH that my “life verse” appears – in another Psalm.
 
mercygate said:
MAN! That would be my second choice! It appears on the same morning of the LOH that my “life verse” appears – in another Psalm.
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It’s a lovely little Psalm, isn’t it? So what is your life verse in Psalms? Snoopy…ah, that is…inquiring minds want to know!
 
Della said:
It’s a lovely little Psalm, isn’t it? So what is your life verse in Psalms? Snoopy…ah, that is…inquiring minds want to know!
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In TWO Psalms! Half a verse: O God, my heart is ready!
 
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In TWO Psalms! Half a verse: O God, my heart is ready!
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Did you notice that Mel Gibson put those words into Jesus’ mouth at the beginning of the scourging in The Passion? Very powerful, and appropriate, I thought.
 
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Did you notice that Mel Gibson put those words into Jesus’ mouth at the beginning of the scourging in The Passion? Very powerful, and appropriate, I thought.
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Getting chills here. The follow up to that opening in both Psalm 58 and Psalm 108 is: I will sing, I will sing and give praise.
 
I’ve never heard of the phrase “life verse”… but I guess this is the one I’d choose…
My mom pointed it out to me as a child… and it’s stuck with me ever since…

Jeremiah 29:11-14
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    For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare, not for woe! plans to give you a future full of hope.
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    When you call me, when you go to pray to me, I will listen to you.
    13
    When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart,
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    you will find me with you, says the LORD, and I will change your lot;*
 
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Getting chills here. The follow up to that opening in both Psalm 58 and Psalm 108 is: I will sing, I will sing and give praise.
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And in Ps. 22, when the Suffering One finishes his list of sufferings, he says:

[22] I will tell of thy name to my brethren;
in the midst of the congregation I will praise thee:

From there on the Psalm turns to praising God and urging Israel to do the same. Not a coincidence, but a confirmation that death is followed by life and suffering by a full and grateful heart. The Gospel in miniature.
 
Getting on to non-Psalm verses (although there are certainly many in the Psalms that could easily be life verses for me) one of my favourites has to be from St Paul - ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me’
 
Proverbs 10: 24. When the tempest passes, the wicked man is no more; but the just man is established forever.
This explains my conversion experience. Tim
 
John 15:13 - “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
 
Where your treasure is, there will your heart also be. Matt 6
 
These are so touching. This is more than just a choice of a “favorite” verse. These verses are profoundly reflective of each person’s experience of Christ.

Thank you all for coming forward with them.
 
Psalm 91 saved my life.

I was headed down a pretty rough road when my good pastor shared it with me, and asked me to pray over it.

That was the first time I truly felt God’s love.
 
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