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Psalm 25:13
His soul will dwell at ease. His offspring will inherit the land.
11For your name’s sake, LORD, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
12What man is he who fears the LORD? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.
13His soul will dwell at ease. His offspring will inherit the land.
14The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.
15My eyes are ever on the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
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The promise of ease reaches beyond one person's life to their offspring, touching hopes for both a settled soul and a secure future.
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Psalm 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.Both describe a place of rest, with dwelling at ease in Psalm 25 and resting under the Almighty's shadow in Psalm 91.
Psalm 37:25I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.Both speak of well-being reaching children, through inheritance in Psalm 25 and freedom from begging for bread in Psalm 37.
Matthew 5:5Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.Both speak of inheritance: Psalm 25 promises land to offspring, while Jesus says the gentle will inherit the earth.
Psalm 112:2His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.Both connect offspring with the land, describing a future marked by blessing for the next generation.
Psalm 37:9For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.Both promise inheritance of the land, linking that future with fearing the LORD in Psalm 25 and waiting for him in Psalm 37.
Proverbs 1:33But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”Both describe dwelling at ease, while Proverbs adds the language of security and freedom from fear of harm.
Proverbs 19:23The fear of the LORD leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.Both connect the fear of the LORD with well-being, expressed through ease in Psalm 25 and contentment and rest in Proverbs.
Zephaniah 3:17The LORD, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with …Psalm 25 speaks of a soul at ease; Zephaniah speaks of the LORD calming his people in his love.
Isaiah 65:23They will not labor in vain nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of the LORD’s blessed and their descendants with them.Both describe blessing that reaches descendants, with inherited land in Psalm 25 and children spared calamity in Isaiah.
Acts 2:39For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”Both passages extend their words of promise to children, though they describe different promises.
Jeremiah 32:39I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good and the good of their children after them.Both connect fearing the LORD with good that reaches beyond one generation to the children who follow.
Proverbs 29:25The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in the LORD is kept safe.Both connect security with a person's relation to the LORD, through reverent fear in Psalm 25 and trust in Proverbs.
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The promise of ease stands within a prayer that still speaks of a net and rescue. Your troubles do not erase what this psalm says about God's care for those who fear him.
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