Readings, Select Judah's defense
Genesis 44:34
Joseph revealing his identity
Genesis 45:15
The deliverance of the Israelites from Pharaoh
Exodus 14:30
Song of Moses when Pharaoh and his army were overthrown
Exodus 15:19
David's lament over Absalom
2 Samuel 18:33
Lights and shadows
Ruth 1:22
Elijah's miraculous preservation
1 Kings 17:16
Elisha and the widow's oil
2 Kings 4:7
Naaman the leper
2 Kings 5:14
Esther's triumph
Esther 4:17; Esther 7:10
The brevity of life
Job 14:10
Nature's testimony
Job 28:28
God's challenge to Job
Job 38
The beasts of the field
Job 39
The righteous and the wicked in contrast
Psalms 1:6
The triumphant king
Psalms 2:12
Man in nature
Psalms 8:9
Man in extremity
Psalms 18:19
Confidence in God
Psalms 23:6
The King of glory
Psalms 24:10
The glory of God
Psalms 29:11
God our refuge
Psalms 46:11
The majesty of God
Psalms 77:20
The joy of the righteous
Psalms 84:12
The state of the Godly
Psalms 91
The new song
Psalms 98:9
The majesty and providence of God
Psalms 104
In captivity
Psalms 137:9
The omnipresence of God
Psalms 139
Old age
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Christ's kingdom foreshadowed
Isaiah 35:10
The omnipotence and incomparableness of God
Isaiah 40:31
The wrath of God
Amos 9:6
The majesty of God
Habakkuk 3:13
Mary's Magnificat
Luke 1:56
The prophetic blessing of Zacharias
Luke 1:80
The beatitudes
Matthew 5:16
God's providence
Matthew 6:34
Wise and foolish builders
Matthew 7:27
The good Samaritan
Luke 10:37
The prodigal son
Luke 15:32
The raising of Lazarus
John 11:3; John 11:46
The betrayal
Luke 22:62
The resurrection
Luke 24:12
Peter at Pentecost
Acts 2:36
Stephen's defense
Acts 7:56
Paul and Silas in prison
Acts 16:40
Paul on Mars' hill
Acts 17:31
Paul before Felix
Acts 24:27
Paul before Agrippa
Acts 26:32
Charity
1 Corinthians 13:13
The new heaven and the new earth
Revelation 21:27
The river of life
Revelation 22:21
For other selections
Elegy; Personification