Bible Verses About Patriotism

Also when thou shalt come into the lande which the Lord thy God giueth thee for inheritance, and shalt possesse it, and dwell therein,

Then shalt thou take of the first of all the fruite of the earth, and bring it out of the lande that the Lord thy God giueth thee, and put it in a basket, and goe vnto the place, which the Lord thy God shall chose to place his Name there.

And thou shalt come vnto the Priest, that shall be in those dayes, and say vnto him, I acknowledge this day vnto the Lord thy God, that I am come vnto the countrey which the Lord sware vnto our fathers for to giue vs.

Then the Priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it downe before the altar of the Lord thy God.

And thou shalt answere and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian was my father, who being ready to perish for hunger, went downe into Egypt, and soiourned there with a small company, and grew there vnto a nation great, mightie and full of people.

And the Egyptians vexed vs, and troubled vs, and laded vs with cruell bondage.

But when we cried vnto the Lord God of our fathers, the Lord heard our voyce, and looked on our aduersitie, and on our labour, and on our oppression.

And the Lord brought vs out of Egypt in a mightie hande, and a stretched out arme, with great terriblenesse, both in signes and wonders.

And he hath brought vs into this place, and hath giuen vs this land, euen a lande that floweth with milke and hony.

And now, lo, I haue brought ye first fruites of the land which thou, O Lord, hast giuen me, and thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God:

And thou shalt reioyce in all the good things which the Lord thy God hath giuen vnto thee and to thine houshold, thou and the Leuite, and the stranger that is among you.

Bee fauourable vnto Zion for thy good pleasure: builde the walles of Ierusalem.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme committed to the sonnes of Korah. Lord, thou hast bene fauourable vnto thy land: thou hast brought againe the captiuitie of Iaakob.

Thou hast forgiuen the iniquitie of thy people, and couered all their sinnes. Selah.

Thou hast withdrawen all thine anger, and hast turned backe from the fiercenes of thy wrath.

Turne vs, O God of our saluation, and release thine anger toward vs.

Wilt thou be angry with vs for euer? and wilt thou prolong thy wrath from one generation to another?

Wilt thou not turne againe and quicken vs, that thy people may reioyce in thee?

Shew vs thy mercie, O Lord, and graunt vs thy saluation.

I will hearken what the Lord God will say: for he will speake peace vnto his people, and to his Saintes, that they turne not againe to follie.

Surely his saluation is neere to them that feare him, that glory may dwell in our land.

Mercie and trueth shall meete: righteousnes and peace shall kisse one another.

Trueth shall bud out of the earth, and righteousnes shall looke downe from heauen.

Yea, the Lord shall giue good things, and our land shall giue her increase.

Righteousnesse shall go before him, and shall set her steps in the way.