Bible Verses About Quotations and Allusions

He said, “I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”

Yet will I leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him.”

He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.

Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his Anointed, saying,

I will tell of the decree. The LORD said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.

You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.

Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.

From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength, because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

what is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him?

For you have made him a little lower than God, and crowned him with glory and honor.

You make him ruler over the works of your hands. You have put all things under his feet:

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is no one who does good.

The LORD looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.

They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.

I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

For you will not leave my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your holy one to see corruption.

You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.

Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

Their voice has gone out through all the earth, their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?