A Prayer for Justice, Mercy, and Compassion in Our Hearts
"And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart." - Zechariah 7:8-10
O Lord of Hosts, the God of all creation, I come before You today with a heavy heart, mindful of Your Word that has been etched in our hearts through the ages. In Zechariah 7:8-10, You have called upon us with clarity and purpose, urging us to execute true judgment, to show mercy and compassion to every man and woman, and to be vigilant in guarding our hearts against malice and oppression. I humbly ask for Your grace as we seek to embody these divine principles in our daily lives.
Heavenly Father, as I reflect on the words, "Execute true judgment,
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Zechariah 7:8-10 - "And the word of the Lord came again to Zechariah: “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’"
"And the word of the Lord came again to Zechariah: “This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’" - Zechariah 7:8-10
Zechariah 7:8 - "¶ And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,"
"¶ And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying," - Zechariah 7:8
Zechariah 10:8 - "I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased."
Zechariah 8:7 - "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;"
Zechariah 7:10 - "And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart."
Zechariah 10:7 - "And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD."
Zechariah 8:10 - "For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour."
Zechariah 13:7
Exodus Chapter 7 Verses 8-10
"I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased." - Zechariah 10:8
Zechariah 7:1 - "And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;"
Zechariah 7:9-10 - "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the poor, the stranger, nor the fatherless; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart."
Zechariah 8:8 - "And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness."
Zechariah 8:18 - "¶ And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,"
Zechariah 8:1 - "Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,"
Zechariah 4:8 - "Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
Ezra 10:26 - "And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah."
"Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;" - Zechariah 8:7
Zechariah 2:7 - "Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon."
Zechariah 7:4 - "¶ Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,"
Zechariah 1:7 - "¶ Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,"
Zechariah 8:5 - "And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof."
Ezra 8:11 - "And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males."
Zechariah 5:10 - "Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?"
Zechariah 7:11 - "But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear."
Zechariah 5:7 - "And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah."
"And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart." - Zechariah 7:10
Zechariah 8:11 - "But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts."