In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted. – Isaiah 12:4

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. – Psalm 33:12

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people. – Proverbs 14:34

The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” – Jeremiah 17:9-10

[ Humble Service in the Body of Christ ] For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. – Romans 12:3

The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name. – Zechariah 14:9

The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands. – Psalm 138:8

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. – 2 Peter 3:9

For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. – Matthew 16:25