Gen 8:21, Lev 26:31, Psa 119:1-8 | ESV | STEP | And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma , the Lord said in his heart , I will never again curse the ground because of man , for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth . Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done .

Genesis 8:21

21 And when the Lord smelled ^athe pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again ^bcurse ^{▼▼Or dishonor} the ground because of man, for ^dthe intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. ^eNeither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.

Leviticus 26:31

31 And I will ^flay your cities waste and will ^gmake your sanctuaries desolate, and ^hI will not smell your pleasing aromas.

Psalms 119:1-8

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Aleph

1 ^{▼▼This psalm is an acrostic poem of twenty-two stanzas, following the letters of the Hebrew alphabet; within a stanza, each verse begins with the same Hebrew letter} Blessed are those whose ^jway is blameless,
who ^kwalk in the law of the Lord!
2 Blessed are those who ^lkeep his ^mtestimonies,
who ⁿseek him with their whole heart,
3 who also ^odo no wrong,
but walk in his ways!
4 You have commanded your ^pprecepts
to be kept diligently.
5 Oh that my ways may ^qbe steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
6 ^rThen I shall not be put to shame,
having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
7 I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn ^syour righteous rules. ^{▼▼Or your just and righteous decrees; also verses 62, 106, 160, 164}
8 I will keep your statutes;
^udo not utterly forsake me!