Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.
Psalms 20:4
“Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.”
— Psalms 20:4
The Bible has no verse about January 1, but it has a whole vocabulary for new starts — new mercies every morning, new hearts, new creations, and a God who does a new thing while his people are still watching for the old. These are the verses read at year's turning.
Quick answer: The most-read verse for the new year is Psalms 20:4: "Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel." Psalms 65:11 is the traditional second reading: "Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness." All fifteen verses below are shown in full King James text, public domain, with copy buttons and a modern-English toggle on every card.
Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel.
Psalms 20:4
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.
Psalms 65:11
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalms 90:12
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:6
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.
Proverbs 16:9
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
“Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old.
Isaiah 43:18
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:19
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his mercies don’t fail.
Lamentations 3:22
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:23
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before,
Philippians 3:13
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”
Revelation 21:5
These verses are read in the season itself — in services, around tables, in cards, and aloud at the gatherings the date calls for. The new year begins January 1; these verses are read through the first weeks of the year. The list also gets read in preparation: the weeks before, when the readings are chosen and the family texts are picked. 15 verses is deliberate: long enough to cover the occasion's full range, short enough to read through once.
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15 KJV Bible verses for christmas — Isaiah 9:6, Micah 5:2 and more.
15 KJV Bible verses for easter — Matthew 28:5, Matthew 28:6 and more.
15 KJV Bible verses for good friday — Psalms 22:1, Psalms 31:5 and more.
15 KJV Bible verses for palm sunday — Psalms 24:7, Psalms 24:8 and more.
15 KJV Bible verses for ash wednesday — Psalms 95:6, Lamentations 3:40 and more.
15 KJV Bible verses for lent — Psalms 51:17, Lamentations 3:25 and more.
15 KJV verses for anxious moments — Philippians 4:6, 1 Peter 5:7, Matthew 6:34 and more.
15 KJV "fear not" verses — Isaiah 41:10, Psalm 23:4, Joshua 1:9 and more.
15 KJV verses for weary seasons — Isaiah 40:31, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 46:1 and more.
15 KJV verses for hopeful endurance — Jeremiah 29:11, Romans 15:13, Lamentations 3:22-23 and more.
15 KJV verses on peace — John 14:27, Isaiah 26:3, Psalm 4:8 and more.
15 KJV verses to encourage someone — Isaiah 41:10, Joshua 1:9, Hebrews 10:24-25 and more.
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