17 you will be hated by all for my name's sake.
18 But not a hair of your head will perish.
19 By your endurance you will gain your lives.
17 The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save.
18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death, and keep them alive in famine.
17 Her priests I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.
18 There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed. [ (Psalms 132:19) His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon himself his crown will shed its luster." ]
19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;
20 But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword; for the mouth of the LORD has spoken."
3 many are saying of me, there is no help for him in God. [Selah]
22 His speech was smoother than butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
1 A Song of Ascents. Of Solomon.
1 A Psalm of David.
2 Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle;
15 I do not pray that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil one.
8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
6 Hence we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what can man do to me?"
1 A Miktam of David.
1 A Miktam of David.
14 The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be still."
8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, How are we robbing thee?' In your tithes and offerings.
9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me; the whole nation of you.
10 Bring the full tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house; and thereby put me to the test, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.
1 A Psalm of David.
25 The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
1 A Song of Ascents.
2 I lift up my eyes to the hills. From whence does my help come?
3 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
4 He will not let your foot be moved, he who keeps you will not slumber.
5 Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
6 The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand.
7 The sun shall not smite you by day, nor the moon by night.
8 The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. [ (Psalms 121:9) The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and for evermore. ]
17 no weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their vindication from me, says the LORD."
29 now therefore may it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee; for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken, and with thy blessing shall the house of thy servant be blessed for ever."
32 "For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
12 Of Benjamin he said, "The beloved of the LORD, he dwells in safety by him; he encompasses him all the day long, and makes his dwelling between his shoulders."
8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
19 Thou didst ascend the high mount, leading captives in thy train, and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
3 Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee.
6 Then David put garrisons in Aram of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David and brought tribute. And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went.
19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
7 who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free;
8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.
9 The LORD watches over the sojourners, he upholds the widow and the fatherless; but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
20 Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me.
21 Oh guard my life, and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.
114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield; I hope in thy word.
35 And he said to them, "When I sent you out with no purse or bag or sandals, did you lack anything?" They said, "Nothing."
14 In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living by the gospel.
7 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
22 and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.
3 But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from evil.
31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but the victory belongs to the LORD.
8 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou dost preserve my life; thou dost stretch out thy hand against the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand delivers me. [ (Psalms 138:9) The LORD will fulfil his purpose for me; thy steadfast love, O LORD, endures for ever. Do not forsake the work of thy hands. ]
6 Righteousness guards him whose way is upright, but sin overthrows the wicked.
2 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
18 "Therefore you shall do my statutes, and keep my ordinances and perform them; so you will dwell in the land securely.
9 and he judges the world with righteousness, he judges the peoples with equity.
11 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
8 and I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make for you a name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.
10 O fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no want!
11 I have not hid thy saving help within my heart, I have spoken of thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness from the great congregation.
10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you.
10 The LORD loves those who hate evil; he preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
18 We know that any one born of God does not sin, but He who was born of God keeps him, and the evil one does not touch him.
7 "Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
8 For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
16 The eyes of all look to thee, and thou givest them their food in due season.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
11 And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name, which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
12 While I was with them, I kept them in thy name, which thou hast given me; I have guarded them, and none of them is lost but the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled.
11 Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; because of their many transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against thee.
12 But let all who take refuge in thee rejoice, let them ever sing for joy; and do thou defend them, that those who love thy name may exult in thee. [ (Psalms 5:13) For thou dost bless the righteous, O LORD; thou dost cover him with favor as with a shield. ]
10 I will sing a new song to thee, O God; upon a ten-stringed harp I will play to thee,
11 they shall be given over to the power of the sword, they shall be prey for jackals. [ (Psalms 63:12) But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall glory; for the mouths of liars will be stopped. ]
23 Keep your heart with all vigilance; for from it flow the springs of life.
27 The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy before you, and said, Destroy.
6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
7 he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
8 guarding the paths of justice and preserving the way of his saints.
7 Yea, thou dost make him most blessed for ever; thou dost make him glad with the joy of thy presence.
8 For the king trusts in the LORD; and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
9 Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
4 But let the righteous be joyful; let them exult before God; let them be jubilant with joy!
5 Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds; his name is the LORD, exult before him!
22 Evil shall slay the wicked; and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. [ (Psalms 34:23) The LORD redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. ]
5 Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
5 Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
8 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
5 Like birds hovering, so the LORD of hosts will protect Jerusalem; he will protect and deliver it, he will spare and rescue it.
17 learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow.
7 The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
8 Thou hast put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. [ (Psalms 4:9) In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O LORD, makest me dwell in safety. ]
8 Thou hast put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. [ (Psalms 4:9) In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O LORD, makest me dwell in safety. ]
10 For the love of money is the root of all evils; it is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced their hearts with many pangs.
3 For they will soon fade like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
1 A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.
2 O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;
3 many are saying of me, there is no help for him in God. [Selah]
4 But thou, O LORD, art a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
5 I cry aloud to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy hill. [Selah]
6 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
1 A Psalm of David.
25 though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD is the stay of his hand.
35 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand supported me, and thy help made me great.
6 My steps have held fast to thy paths, my feet have not slipped.
7 I call upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God; incline thy ear to me, hear my words.
8 Wondrously show thy steadfast love, O savior of those who seek refuge from their adversaries at thy right hand.
9 Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me in the shadow of thy wings,
7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.
26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.
12 A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple go on, and suffer for it.
12 For the protection of wisdom is like the protection of money; and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
22 And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith."
11 I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth."
13 I can do all things in him who strengthens me.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's will.
30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
9 Because you have made the LORD your refuge, the Most High your habitation,
10 no evil shall befall you, no scourge come near your tent.
6 So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober.
31 What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us?
7 Therefore let every one who is godly offer prayer to thee; at a time of distress, in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.
10 There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.
1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song.
1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song.
14 And this is the confidence which we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
15 And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.
30 Yea, by thee I can crush a troop; and by my God I can leap over a wall.
6 The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.
8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling;
9 I walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
4 he will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in the shadow of the Almighty,
2 will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust."
6 With the LORD on my side I do not fear. What can man do to me?
26 In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.
1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
2 The LORD answer you in the day of trouble! The name of the God of Jacob protect you!
20 Our soul waits for the LORD; he is our help and shield.
9 He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
4 even to your old age I am He, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.
16 They roam about for food, and growl if they do not get their fill.
25 For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish."
6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear or be in dread of them: for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; he will not fail you or forsake you."
11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!