The LORD is my strength and song,
And He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father's God, and I will exalt Him.
Ex 15:2 NKJV

In your unfailing love you will lead
the people you have redeemed.
In your strength you will guide them
to your holy dwelling.
Ex
15:13 NIV

The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;
who keeps lovingkindness for thousands,
who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin.
Ex 34:6-7 NASU

May the Lord bless and protect you;
may the Lord's face radiate with joy because of you;
may he be gracious to you, show you his favor, and give you his peace.
Num
6:24 TLB

God is not a man, that He should lie,
Nor a son of man, that He should repent;
Has He said, and will He not do it?
Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
Num
23:19 NAS

And Jehovah thy God will circumcise thy heart,
and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Deut 30:6 ASV

Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them;
for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you.
He will not leave you nor forsake you.
Deut 31:6 NKJV

The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you;
he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.
Deut 31:8 NIV

See now that I, I am He,
And there is no god besides Me;
It is I who put to death and give life.
I have wounded and it is I who heal,
And there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
Deut 32:39 NASU

Constantly remind the people about these laws,
and you yourself must think about them every day and every night
so that you will be sure to obey all of them. For only then will you succeed.
Yes, be bold and strong! Banish fear and doubt!
For remember, the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
Josh 1:8-9 TLB

There is none holy like the LORD,
there is none besides thee;
there is no rock like our God.
1 Sam 2:2 RSV

But the LORD said to Samuel,
"Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature,
because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees,
for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
1 Sam 16:7 NAS

And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
God, my rock, in him will I take refuge;
My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge;
My saviour, thou savest me from violence.
I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised:
So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
2 Sam 22:2-4 ASV

In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry entered His ears.
2 Sam 22:7 NKJV

He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the LORD was my support.
He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
2 Sam 22:17-21 NIV

Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness before His eyes.
With the kind You show Yourself kind,
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the perverted You show Yourself astute.
And You save an afflicted people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase.
For You are my lamp, O LORD;
And the LORD illumines my darkness.
2 Sam 22:25-29 NASU

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried:
he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
2 Sam 22:31-33 KJV

Then David said to Solomon his son,
"Be strong and of good courage, and do it. Fear not, be not dismayed;
for the LORD God, even my God, is with you.
He will not fail you or forsake you,
until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished."
1 Chron 28:20 RSV

And My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray,
and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways,
then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chron
7:14 NAS

But Thou, O LORD, art a shield about me,
My glory, and the One who lifts my head.
I was crying to the LORD with my voice,
And He answered me from His holy mountain.
I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the LORD sustains me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people
Who have set themselves against me round about.
Ps 3:3-6 NAS

Thou hast put gladness in my heart,
More than when their grain and new wine abound.
In peace I will both lie down and sleep,
For Thou alone, O LORD, dost make me to dwell in safety.
Ps 4:7-8 NAS

For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
Ps
5:12 NKJV

When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
What is man that You are mindful of him,
And the son of man that You visit him?
For You have made him a little lower than the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
Ps 8:3-5 NKJV

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.
Those who know your name will trust in you,
for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Ps 9:9-10 NIV

"Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs."
The words of the LORD are pure words;
As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times.
Ps 12:5-6 NASU

You have let me experience the joys of life
and the exquisite pleasures of your own eternal presence.
Ps
16:11 TLB

The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
Ps 18:2-3 RSV


He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the LORD was my stay.
He brought me forth also into a broad place;
He rescued me, because He delighted in me.
Ps 18:17-19 NAS

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of Jehovah is tried;
He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
Ps
18:30 ASV

The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
Ps 23 NKJV

For in the day of trouble
he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle
and set me high upon a rock.
Then my head will be exalted
above the enemies who surround me;
at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make music to the LORD.
Ps 27:5-6 NIV

The LORD is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart exults,
And with my song I shall thank Him.
Ps 28:7 NASU

The LORD is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him.
Ps 28:7 NASU

Then he turned my sorrow into joy!
He took away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy.
Ps 30:11 TLB

O how abundant is thy goodness,
which thou hast laid up for those who fear thee,
and wrought for those who take refuge in thee,
in the sight of the sons of men!
Ps 31:19 RSV

Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they shall not reach him.
Thou art my hiding place;
Thou dost preserve me from trouble;
Thou dost surround me with songs of deliverance.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
Ps 32:6-8 NAS

This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.
Oh fear Jehovah, ye his saints; for there is no want to them that fear him.
Ps 34:6-9 ASV

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
Ps 34:17-19 NKJV


Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret--it leads only to evil.
For evil men will be cut off,
but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
A little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though you look for them, they will not be found.
But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy great peace.
Ps 37:8-11 NIV


But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD;
He is their strength in time of trouble.
The LORD helps them and delivers them;
He delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
Because they take refuge in Him.
Ps 37:39-40 NASU


But, O my soul, don't be discouraged. Don't be upset.
Expect God to act! For I know that I shall again have plenty of reason to praise him
for all that he will do. He is my help! He is my God!
Ps 42:11 TLB

But I will sing of thy might;
I will sing aloud of thy steadfast love in the morning.
For thou hast been to me a fortress
and a refuge in the day of my distress.
Ps 59:16 RSV

Be Thou to me a rock of habitation, to which I may continually come;
Thou hast given commandment to save me,
For Thou art my rock and my fortress.
Ps 71:3 NAS

For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, and the poor, that hath no helper.
Ps 72:12 ASV

Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Ps 73:25-26 NKJV

Better is one day in your courts
than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
the LORD bestows favor and honor;
no good thing does he withhold
from those whose walk is blameless.
O LORD Almighty,
blessed is the man who trusts in you.
Ps 84:10-12 NIV

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!"
For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper
And from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with His pinions,
And under His wings you may seek refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.
You will not be afraid of the terror by night,
Or of the arrow that flies by day;
Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
Or of the destruction that lays waste at
noon.
A thousand may fall at your side
And ten thousand at your right hand,
But it shall not approach you.
Ps 91:1-7 NASU

For the Lord says, "Because he loves me, I will rescue him;
I will make him great because he trusts in my name. 
When he calls on me, I will answer;
I will be with him in trouble and rescue him and honor him. 
I will satisfy him with a full life and give him my salvation."
Ps 91:14-16 TLB

But the LORD has become my stronghold,
and my God the rock of my refuge.
Ps 94:22 RSV

For He is our God,
And we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand.
Ps 95:7 NAS

For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
Ps 103:11-14 ASV

It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in princes.
Ps 118:8-9 NKJV

Great peace have they who love your law,
and nothing can make them stumble.
Ps 119:165 NIV

I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From where shall my help come?
My help comes from the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to slip;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
Ps 121:1-3 NASU

Yet though he is so great, he respects the humble, but proud men must keep their distance.
Though I am surrounded by troubles, you will bring me safely through them.
You will clench your fist against my angry enemies! Your power will save me.
The Lord will work out his plans for my life-for your loving-kindness, Lord, continues forever.
Don't abandon me-for you made me.
Ps 138:6-139:1 TLB

The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
Ps 145:8 RSV

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And Thy dominion endures throughout all generations.
The LORD sustains all who fall,
And raises up all who are bowed down.
Ps 145:13-14 NAS

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
Prov 3:5-6 ASV

But the path of the just is like the shining sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
Prov
4:18 NKJV

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Prov
9:10 NIV

When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Prov 16:7 NASU

A man who refuses to admit his mistakes can never be successful.
But if he confesses and forsakes them, he gets another chance.
Prov 28:13 TLB

"Come now, let us reason together,"
says the LORD:
"though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool."
Isa
1:18 RSV

The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.
Isa 9:2 NAS

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder:
and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end,
upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it,
and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever.
The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
Isa 9:6-7 ASV

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD
As the waters cover the sea.
Isa 11:9 NKJV

In that day you will say:
"I will praise you, O LORD.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away
and you have comforted me.
Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The LORD, the LORD, is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation."
Isa 12:1-2 NIV

He will swallow up death for all time,
And the Lord GOD will wipe tears away from all faces,
And He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth;
For the LORD has spoken.
And it will be said in that day,
"Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us.
This is the LORD for whom we have waited;
Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation."
Isa 25:8-9 NASU


He will keep in perfect peace all those who trust in him,
whose thoughts turn often to the Lord!
Trust in the Lord God always, for in the Lord Jehovah is your everlasting strength.
Isa 26:3-4 TLB

In that day the LORD of hosts will be a crown of glory,
and a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of his people;
Isa 28:5 RSV

And the work of righteousness will be peace,
And the service of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.
Then my people will live in a peaceful habitation,
And in secure dwellings and in undisturbed resting places;
Isa 32:17-18 NAS

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly;
he that despiseth the gain of oppressions,
that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe,
that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood,
and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil:
He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks;
his bread shall be given (him); his waters shall be sure.
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold a land that reacheth afar.
Isa 33:15-17 ASV

For the LORD is our Judge,
The LORD is our Lawgiver,
The LORD is our King;
He will save us.
Isa 33:22 NKJV

No one living in Zion will say, "I am ill";
and the sins of those who dwell there will be forgiven.
Isa 33:24 NIV

Say to those with anxious heart,
"Take courage, fear not.
Behold, your God will come with vengeance;
The recompense of God will come,
But He will save you."
Isa 35:4 NASU

These, the ransomed of the Lord, will go home along that road to Zion,
singing the songs of everlasting joy. For them all sorrow and all sighing will be gone forever;
only joy and gladness will be there.
Isa 35:10 TLB

Lo, it was for my welfare
that I had great bitterness;
but thou hast held back my life
from the pit of destruction,
for thou hast cast all my sins
behind thy back.
Isa 38:17 RSV

Like a shepherd He will tend His flock,
In His arm He will gather the lambs,
And carry them in His bosom;
He will gently lead the nursing ewes.
Isa 40:11 NAS

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard?
The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary;
there is no searching of his understanding.
He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.
Isa 40:28-29 ASV

But those who wait on the LORD
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Isa 40:31 NKJV

All who rage against you
will surely be ashamed and disgraced;
those who oppose you
will be as nothing and perish.
Though you search for your enemies,
you will not find them.
Those who wage war against you
will be as nothing at all.
For I am the LORD, your God,
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.
Isa 41:11-13 NIV

"I will lead the blind by a way they do not know,
In paths they do not know I will guide them.
I will make darkness into light before them
And rugged places into plains.
These are the things I will do,
And I will not leave them undone."
Isa 42:16 NASU

"I, yes, I alone am he who blots away your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again."
Isa 43:25 TLB

I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud,
and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.
Isa 44:22 RSV

Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
"I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit,
who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go."
Isa 48:17 ASV

But thus says the LORD:
"Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away,
And the prey of the terrible be delivered;
For I will contend with him who contends with you,
And I will save your children."
Isa 49:25 NKJV

This is what your Sovereign LORD says,
your God, who defends his people:
"See, I have taken out of your hand
the cup that made you stagger;
from that cup, the goblet of my wrath,
you will never drink again."
Isa 51:22 NIV

"For the mountains may be removed and the hills may shake,
But My lovingkindness will not be removed from you,
And My covenant of peace will not be shaken,"
Says the LORD who has compassion on you.
Isa 54:10 NASU

Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call upon him now while he is near.
Let men cast off their wicked deeds;
let them banish from their minds the very thought of doing wrong!
Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy upon them,
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon!
"This plan of mine is not what you would work out, neither are my thoughts the same as yours!
For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than yours,
and my thoughts than yours.
Isa 55:6-9 TLB

For thus says the high and lofty One
who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
"I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also with him who is of a contrite and humble spirit,
to revive the spirit of the humble,
and to revive the heart of the contrite."
Isa 57:15 RSV

Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
You will cry, and He will say, "Here I am."
If you remove the yoke from your midst,
The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness.
Isa 58:9 NAS

For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;
and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Isa 65:17 ASV

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