The Lord replied, “Take Joshua son of Nun, who has the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.

And at Kadesh-barnea the Lord sent you out with this command: ‘Go up and take over the land I have given you.’ But you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God and refused to put your trust in him or obey him.

“Rejoice with him, you heavens, and let all of God’s angels worship him. Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles, and let all the angels be strengthened in him. For he will avenge the blood of his children; he will take revenge against his enemies. He will repay those who hate him and cleanse his people’s land.”

But the Philistine commanders demanded, “What are these Hebrews doing here?” And Achish told them, “This is David, the servant of King Saul of Israel. He’s been with me for years, and I’ve never found a single fault in him from the day he arrived until today.”

They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.

Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him!

In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.

Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!

But the Lord will redeem those who serve him. No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.

The Lord helps them, rescuing them from the wicked. He saves them, and they find shelter in him.

Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.

O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Interlude

The godly will rejoice in the Lord and find shelter in him. And those who do what is right will praise him.

He made a dry path through the Red Sea, and his people went across on foot. There we rejoiced in him.

They will declare, “The Lord is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!”

How amazing are the deeds of the Lord! All who delight in him should ponder them.

He is my loving ally and my fortress, my tower of safety, my rescuer. He is my shield, and I take refuge in him. He makes the nations submit to me.

I will wait for the Lord, who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my hope in him.

See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”

In that day the people will proclaim, “This is our God! We trusted in him, and he saved us! This is the Lord, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!”

all who trust in him will be ashamed. He will not help you. Instead, he will disgrace you.”

In the Lord all the generations of Israel will be justified, and in him they will boast.

Hear this message from the Lord, all you who tremble at his words: “Your own people hate you and throw you out for being loyal to my name. ‘Let the Lord be honored!’ they scoff. ‘Be joyful in him!’ But they will be put to shame.

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes, and all the other gods of Egypt. I will punish its rulers and Pharaoh, too, and all who trust in him.

I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”