²⁰ And David said to his son Solomon, ^(A)“Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you. ^(B)He will not leave you nor forsake you, until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.

^13 (A)Then you will prosper, if you take care to fulfill the statutes and judgments with which the Lord ^[a]charged Moses concerning Israel. ^(B)Be strong and of good courage; do not fear nor be dismayed.

^5 (A)No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; ^(B)as I was with Moses, so ^(C)I will be with you. ^(D)I will not leave you nor forsake you. ^6 (E)Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall ^[a]divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. ⁷ Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law ^(F)which Moses My servant commanded you; ^(G)do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may ^[b]prosper wherever you go. ^8 (H)This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but ^(I)you^[c] shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. ^9 (J)Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; ^(K)do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Final Exhortations

^13 (A)Watch, ^(B)stand fast in the faith, be brave, ^(C)be strong.

God’s Everlasting Love

³¹ What then shall we say to these things? ^(A)If God is for us, who can be against us?

An Exuberant Declaration of Faith

A Psalm of David.

⁷ Then Moses called Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, ^(A)“Be strong and of good courage, for you must go with this people to the land which the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall cause them to inherit it. ⁸ And the Lord, ^(B)He is the One who goes before you. ^(C)He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”

⁵ Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ^(A)“I will never leave you nor forsake you.”