1 Chronicles 5:20
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20 and when they received help against them, the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hands, for they cried to God in the battle, and he granted their entreaty because they trusted in him.(A)
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Psalm 22:4-5
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4 In you our ancestors trusted;
they trusted, and you delivered them.
5 To you they cried and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.(A)
Psalm 20:7-8
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7 Some take pride in chariots and some in horses,
but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.(A)
8 They will collapse and fall,
but we shall rise and stand upright.(B)
Psalm 9:10
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10 And those who know your name put their trust in you,
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.(A)
2 Chronicles 18:31
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31 When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel.” So they turned to fight against him, and Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him. God drew them away from him,(A)
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Nahum 1:7
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7 The Lord is good,
a stronghold in a day of trouble;
he protects those who take refuge in him,
Psalm 146:5-6
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5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord their God,(A)
6 who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them;
who keeps faith forever;(B)
1 Chronicles 5:22
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22 Many fell slain because the war was of God. And they lived in their territory until the exile.(A)
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Joshua 10:42
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42 Joshua took all these kings and their land at one time because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.(A)
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Joshua 10:14
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14 There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded a human voice, for the Lord fought for Israel.(A)
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2 Chronicles 20:12
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12 O our God, will you not execute judgment upon them? For we are powerless against this great multitude that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”(A)
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1 Kings 8:44-45
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44 “If your people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to the Lord toward the city that you have chosen and the house that I have built for your name, 45 then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea and maintain their cause.
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Jeremiah 17:7-8
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7 Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,
whose trust is the Lord.(A)
8 They shall be like a tree planted by water,
sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes,
and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought it is not anxious,
and it does not cease to bear fruit.(B)
2 Chronicles 32:20-21
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Sennacherib’s Defeat and Death
20 Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz prayed because of this and cried to heaven.(A) 21 And the Lord sent an angel who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned in disgrace to his own land. When he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword.(B)
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2 Chronicles 14:10-13
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10 Asa went out to meet him, and they drew up their lines of battle in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 11 Asa cried to the Lord his God, “O Lord, there is no difference for you between helping the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let no mortal prevail against you.”(A) 12 So the Lord defeated the Cushites before Asa and before Judah, and the Cushites fled.(B) 13 Asa and the army with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Cushites fell until no one remained alive, for they were broken before the Lord and his army. The people of Judah[a] carried away a great quantity of spoil.(C)
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2 Chronicles 13:13-15
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13 Jeroboam had sent an ambush around to come on them from behind; thus his troops[a] were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them. 14 When Judah turned, the battle was in front of them and behind them. They cried out to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets.(A) 15 Then the people of Judah raised the battle shout. And when the people of Judah shouted, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.(B)
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1 Kings 22:32
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32 When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is surely the king of Israel.” So they turned to fight against him, and Jehoshaphat cried out.(A)
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1 Samuel 7:12
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12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah[a] and named it Ebenezer,[b] for he said, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”(A)
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Exodus 17:11
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11 Whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.
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Ephesians 1:12
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12 so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory.
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Psalm 84:11-12
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11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
he bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
from those who walk uprightly.(A)
12 O Lord of hosts,
happy is everyone who trusts in you.(B)
Psalm 46:1
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Psalm 46
God’s Defense of His City and People
To the leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth. A Song.
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1 Samuel 19:15
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15 Then Saul sent the messengers to see David for themselves. He said, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”
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