And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke (A)of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul,[a] each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

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  1. 1 Samuel 30:6 Compare 22:2

When I am afraid,
    I (A)put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise,
    in God I trust; (B)I shall not be afraid.
    What can flesh do to me?

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11 in God I trust; (A)I shall not be afraid.
    What can man do to me?

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For God alone, O (A)my soul, wait in silence,
    for my hope is from him.

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The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

27 The Lord is my (A)light and my (B)salvation;
    (C)whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold[a] of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?

When evildoers assail me
    to (D)eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
    it is they who stumble and fall.

(E)Though an army encamp against me,
    my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
    yet[b] I will be confident.

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  1. Psalm 27:1 Or refuge
  2. Psalm 27:3 Or in this

(A)In my distress I called upon the Lord;
    to my God I cried for help.
From his (B)temple he heard my voice,
    and my cry to him reached his ears.

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For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[a] of (A)the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us (B)rely not on ourselves (C)but on God (D)who raises the dead. 10 (E)He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. (F)On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

(A)Trust in him at all times, O people;
    (B)pour out your heart before him;
    God is (C)a refuge for us. Selah

(D)Those of low estate are but a breath;
    those of high estate (E)are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
    (F)they are together lighter than a breath.

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My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

40 I (A)waited patiently for the Lord;
    he inclined to me and (B)heard my cry.
He drew me up from (C)the pit of destruction,
    out of (D)the miry bog,
and (E)set my feet upon a rock,
    (F)making my steps secure.

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17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
    bring me out of my distresses.

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So we can confidently say,

(A)“The Lord is my helper;
    (B)I will not fear;
what can man do to me?”

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18 In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, (A)“So shall your offspring be.”

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10 (A)I believed, (B)even when[a] I spoke:
    “I am greatly afflicted”;

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  1. Psalm 116:10 Or believed, indeed; Septuagint believed, therefore

14 (A)Wait for the Lord;
    (B)be strong, and let your heart take courage;
    wait for the Lord!

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God's Everlasting Love

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

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:31 Or who is

59 So (A)they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.

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(A)It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    (B)than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    (C)than to trust in princes.

10 (D)All nations surrounded me;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12 (E)They surrounded me like bees;
    they went out like (F)a fire among thorns;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13 I was (G)pushed hard,[a] so that I was falling,
    but the Lord helped me.

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  1. Psalm 118:13 Hebrew You (that is, the enemy) pushed me hard

(A)The snares of death encompassed me;
    the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
    I suffered distress and anguish.
Then (B)I called on the name of the Lord:
    “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”

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11 (A)Why are you cast down, O my soul,
    and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
    my salvation and my God.

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Taste and See That the Lord Is Good

[a] Of David, when he (A)changed his behavior before (B)Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.

34 I will bless the Lord (C)at all times;
    his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul (D)makes its boast in the Lord;
    let the humble hear and (E)be glad.
Oh, (F)magnify the Lord with me,
    and let us exalt his name together!

I (G)sought the Lord, and he answered me
    and delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are (H)radiant,
    and their faces shall never be ashamed.
(I)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
    and (J)saved him out of all his troubles.
(K)The angel of the Lord (L)encamps
    around those who fear him, and delivers them.

Oh, (M)taste and see that (N)the Lord is good!
    (O)Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 34:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet

We are (A)afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;

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10 She was (A)deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord and wept bitterly.

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10 (A)Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. But (B)the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel.

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For even (A)when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—(B)fighting without and fear within.

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