2 Chronicles 20:12
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12 O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help.”
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Psalm 121:1-2
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Psalm 121
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
1 I look up to the mountains—
does my help come from there?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth!
Psalm 25:15
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15 My eyes are always on the Lord,
for he rescues me from the traps of my enemies.
Psalm 141:8
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8 I look to you for help, O Sovereign Lord.
You are my refuge; don’t let them kill me.
Psalm 123:1-2
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Psalm 123
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem.
1 I lift my eyes to you,
O God, enthroned in heaven.
2 We keep looking to the Lord our God for his mercy,
just as servants keep their eyes on their master,
as a slave girl watches her mistress for the slightest signal.
2 Corinthians 1:8-9
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8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters,[a] about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead.
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- 1:8 Greek brothers.
Psalm 9:19
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19 Arise, O Lord!
Do not let mere mortals defy you!
Judge the nations!
Judges 11:27
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27 Therefore, I have not sinned against you. Rather, you have wronged me by attacking me. Let the Lord, who is judge, decide today which of us is right—Israel or Ammon.”
Deuteronomy 32:36
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36 “Indeed, the Lord will give justice to his people,
and he will change his mind about[a] his servants,
when he sees their strength is gone
and no one is left, slave or free.
Footnotes
- 32:36 Or will take revenge for.
Psalm 43:1
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Psalm 43
1 Declare me innocent, O God!
Defend me against these ungodly people.
Rescue me from these unjust liars.
1 Samuel 3:13
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13 I have warned him that judgment is coming upon his family forever, because his sons are blaspheming God[a] and he hasn’t disciplined them.
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- 3:13 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads his sons have made themselves contemptible.
Revelation 19:11
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The Rider on the White Horse
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.
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Jonah 2:4
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4 Then I said, ‘O Lord, you have driven me from your presence.
Yet I will look once more toward your holy Temple.’
Joel 3:12
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12 “Let the nations be called to arms.
Let them march to the valley of Jehoshaphat.
There I, the Lord, will sit
to pronounce judgment on them all.
Isaiah 42:4
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4 He will not falter or lose heart
until justice prevails throughout the earth.
Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.[a]”
Footnotes
- 42:4 Greek version reads And his name will be the hope of all the world. Compare Matt 12:21.
Isaiah 2:4
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4 The Lord will mediate between nations
and will settle international disputes.
They will hammer their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.
Nation will no longer fight against nation,
nor train for war anymore.
Psalm 7:8
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8 The Lord judges the nations.
Declare me righteous, O Lord,
for I am innocent, O Most High!
Psalm 7:6
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6 Arise, O Lord, in anger!
Stand up against the fury of my enemies!
Wake up, my God, and bring justice!
2 Kings 6:15
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15 When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went outside, there were troops, horses, and chariots everywhere. “Oh, sir, what will we do now?” the young man cried to Elisha.
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2 Samuel 14:11
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11 Then she said, “Please swear to me by the Lord your God that you won’t let anyone take vengeance against my son. I want no more bloodshed.”
“As surely as the Lord lives,” he replied, “not a hair on your son’s head will be disturbed!”
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1 Samuel 14:6
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6 “Let’s go across to the outpost of those pagans,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer. “Perhaps the Lord will help us, for nothing can hinder the Lord. He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!”
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