(A)He trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel, (B)so that there was none like him among all the kings of Judah after him, nor among those who were before him.

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25 (A)Before him there was no king like him, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might, according to all the Law of Moses, nor did any like him arise after him.

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10 “Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God (A)in whom you trust deceive you by promising that (B)Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

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43 (A)He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”

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12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be (A)to the praise of his glory.

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(A)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose (B)hope is in the Lord his God,
(C)who made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them,
(D)who keeps faith forever;

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12 O Lord of hosts,
    (A)blessed is the one who trusts in you!

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:1 Or refuge

But I have (A)trusted in your steadfast love;
    my heart shall (B)rejoice in your salvation.

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15 (A)Though he slay me, I will (B)hope in him;[a]
    yet I will (C)argue my ways to his face.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 13:15 Or Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope

(A)“Be strong and courageous. (B)Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, (C)for there are more with us than with him. With him is (D)an arm of flesh, (E)but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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The End of Jehoshaphat's Reign

35 (A)After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.

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20 And they rose early in the morning and went out into (A)the wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! (B)Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed.”

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At that time (A)Hanani (B)the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, (C)“Because you relied on the king of Syria, and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped you. Were not (D)the Ethiopians and (E)the Libyans a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet (F)because you relied on the Lord, he gave them into your hand. (G)For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those (H)whose heart is blameless[a] toward him. (I)You have done foolishly in this, for from now on (J)you will have wars.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 16:9 Or whole

11 And Asa (A)cried to the Lord his God, “O Lord, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, (B)for we rely on you, (C)and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let not man prevail against you.”

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15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, (A)enthroned above the cherubim, (B)you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth. 16 (C)Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; (D)open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent (E)to mock the living God. 17 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands 18 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, (F)but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. 19 So now, O Lord our God, save us, please, from his hand, (G)that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that (H)you, O Lord, are God alone.”

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(A)“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
    (B)whose trust is the Lord.
(C)He is like a tree planted by water,
    that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
    for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
    for it does not cease to bear fruit.”

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God Is Our Fortress

To the choirmaster. Of (A)the Sons of Korah. According to (B)Alamoth.[a] A Song.

46 God is our (C)refuge and strength,
    a very (D)present[b] help in (E)trouble.
Therefore we will not fear (F)though the earth gives way,
    though the mountains be moved into (G)the heart of the sea,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 46:1 Or well proved

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