But the Lord God helps me;
    therefore I have not been disgraced;
(A)therefore I have set my face like a flint,
    and I know that I shall not be put to shame.

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Because the Sovereign Lord(A) helps(B) me,
    I will not be disgraced.
Therefore have I set my face like flint,(C)
    and I know I will not be put to shame.(D)

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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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So we say with confidence,

“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 13:6 Psalm 118:6,7

(A)Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. Like (B)emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. (C)Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.”

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But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are.(A) I will make your forehead(B) like the hardest stone, harder than flint.(C) Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.(D)

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The Lord's Chosen Servant

42 (A)Behold (B)my servant, whom I uphold,
    my chosen, (C)in whom my soul delights;
(D)I have put my Spirit upon him;
    (E)he will bring forth justice to the nations.

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The Servant of the Lord

42 “Here is my servant,(A) whom I uphold,
    my chosen one(B) in whom I delight;(C)
I will put my Spirit(D) on him,
    and he will bring justice(E) to the nations.(F)

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The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

16 For (A)I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is (B)the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew (C)first and also to (D)the Greek.

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16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel,(A) because it is the power of God(B) that brings salvation to everyone who believes:(C) first to the Jew,(D) then to the Gentile.(E)

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33 I have said these things to you, that (A)in me you may have peace. (B)In the world you will have (C)tribulation. But (D)take heart; (E)I have overcome the world.”

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33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.(A) In this world you will have trouble.(B) But take heart! I have overcome(C) the world.”

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21 so that my (A)hand shall be established with him;
    my arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not outwit him;
    (B)the wicked shall not humble him.
23 I will (C)crush his foes before him
    and strike down those who hate him.
24 My (D)faithfulness and my (E)steadfast love shall be with him,
    and in my name shall his (F)horn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand on (G)the sea
    and his right hand on (H)the rivers.
26 He shall cry to me, ‘You are my (I)Father,
    my God, and (J)the Rock of my salvation.’
27 And I will make him the (K)firstborn,
    (L)the highest of the kings of the earth.

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21 My hand will sustain him;
    surely my arm will strengthen him.(A)
22 The enemy will not get the better of him;(B)
    the wicked will not oppress(C) him.
23 I will crush his foes before him(D)
    and strike down his adversaries.(E)
24 My faithful love will be with him,(F)
    and through my name his horn[a] will be exalted.
25 I will set his hand over the sea,
    his right hand over the rivers.(G)
26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(H)
    my God, the Rock(I) my Savior.’(J)
27 And I will appoint him to be my firstborn,(K)
    the most exalted(L) of the kings(M) of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 89:24 Horn here symbolizes strength.

16 Yet (A)if anyone suffers as a (B)Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God (C)in that name.

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16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.(A)

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A Samaritan Village Rejects Jesus

51 When the days drew near for (A)him to be taken up, (B)he set his face (C)to go to Jerusalem.

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Samaritan Opposition

51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven,(A) Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.(B)

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Stewards of God's Grace

Since therefore (A)Christ suffered in the flesh,[a] (B)arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for (C)whoever has suffered in the flesh (D)has ceased from sin,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 4:1 Some manuscripts add for us; some for you

Living for God

Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body,(A) arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin.(B)

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The Restoration of Israel

Thus says the Lord:
(A)“In a (B)time of favor I have answered you;
    in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you (C)and give you
    as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
    (D)to apportion the desolate heritages,

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Restoration of Israel

This is what the Lord says:

“In the time of my favor(A) I will answer you,
    and in the day of salvation I will help you;(B)
I will keep(C) you and will make you
    to be a covenant for the people,(D)
to restore the land(E)
    and to reassign its desolate inheritances,(F)

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(A)Behold, the Lord God helps me;
    who will declare me guilty?
Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment;
    the moth will eat them up.

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It is the Sovereign Lord(A) who helps(B) me.
    Who will condemn(C) me?
They will all wear out like a garment;
    the moths(D) will eat them up.

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18 And I, behold, I make you this day (A)a fortified city, (B)an iron pillar, and (C)bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.

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18 Today I have made you(A) a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests and the people of the land.

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