This is what the Lord says to me:

“As a lion(A) growls,
    a great lion over its prey—
and though a whole band of shepherds(B)
    is called together against it,
it is not frightened by their shouts
    or disturbed by their clamor(C)
so the Lord Almighty will come down(D)
    to do battle on Mount Zion and on its heights.

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The lion(A) has roared(B)
    who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
    who can but prophesy?(C)

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And I myself will be a wall(A) of fire(B) around it,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will be its glory(C) within.’(D)

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10 They will follow the Lord;
    he will roar(A) like a lion.(B)
When he roars,
    his children will come trembling(C) from the west.(D)

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13 The Lord will march out like a champion,(A)
    like a warrior(B) he will stir up his zeal;(C)
with a shout(D) he will raise the battle cry
    and will triumph over his enemies.(E)

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On that day the Lord will shield(A) those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest(B) among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God,(C) like the angel of the Lord going before(D) them.

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Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion(A) of the tribe of Judah,(B) the Root of David,(C) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

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Then the Lord will go out and fight(A) against those nations, as he fights on a day of battle.(B)

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15     and the Lord Almighty will shield(A) them.
They will destroy
    and overcome with slingstones.(B)
They will drink and roar as with wine;(C)
    they will be full like a bowl(D)
    used for sprinkling[a] the corners(E) of the altar.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like

But I will encamp(A) at my temple
    to guard it against marauding forces.(B)
Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,
    for now I am keeping watch.(C)

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35 “I will defend(A) this city and save it,
    for my sake(B) and for the sake of David(C) my servant!”

36 Then the angel(D) of the Lord went out and put to death(E) a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian(F) camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!

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16 Therefore, the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    will send a wasting disease(A) upon his sturdy warriors;(B)
under his pomp(C) a fire(D) will be kindled
    like a blazing flame.

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Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,(A)
    which cannot be shaken(B) but endures forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,(C)
    so the Lord surrounds(D) his people
    both now and forevermore.

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15 He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged(A) because of this vast army. For the battle(B) is not yours, but God’s.

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“God brought them out of Egypt;
    they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
    and break their bones in pieces;(A)
    with their arrows they pierce them.(B)
Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
    like a lioness(C)—who dares to rouse them?

“May those who bless you be blessed(D)
    and those who curse you be cursed!”(E)

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44 Like a lion coming up from Jordan’s thickets(A)
    to a rich pastureland,
I will chase Babylon from its land in an instant.
    Who is the chosen(B) one I will appoint for this?
Who is like me and who can challenge me?(C)
    And what shepherd can stand against me?”

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