Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid;(A) do not be discouraged,(B) for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”(C)

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You yourselves have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations for your sake; it was the Lord your God who fought for you.(A)

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24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know(A) that the hand of the Lord is powerful(B) and so that you might always fear the Lord your God.(C)

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24 So Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called(A) it The Lord Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah(B) of the Abiezrites.

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“Do not keep talking so proudly
    or let your mouth speak such arrogance,(A)
for the Lord is a God who knows,(B)
    and by him deeds(C) are weighed.(D)

“The bows of the warriors are broken,(E)
    but those who stumbled are armed with strength.(F)

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He said:

“The Lord is my rock,(A) my fortress(B) and my deliverer;(C)

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He said:

“The Lord is my rock,(A) my fortress(B) and my deliverer;(C)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(D)
    my shield[a](E) and the horn[b](F) of my salvation.
He is my stronghold,(G) my refuge and my savior—
    from violent people you save me.

“I called to the Lord, who is worthy(H) of praise,
    and have been saved from my enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:3 Or sovereign
  2. 2 Samuel 22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.

31 “As for God, his way is perfect:(A)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;(B)
    he shields(C) all who take refuge in him.

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33 It is God who arms me with strength[a]
    and keeps my way secure.
34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(A)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.(B)
35 He trains my hands(C) for battle;
    my arms can bend a bow(D) of bronze.
36 You make your saving help my shield;(E)
    your help has made[b] me great.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge
  2. 2 Samuel 22:36 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text shield; / you stoop down to make

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