74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
    and to enable us to serve him(A) without fear(B)

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15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(A)
    never again will you fear(B) any harm.(C)
16 On that day
    they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
    do not let your hands hang limp.(D)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.(E)
He will take great delight(F) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(G)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”(H)

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13 All your children will be taught by the Lord,(A)
    and great will be their peace.(B)
14 In righteousness(C) you will be established:(D)
Tyranny(E) will be far from you;
    you will have nothing to fear.(F)
Terror(G) will be far removed;
    it will not come near you.

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For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,(A) but gives us power,(B) love and self-discipline.

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14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit(A) offered himself(B) unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences(C) from acts that lead to death,[a](D) so that we may serve the living God!(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 9:14 Or from useless rituals

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)

The Coming of Zion’s King

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!(D)
    Shout,(E) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,(F)
    righteous and victorious,(G)
lowly and riding on a donkey,(H)
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(I)
10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
    and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
    and the battle bow will be broken.(J)
He will proclaim peace(K) to the nations.
    His rule will extend from sea to sea
    and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.(L)

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  1. Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates

15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear(A) of death.

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15 The Spirit(A) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;(B) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 8:15 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture; also in verse 23.
  2. Romans 8:15 Aramaic for father

10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you,(A) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(B) Be faithful,(C) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.(D)

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22 But now that you have been set free from sin(A) and have become slaves of God,(B) the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.(C)

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71 salvation from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us—

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28 Then they will know that I am the Lord their God, for though I sent them into exile among the nations, I will gather them(A) to their own land, not leaving any behind.(B) 29 I will no longer hide my face(C) from them, for I will pour out my Spirit(D) on the people of Israel, declares the Sovereign Lord.(E)

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25 “‘I will make a covenant(A) of peace(B) with them and rid the land of savage beasts(C) so that they may live in the wilderness and sleep in the forests in safety.(D) 26 I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing.[a](E) I will send down showers in season;(F) there will be showers of blessing.(G) 27 The trees will yield their fruit(H) and the ground will yield its crops;(I) the people will be secure(J) in their land. They will know that I am the Lord, when I break the bars of their yoke(K) and rescue them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(L) 28 They will no longer be plundered by the nations, nor will wild animals devour them. They will live in safety,(M) and no one will make them afraid.(N)

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  1. Ezekiel 34:26 Or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be named in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or I will cause them and the places surrounding my hill to be seen as blessed

21 They will build houses(A) and dwell in them;
    they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.(B)
22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them,(C)
    or plant and others eat.
For as the days of a tree,(D)
    so will be the days(E) of my people;
my chosen(F) ones will long enjoy
    the work of their hands.
23 They will not labor in vain,(G)
    nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;(H)
for they will be a people blessed(I) by the Lord,
    they and their descendants(J) with them.
24 Before they call(K) I will answer;(L)
    while they are still speaking(M) I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb(N) will feed together,
    and the lion will eat straw like the ox,(O)
    and dust will be the serpent’s(P) food.
They will neither harm nor destroy
    on all my holy mountain,”(Q)
says the Lord.

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17 But Israel will be saved(A) by the Lord
    with an everlasting salvation;(B)
you will never be put to shame or disgraced,(C)
    to ages everlasting.

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No lion(A) will be there,
    nor any ravenous beast;(B)
    they will not be found there.
But only the redeemed(C) will walk there,
10     and those the Lord has rescued(D) will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;(E)
    everlasting joy(F) will crown their heads.
Gladness(G) and joy will overtake them,
    and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(H)

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