The Righteous Are Bold as a Lion

28 The (A)wicked flee when no one pursues,
But the righteous are bold as a lion.

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28 The wicked flee(A) though no one pursues,(B)
    but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(C)

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“The Lord (A)will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

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The Lord will grant that the enemies(A) who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.(B)

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(A)There they are in great fear
Where no fear was,
For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you;
You have put them to shame,
Because God has despised them.

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But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,
    where there was nothing to dread.(A)
God scattered the bones(B) of those who attacked you;(C)
    you put them to shame,(D) for God despised them.(E)

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You will keep him in perfect (A)peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.
Trust in the Lord forever,
(B)For in Yah, the Lord, is [a]everlasting strength.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 26:4 Or Rock of Ages

You will keep in perfect peace(A)
    those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust(B) in you.
Trust(C) in the Lord forever,(D)
    for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock(E) eternal.

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An Exuberant Declaration of Faith

A Psalm of David.

27 The Lord is my (A)light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The (B)Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
When the wicked came against me
To (C)eat[a] up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 27:2 devour

Psalm 27

Of David.

The Lord is my light(A) and my salvation(B)
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold(C) of my life—
    of whom shall I be afraid?(D)

When the wicked advance against me
    to devour[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.(E)

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  1. Psalm 27:2 Or slander

(A)He will not be afraid of evil tidings;
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.

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They will have no fear of bad news;
    their hearts are steadfast,(A) trusting in the Lord.(B)

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But [a]even after we had suffered before and were spitefully treated at (A)Philippi, as you know, we were (B)bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 NU, M omit even

We had previously suffered(A) and been treated outrageously in Philippi,(B) as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in the face of strong opposition.(C)

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Daniel in the Lions’ Den

10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open (A)toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees (B)three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.

11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

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10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward(A) Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees(B) and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.(C) 11 Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help.(D)

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The Name of Jesus Forbidden

13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, (A)and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.

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13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John(A) and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men,(B) they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.(C)

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Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, (A)who was bearing witness to the word of His grace, granting signs and (B)wonders to be done by their hands.

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So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly(A) for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.(B)

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For thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall see it. I will (A)give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon and slay them with the sword.

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For this is what the Lord says: ‘I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; with your own eyes(A) you will see them fall by the sword of their enemies. I will give(B) all Judah into the hands of the king of Babylon, who will carry(C) them away to Babylon or put them to the sword.

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Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the [a]midst of the sea;
(A)Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:2 Lit. heart

Therefore we will not fear,(A) though the earth give way(B)
    and the mountains fall(C) into the heart of the sea,(D)
though its waters roar(E) and foam(F)
    and the mountains quake(G) with their surging.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 46:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 11.

36 ‘And as for those of you who are left, I will send (A)faintness[a] into their hearts in the lands of their enemies;

the sound of a shaken leaf shall cause them to flee;

they shall flee as though fleeing from a sword, and they shall fall when no one pursues.

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  1. Leviticus 26:36 fear

36 “‘As for those of you who are left, I will make their hearts so fearful in the lands of their enemies that the sound of a windblown leaf(A) will put them to flight.(B) They will run as though fleeing from the sword, and they will fall, even though no one is pursuing them.(C)

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