Proverbs 2:8
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8 guarding the paths of justice
and preserving the way of his faithful ones.(A)
Psalm 23:3
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1 Samuel 2:9
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9 He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked will perish in darkness,
for not by might does one prevail.(A)
John 10:28-29
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28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.(A) 29 My Father, in regard to what he has given me, is greater than all,[a] and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand.(B)
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- 10.29 Other ancient authorities read What my Father has given me is greater than all else or My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all
Psalm 145:20
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20 The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.(A)
Jude 24
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Benediction
24 Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to make you stand without blemish in the presence of his glory with rejoicing,(A)
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Psalm 66:9
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9 who has kept us among the living
and has not let our feet slip.(A)
Psalm 37:23-24
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1 Peter 1:5
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5 who are being protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(A)
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Proverbs 8:20
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20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
along the paths of justice,
Psalm 37:28
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28 For the Lord loves justice;
he will not forsake his faithful ones.
The righteous shall be kept safe forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.(A)
Psalm 1:6
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6 for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.(A)
Deuteronomy 33:3
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3 Indeed, O favorite among[a] peoples,
all his holy ones were in your charge;
they marched at your heels,
accepted direction from you.(A)
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- 33.3 Or O lover of the
Jeremiah 32:40-41
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40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them, never to draw back from doing good to them, and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they may not turn from me. 41 I will rejoice in doing good to them, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, with all my heart and all my soul.(A)
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Isaiah 49:9-10
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9 saying to the prisoners, “Come out,”
to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves.”
They shall feed along the ways;
on all the bare heights[a] shall be their pasture;(A)
10 they shall not hunger or thirst,
neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them down,
for he who has pity on them will lead them
and by springs of water will guide them.(B)
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- 49.9 Or the trails
Isaiah 35:9
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9 No lion shall be there,
nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
they shall not be found there,
but the redeemed shall walk there.(A)
Proverbs 3:21-24
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The True Security
21 My child, do not let these escape from your sight:
keep sound wisdom and prudence,
22 and they will be life for your soul
and adornment for your neck.(A)
23 Then you will walk on your way securely,
and your foot will not stumble.(B)
24 If you sit down,[a] you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
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- 3.24 Gk: Heb lie down
Psalm 37:31
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31 The law of their God is in their hearts;
their steps do not slip.(A)
Deuteronomy 33:26-29
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26 There is none like God, O Jeshurun,
who rides through the heavens to your help,
majestic through the clouds.(A)
27 He subdues the ancient gods,[a]
shatters[b] the forces of old;[c]
he drove out the enemy before you
and said, ‘Destroy!’(B)
28 So Israel lives in safety,
untroubled is Jacob’s abode[d]
in a land of grain and wine,
where the heavens drop down dew.(C)
29 Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you,
a people saved by the Lord,
the shield of your help
and the sword of your triumph!
Your enemies shall come fawning to you,
but you shall tread on their backs.”(D)
Psalm 121:5-8
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5 The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.(A)
6 The sun shall not strike you by day
nor the moon by night.(B)
7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.(C)
8 The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time on and forevermore.(D)
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