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13 With God we shall do valiantly;
    it is he who will tread down our foes.

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With the Lord on my side I do not fear.
    What can mortals do to me?(A)
The Lord is on my side to help me;
    I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.(B)
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to put confidence in mortals.(C)
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to put confidence in princes.(D)

10 All nations surrounded me;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!(E)
11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12 They surrounded me like bees;
    they blazed[a] like a fire of thorns;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13 I was pushed hard,[b] so that I was falling,
    but the Lord helped me.(F)

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  1. 118.12 Gk: Heb were extinguished
  2. 118.13 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb You pushed me hard

“I have trodden the winepress alone,
    and from the peoples no one was with me;
I trod them in my anger
    and trampled them in my wrath;
their juice spattered on my garments,
    and I stained all my robes.(A)

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12 With God we shall do valiantly;
    it is he who will tread down our foes.(A)

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42 I beat them fine, like dust before the wind;
    I cast them out like the mire of the streets.(A)

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29 By you I can outrun a troop,
    and by my God I can leap over a wall.(A)
30 This God—his way is perfect;
    the promise of the Lord proves true;
    he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.(B)

31 For who is God except the Lord?
    And who is a rock besides our God?(C)
32 The God who has girded me with strength
    and made my way safe.[a]
33 He made my feet like the feet of a deer
    and set me secure on the heights.(D)
34 He trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.(E)

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  1. 18.32 Meaning of Heb uncertain

14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him.[a]

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  1. 2.14 Gk the fragrance of the knowledge of him

10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me has not been in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I but the grace of God that is with me.(A)

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20 The God of peace will shortly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.[a](A)

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  1. 16.20 Other ancient authorities lack this sentence

10 For the hand of the Lord will rest on this mountain.

The Moabites shall be trodden down in their place
    as straw is trodden down in the manure.(A)

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Psalm 144

Prayer for National Deliverance and Security

Of David.

Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
    who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle,(A)

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12 O our God, will you not execute judgment upon them? For we are powerless against this great multitude that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”(A)

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He struck them down hip and thigh with a massive defeat, and he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

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The Whole Armor of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power; 11 put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, 12 for our[a] struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present[b] darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.[c](A) 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on the evil day and, having prevailed against everything, to stand firm.(B) 14 Stand, therefore, and belt your waist with truth and put on the breastplate of righteousness(C) 15 and lace up your sandals in preparation for the gospel of peace. 16 With all of these,[d] take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one.(D) 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.(E) 18 Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 6.12 Other ancient authorities read your
  2. 6.12 Gk lacks present
  3. 6.12 Gk heavenlies
  4. 6.16 Or In all circumstances