Psalm 23:4
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4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a]
I fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.(A)
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- 23.4 Or the valley of the shadow of death
Isaiah 41:10
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10 do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.(A)
Psalm 118:6
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6 With the Lord on my side I do not fear.
What can mortals do to me?(A)
Psalm 138:7
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7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you preserve me against the wrath of my enemies;
you stretch out your hand,
and your right hand delivers me.(A)
Psalm 3:6
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6 I am not afraid of ten thousands of people
who have set themselves against me all around.
Isaiah 43:1-2
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Restoration and Protection Promised
43 But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are mine.(A)
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you,
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.(B)
1 Corinthians 15:55-57
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55 “Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.(A) 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Micah 7:14
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14 Shepherd your people with your staff,
the flock that belongs to you,
which lives alone in a forest
in the midst of a garden land;
let them feed in Bashan and Gilead
as in the days of old.
Psalm 46:1-3
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Psalm 46
God’s Defense of His City and People
To the leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth. A Song.
1 God is our refuge and strength,
a very present[a] help in trouble.(A)
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change,
though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea,(B)
3 though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble with its tumult. Selah(C)
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- 46.1 Or well proved
Acts 18:9-10
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9 One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent,(A) 10 for I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to harm you, for there are many in this city who are my people.”(B)
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Luke 1:79
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79 to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”(A)
2 Timothy 4:22
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22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.[a]
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- 4.22 The Greek word for you here is plural. Other ancient authorities add Amen
Matthew 28:20
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20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”[a]
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- 28.20 Other ancient authorities add Amen
Psalm 27:1-4
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Psalm 27
Triumphant Song of Confidence
Of David.
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold[a] of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?(A)
2 When evildoers assail me
to devour my flesh—
my adversaries and foes—
they shall stumble and fall.(B)
3 Though an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war rise up against me,
yet I will be confident.(C)
4 One thing I asked of the Lord;
this I seek:
to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in his temple.(D)
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- 27.1 Or refuge
Matthew 1:23
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23 “Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”
which means, “God is with us.”(A)
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Psalm 46:11
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11 The Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our refuge.[a] Selah
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- 46.11 Or fortress
Job 10:21-22
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21 before I go, never to return,
to the land of gloom and deep darkness,
22 the land of gloom[a] and chaos,
where light is like darkness.’ ”
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- 10.22 Heb gloom as darkness, deep darkness
Psalm 44:19
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19 yet you have broken us in the haunt of jackals
and covered us with deep darkness.(A)
Job 3:5
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5 Let gloom and deep darkness claim it.
Let clouds settle upon it;
let the blackness of the day terrify it.(A)
Jeremiah 2:6
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6 They did not say, “Where is the Lord,
who brought us up from the land of Egypt,
who led us in the wilderness,
in a land of deserts and pits,
in a land of drought and deep darkness,
in a land that no one passes through,
where no one lives?”(A)
Psalm 14:5
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5 There they shall be in great terror,
for God is with the company of the righteous.(A)
Zechariah 11:10
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10 I took my staff Favor and broke it, annulling the covenant that I had made with all the peoples.(A)
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Psalm 110:2
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2 The Lord sends out from Zion
your mighty scepter.
Rule in the midst of your foes.(A)
Zechariah 8:23
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23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days ten men from nations of every language shall take hold of a Jew, grasping his garment and saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’ ”(A)
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Isaiah 8:9-10
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9 Take notice,[a] you peoples, and be dismayed;
listen, all you far countries;
gird yourselves and be dismayed![b]
10 Take counsel together, but it shall be brought to naught;
speak a word, but it will not stand,
for God is with us.”(A)
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