Psalm 41:2
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2 The Lord protects them and keeps them alive;
they are called happy in the land.
You do not give them up to the will of their enemies.(A)
Jeremiah 45:4-5
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4 Thus you shall say to him, “Thus says the Lord: I am going to break down what I have built and pluck up what I have planted—that is, the whole land.(A) 5 And you, do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them, for I am going to bring disaster upon all flesh, says the Lord, but I will give you your life as a prize of war in every place to which you may go.”(B)
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Psalm 27:12
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12 Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries,
for false witnesses have risen against me,
and they are breathing out violence.(A)
1 Timothy 4:8
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8 for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.(A)
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Psalm 37:32-33
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32 The wicked watch for the righteous
and seek to kill them.(A)
33 The Lord will not abandon them to their power
or let them be condemned when they are brought to trial.(B)
Psalm 140:8-9
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Psalm 128
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Psalm 128
The Happy Home of the Faithful
A Song of Ascents.
1 Happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in his ways.(A)
2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be happy, and it shall go well with you.(B)
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
within your house;
your children will be like olive shoots
around your table.(C)
4 Thus shall the man be blessed
who fears the Lord.
5 The Lord bless you from Zion.
May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
all the days of your life.(D)
6 May you see your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!(E)
Psalm 91:3-7
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3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the hunter
and from the deadly pestilence;(A)
4 he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and defense.(B)
5 You will not fear the terror of the night
or the arrow that flies by day(C)
6 or the pestilence that stalks in darkness
or the destruction that wastes at noonday.(D)
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
Psalm 37:22
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22 surely those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land,
but those cursed by him shall be cut off.(A)
Psalm 33:19
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19 to deliver their soul from death
and to keep them alive in famine.(A)
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