Psalm 63:8
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8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.(A)
Psalm 18:35
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35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your right hand has supported me;
your help[a] has made me great.
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- 18.35 Or gentleness
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 73:23
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23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant, a Light to the Nations
42 Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.(A)
Psalm 94:18
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18 When I thought, “My foot is slipping,”
your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.(A)
Psalm 73:25
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25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you.(A)
Psalm 37:24
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Psalm 41:12
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12 But you have upheld me because of my integrity
and set me in your presence forever.(A)
Colossians 1:29
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29 For this I toil and strive with all the energy that he powerfully inspires within me.(A)
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Philippians 2:12-13
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Shining as Lights in the World
12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence but much more now in my absence, work on your own salvation with fear and trembling,(A) 13 for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
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Matthew 11:12
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12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence,[a] and violent people take it by force.(A)
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- 11.12 Or has been coming violently
Isaiah 26:9
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9 My soul yearns for you in the night;
my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.
For when your judgments are in the earth,
the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.(A)
Genesis 32:26-28
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26 Then he said, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go, unless you bless me.”(A) 27 So he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” 28 Then the man[a] said, “You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[b] for you have striven with God and with humans[c] and have prevailed.”(B)
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Luke 18:5-7
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5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually coming.’ ”[a] 6 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7 And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them?
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- 18.5 Or so that she may not finally come and slap me in the face
2 Chronicles 31:21
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21 And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, to seek his God, he did with all his heart, and he prospered.
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Luke 13:24
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24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.(A)
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Psalm 143:6-7
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6 I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah(A)
7 Answer me quickly, O Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.(B)
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