Psalm 40:4
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4 Happy are those who make
the Lord their trust,
who do not turn to the proud,
to those who go astray after false gods.(A)
Jeremiah 17:7-8
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7 Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,
whose trust is the Lord.(A)
8 They shall be like a tree planted by water,
sending out its roots by the stream.
It shall not fear when heat comes,
and its leaves shall stay green;
in the year of drought it is not anxious,
and it does not cease to bear fruit.(B)
Psalm 125:5
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5 But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways,
the Lord will lead away with evildoers.
Peace be upon Israel!(A)
Psalm 118:8-9
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8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in mortals.(A)
9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.(B)
Psalm 84:11-12
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11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
he bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does the Lord withhold
from those who walk uprightly.(A)
12 O Lord of hosts,
happy is everyone who trusts in you.(B)
Psalm 34:8
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8 O taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are those who take refuge in him.(A)
Psalm 2:12
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12 kiss his feet,[a]
or he will be angry, and you will perish in the way,
for his wrath is quickly kindled.
Happy are all who take refuge in him.(A)
2 Thessalonians 2:9-11
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9 The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan, who uses all power, signs, lying wonders,(A) 10 and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(B) 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false,(C)
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Romans 15:12-13
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12 and again Isaiah says,
“The root of Jesse shall come,
the one who rises to rule the gentiles;
in him the gentiles shall hope.”(A)
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.(B)
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