And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

Pay attention to him and listen to what he says. Do not rebel against him; he will not forgive your rebellion, since my Name is in him.

About Benjamin he said: “Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.”

Now Gaal son of Ebed moved with his clan into Shechem, and its citizens put their confidence in him.

The commanders of the Philistines asked, “What about these Hebrews?” Achish replied, “Is this not David, who was an officer of Saul king of Israel? He has already been with me for over a year, and from the day he left Saul until now, I have found no fault in him.”

In all Israel there was not a man so highly praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the top of his head to the sole of his foot there was no blemish in him.

“As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.

Solomon replied, “If he shows himself to be worthy, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.”

They were helped in fighting them, and God delivered the Hagrites and all their allies into their hands, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him.

Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face.

“If you say, ‘How we will hound him, since the root of the trouble lies in him,’

Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.

“He trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him.

In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:

The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;

The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.

He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.

Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!

He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot— come, let us rejoice in him.

proclaiming, “The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”

The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.

“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.

In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”

But all the descendants of Israel will find deliverance in the Lord and will make their boast in him.

and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ then the nations will invoke blessings by him and in him they will boast.”

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;

Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.)

There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. Your father, King Nebuchadnezzar, appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners.

At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.

The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,