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I keep my eyes always on the Lord.
    With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Cast your cares on the Lord
    and he will sustain you;
he will never let
    the righteous be shaken.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

For I am the Lord your God
    who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
    I will help you.

Above all else, guard your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
    the righteous run to it and are safe.

 

However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.

neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;
    his faithfulness continues through all generations.

and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Why, my soul, are you downcast?
    Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
    for I will yet praise him,
    my Savior and my God.

 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,

Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”

 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
    and he will establish your plans.

 I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

But you, Lord, are a shield around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.

Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Trust in the Lord forever,
    for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.