There they are in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous.
His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
If I had said, “I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).
fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
There they are, in great terror, where there is no terror! For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you; you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.
Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he intended to lay hands on the Jews.
Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone, till your people, O Lord, pass by, till the people pass by whom you have purchased.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
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