In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.\par
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
Be still, and know that I am God:\par\tab I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Thou wilt keep {\i him} in perfect peace, {\i whose} mind {\i is} stayed {\i on thee}; because he trusteth in thee.
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.
Jehovah will give strength unto his people;\par\tab Jehovah will bless his people with peace.\par
Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.\par
When a man's ways please Jehovah,\par\tab He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Great peace have they that love thy law;\par\tab And they have no occasion of stumbling.
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:
{\b And let him turn away from evil, and do good;\par\tab Let him seek peace, and pursue it.}
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,\par\tab I will fear no evil; for thou art with me;\par\tab Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence for ever.
for God is not {\i a God} of confusion, but of peace.\par\par\tab As in all the churches of the saints,
These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.}\par
I will hear what God Jehovah will speak;\par\tab For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints:\par\tab But let them not turn again to folly.
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.\par
fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
In peace will I both lay me down and sleep;\par\tab For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.\par
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High\par\tab Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;\par\tab My God, in whom I trust.
Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.}\par
{\b For the Chief Musician; after the manner of Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab My soul waiteth in silence for God only:\par\tab From him {\i cometh} my salvation.He only is my rock and my salvation:\par\tab {\i He is} my high tower;\par\tab I shall not be greatly moved.
Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart,\par\tab And lean not upon thine own understanding:In all thy ways acknowledge him,\par\tab And he will direct thy paths.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have {\i it} abundantly.
My flesh and my heart faileth;\par\tab {\i But} God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.\par
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, {\i even} Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
{\b A Song of Ascents.}\par\par\tab They that trust in Jehovah\par\tab Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.
{\b For the Chief Musician. {\i A Psalm} of the sons of Korah; set to Alamoth. A Song.}\par\par\tab God is our refuge and strength,\par\tab A very present help in trouble.Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change,\par\tab And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas
Blessed {\i be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and {\b ye shall find rest unto your souls.}For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.}\par
As far as the east is from the west,\par\tab So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Delight thyself also in Jehovah;\par\tab And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.Commit thy way unto Jehovah;\par\tab Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee.
{\i we are} pressed on every side, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not unto despair;pursued, yet not forsaken; smitten down, yet not destroyed;
{\i The righteous} cried, and Jehovah heard,\par\tab And delivered them out of all their troubles.Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,\par\tab And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.
He will cover thee with his pinions,\par\tab And under his wings shalt thou take refuge:\par\tab His truth is a shield and a buckler.
Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou hast also wrought all our works for us.
and through him to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross; through him, {\i I say}, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.
So then let us follow after things which make for peace, and things whereby we may edify one another.
I have set Jehovah always before me:\par\tab Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him:\par\tab Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,\par\tab Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.
Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee:\par\tab He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
The name of Jehovah is a strong tower;\par\tab The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
{\b {\i A Psalm} of David.}\par\par\tab Jehovah is my light and my salvation;\par\tab Whom shall I fear?\par\tab Jehovah is the strength of my life;\par\tab Of whom shall I be afraid?
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled,\par\tab Though the mountains tremble with the swelling thereof. {\i Selah\par
He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.\par
A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh;\par\tab But envy is the rottenness of the bones.
Again therefore Jesus spake unto them, saying, {\cf6 I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.}
{\b A Song of Ascents.}\par\par\tab I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:\par\tab From whence shall my help come?My help {\i cometh} from Jehovah,\par\tab Who made heaven and earth.
What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.In God (I will praise his word),\par\tab In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;\par\tab What can flesh do unto me?
And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.\par
And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit unto the measure of his life?
{\b A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;\par\tab He leadeth me beside still waters.He restoreth my soul:\par\tab He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem,\par\tab So Jehovah is round about his people\par\tab From this time forth and for evermore.
for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith,\par\tab Than a house full of feasting with strife.
Do all things without murmurings and questionings:that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye are seen as lights in the world,
For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. And ye would not:
Let us therefore draw near with boldness unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace to help {\i us} in time of need.\par
but {\i let it be} the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible {\i apparel} of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.
For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;
Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life;\par\tab And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah for ever.\par
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.\par
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.}\par
forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye:
Jesus saith unto him, {\cf6 I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.
And there shall be stability in thy times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah is thy treasure.\par
to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.\parWe are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech {\i you} on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.
He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth;\par\tab He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder;\par\tab He burneth the chariots in the fire.
The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger;\par\tab And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!\par\tab Then would I fly away, and be at rest.
All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.\par
For his anger is but for a moment;\par\tab His favor is for a life-time:\par\tab Weeping may tarry for the night,\par\tab But joy {\i cometh} in the morning.
Hereby shall we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our heart before him:because if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.\par
Search me, O God, and know my heart:\par\tab Try me, and know my thoughts;And see if there be any wicked way in me,\par\tab And lead me in the way everlasting.
Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times?Jesus saith unto him, {\cf6 I say not unto thee, Until seven times; but, Until seventy times seven.
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;\par\tab And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy.And {\i the} fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.\par
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord:looking carefully lest {\i there be} any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble {\i you}, and thereby the many be defiled;
Mercy and truth are met together;\par\tab Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
There was the true light, {\i even the light} which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:
{\b For the Chief Musician; {\i set to} Al-tashheth. {\i A Psalm} of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.}\par\par\tab Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me;\par\tab For my soul taketh refuge in thee:\par\tab Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge,\par\tab Until {\i these} calamities be overpast.I will cry unto God Most High,\par\tab Unto God that performeth {\i all things} for me.
Blessed {\i be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
until the Spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest.\parThen justice shall dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness shall abide in the fruitful field.
Thou didst cause men to ride over our heads;\par\tab We went through fire and through water;\par\tab But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.
But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.But if ye forgive not men {\i their trespasses}, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.\par
He that loveth pureness of heart,\par\tab {\i For} the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, {\i even} to them that are called according to {\i his} purpose.
if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, {\i even} our Lord Jesus,make you perfect in every good thing to do his will, working in us that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom {\i be} the glory for ever and ever. Amen.\par
Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil;\par\tab But to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.I know how to be abased, and I know also how to abound: in everything and in all things have I learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.
There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.\par
But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah;\par\tab He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
{\b For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.}\par\par\tab Blessed is he that considereth the poor:\par\tab Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive,\par\tab And he shall be blessed upon the earth;\par\tab And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.
Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, {\i it is} the gift of God;not of works, that no man should glory.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,\par\tab And the man that getteth understanding.For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver,\par\tab And the profit thereof than fine gold.She is more precious than rubies:\par\tab And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.Length of days is in her right hand;\par\tab In her left hand are riches and honor.Her ways are ways of pleasantness,\par\tab And all her paths are peace.She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her:\par\tab And happy is every one that retaineth her.
But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
But seek ye first the kingdom {\i of God}, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and {\i that} your joy may be made full.
Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of {\i our} faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing {\i I do}, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before.I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Trust in him at all times, ye people;\par\tab Pour out your heart before him:\par\tab God is a refuge for us. {\i Selah