1 Samuel 2:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You protect your loyal people, but everyone who is evil will die in darkness. We cannot win a victory by our own strength.

Cross References

Job 18:18

thrown far from the light into a world of darkness,

Job 40:13

Wrap them in grave clothes and bury them together in the dusty soil.

Job 5:16

The poor are filled with hope, and injustice is silenced.

Job 5:24

Your home will be secure, and your sheep will be safe.

Psalm 1:6

The LORD protects everyone who follows him, but the wicked follow a road that leads to ruin.

Psalm 105:37

When God led Israel from Egypt, they took silver and gold, and no one was left behind.

Psalm 121:3

The LORD is your protector, and he won't go to sleep or let you stumble.

Psalm 121:5

The LORD is your protector, there at your right side to shade you from the sun.

Psalm 121:8

The LORD will protect you now and always wherever you go.

Psalm 145:20

You take care of everyone who loves you, but you destroy the wicked.

Psalm 31:17

I pray only to you. Don't disappoint me. Disappoint my cruel enemies until they lie silent in their graves.

Psalm 37:28

The LORD loves justice, and he won't ever desert his faithful people. He always protects them, but destroys the children of the wicked.

Psalm 94:18

When I felt my feet slipping, you came with your love and kept me steady.

Psalm 97:10

Love the LORD and hate evil! God protects his loyal people and rescues them from violence.

Proverbs 16:9

We make our own plans, but the LORD decides where we will go.

Proverbs 2:8

God sees that justice is done, and he watches over everyone who is faithful to him.

Proverbs 3:26

You can be sure that the LORD will protect you from harm.

Ecclesiastes 5:17

Besides all this, they are always gloomy at mealtimes, and they are troubled, sick, and bitter.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

Here is something else I have learnt: The fastest runners and the greatest heroes don't always win races and battles. Wisdom, intelligence, and skill don't always make you healthy, rich, or popular. We each have our share of bad luck.

Isaiah 27:3

I, the LORD, will protect it and always keep it watered. I will guard it day and night to keep it from harm.

Isaiah 47:5

Babylon, be silent! Sit in the dark. No longer will nations accept you as their queen.

Jeremiah 8:14

The people of Judah say to each other, “What are we waiting for? Let's run to a town with walls and die there. We rebelled against the LORD, and we were sentenced to die by drinking poison.

Jeremiah 9:23

The LORD says: Don't boast about your wisdom or strength or wealth.

Nahum 1:8

But like a roaring flood, the LORD chases his enemies into dark places and destroys them.

Zephaniah 1:15

It will be a time of anger— of trouble and torment, of disaster and destruction, of darkness and despair, of storm clouds and shadows,

Zechariah 4:6

So the angel explained that it was the following message of the LORD to Zerubbabel: I am the LORD All-Powerful. So don't depend on your own power or strength, but on my Spirit.

Numbers 6:24

I pray that the LORD will bless and protect you,

Matthew 8:12

But the ones who should have been in the kingdom will be thrown out into the dark. They will cry and grit their teeth in pain.”

Romans 3:19

We know that everything in the Law was written for those who are under its power. The Law says these things to stop anyone from making excuses and to let God show that the whole world is guilty.

Deuteronomy 33:3

The LORD loves the tribes of Israel, and he protects his people. They listen to his words and worship at his feet.

1 Peter 1:5

You have faith in God, whose power will protect you until the last day. Then he will save you, just as he has always planned to do.

2 Peter 2:17

These people are like dried up water holes and clouds blown by a storm. The darkest part of hell is waiting for them.

Jude 1:1

From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James. To all who are chosen and loved by God the Father and are kept safe by Jesus Christ.

Jude 1:13

Their shameful deeds show up like foam on wild ocean waves. They are like wandering stars for ever doomed to the darkest pits of hell.

Jude 1:3

My dear friends, I really wanted to write to you about God's saving power at work in our lives. But instead, I must write and ask you to defend the faith that God has once for all given to his people.

1 Samuel 25:26

but please take this gift of food that I've brought and share it with your followers. The LORD has kept you from taking revenge and from killing innocent people. But I hope your enemies and anyone else who wants to harm you will end up like Nabal. I swear this by the living LORD and by your life.