Thus he saidto him, "Do not be afraid,becausethe handof Saulmy fatherwill not findyou, and you will be kingoverIsraeland I will be nextto you; and Saulmy fatherknowsthat also."
The LORDis for me; I will not fear;Whatcan mandoto me?
In the fearof the LORDthere is strongconfidence,And his childrenwill haverefuge.
Manyplansare in a man'sheart,But the counselof the LORDwill stand.
Encouragethe exhausted,and strengthenthe feeble.
Sayto those with anxiousheart,"Takecourage,fearnot. Behold,your Godwill come[with] vengeance;The recompenseof Godwill come,But He will saveyou."
Do not fear,for I am with you; Do not anxiously lookabout you, for I am your God.I will strengthenyou, surelyI will helpyou, SurelyI will upholdyou with My righteousrighthand.'
"Do not fear,you wormJacob,you menof Israel;I will helpyou," declaresthe LORD,"and your Redeemeris the HolyOneof Israel.
"Noweaponthat is formedagainstyou will prosper;And everytonguethat accusesyou in judgmentyou will condemn.Thisis the heritageof the servantsof the LORD,And their vindicationis from Me," declaresthe LORD.
"Do not be afraid,littleflock,for your Fatherhas chosen gladlyto giveyou the kingdom.
Whenwe enteredRome,Paulwas allowedto stayby himself,with the soldierwho was guardinghim.
but ifit is of God,you will not be ableto overthrowthem; or elseyou may evenbe foundfighting against God."
wheneverI goto Spain--for I hopeto seeyou in passing,and to be helped on my waythereby you, when I have firstenjoyedyour company for a while--
sothat we confidentlysay,"THE LORDIS MY HELPER,I WILL NOT BE AFRAID.WHATWILL MANDOTO ME?"
"For as longas the sonof Jesseliveson the earth,neitheryou noryour kingdomwill be established.Therefore now,sendand bringhim to me, for he mustsurelydie."
"Staywith me; do not be afraid,for he whoseeksmy lifeseeksyour life,for you are safewith me."
"For ifa manfindshis enemy,will he let him goawaysafely?May the LORDtherefore rewardyou with goodin returnfor whatyou have doneto me thisday.
"Now,behold,I knowthat you will surelybe king,and that the kingdomof Israelwill be establishedin your hand.
"So nowswearto me by the LORDthat you will not cutoffmy descendantsafterme and that you will not destroymy namefrom my father'shousehold."
The menof Davidsaidto him, "Behold,[this is] the dayof whichthe LORDsaidto you, 'Behold;I am about to giveyour enemyinto your hand,and you shall doto him as it seemsgoodto you.'" Then Davidaroseand cutoffthe edgeof Saul'srobesecretly.
"And whenthe LORDdoesfor my lordaccording to allthe goodthat He has spokenconcerningyou, and appointsyou ruleroverIsrael,
