"Should anyoneriseup to pursueyou and to seekyour life,then the lifeof my lordshall be boundin the bundleof the livingwith the LORDyour God;but the livesof your enemiesHe will slingout as from the hollowof a sling.
Afterthesethingsthe wordof the LORDcameto Abramin a vision,saying,"Do not fear,Abram,I am a shieldto you; Your rewardshall be verygreat."
Then they broughtthe headof Ish-boshethto Davidat Hebronand saidto the king,"Behold,the headof Ish-bosheththe sonof Saul,your enemy,whosoughtyour life;thus the LORDhas givenmy lordthe kingvengeancethisdayon Sauland his descendants."
"For it will hurlat him withoutsparing;He will surelytry to fleefrom its power.
Preciousin the sightof the LORDIs the deathof His godlyones.
For strangershave risenagainstme And violentmenhave soughtmy life;They have not setGodbeforethem. Selah.
Who keepsus in lifeAnd does not allowour feetto slip.
For thussaysthe LORD,"Behold,I am slingingout the inhabitantsof the landAt thistime,And will causethem distress,That they may be found."
"They will be Mine," saysthe LORDof hosts,"on the daythat I prepare[My] own possession,and I will sparethem as a manspareshis own sonwho serveshim."
"Aftera little whilethe worldwill no longerseeMe, but you [will] seeMe; becauseI live,you will livealso.
that they may allbe one;evenas You, Father,[are] in Me and I in You, that they alsomay be in Us, sothat the worldmay believethat You sentMe.
I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfectedin unity,sothat the worldmay knowthat You sentMe, and lovedthem, evenas You have lovedMe.
"Blessedare you, O Israel;Whois likeyou, a peoplesavedby the LORD,Who is the shieldof your helpAnd the swordof your majesty!So your enemieswill cringebefore you, And you will treadupon their highplaces."
who are protectedby the powerof Godthroughfaithfor a salvationreadyto be revealedin the lasttime.
"He keepsthe feetof His godlyones,But the wickedonesare silencedin darkness;For not by mightshall a manprevail.
