[then] the Lordknows howto rescuethe godlyfrom temptation,and to keepthe unrighteousunder punishmentfor the dayof judgment,
"For the wickedis reservedfor the dayof calamity;They will be ledforthat the dayof fury.
"From sixtroublesHe will deliveryou, Even in sevenevilwill not touchyou.
Help,LORD,for the godlymanceasesto be, For the faithfuldisappearfrom among the sonsof men.
Therefore,let everyonewho is godlyprayto You in a timewhen You may be found;Surelyin a floodof greatwatersthey will not reachhim.
The LORDwill not leavehim in his handOr let him be condemnedwhen he is judged.
But knowthat the LORDhas setapartthe godlymanfor Himself; The LORDhearswhen I callto Him.
An evilmanis ensnaredby the transgressionof his lips,But the righteouswill escapefrom trouble.
The LORDhas madeeverythingfor its own purpose,Eventhe wickedfor the dayof evil.
"TrulyI sayto you, it will be more tolerablefor [the] landof Sodomand Gomorrahin the dayof judgmentthanfor that city.
And do not leadus into temptation,but deliverus from evil.[For Yoursis the kingdomand the powerand the gloryforever.Amen].'
But becauseof your stubbornnessand unrepentantheartyou are storingup wrathfor yourselfin the dayof wrathand revelationof the righteous judgmentof God,
Notemptationhas overtakenyou but such as is common to man;and Godis faithful,whowill not allowyou to be temptedbeyondwhatyou are able,but with the temptationwill providethe way of escapealso,so that you will be ableto endureit.
Indeed,allwho desireto livegodlyin ChristJesuswill be persecuted.
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
For ifGoddid not spareangelswhen they sinned,but cast them into helland committedthem to pitsof darkness,reservedfor judgment;
But by His wordthe presentheavensand earthare being reservedfor fire,keptfor the dayof judgmentand destructionof ungodlymen.
And angelswho did not keeptheir owndomain,but abandonedtheir properabode,He has keptin eternalbondsunderdarknessfor the judgmentof the greatday,
Becauseyou have keptthe wordof My perseverance,I alsowill keepyou from the hourof testing,that [hour] which is aboutto comeupon the wholeworld,to testthosewho dwellon the earth.
"Nowthen ariseearlyin the morningwith the servantsof your lordwhohave comewith you, and as soon as you have arisenearlyin the morningand have light,depart."
