"From sixtroublesHe will deliveryou, Even in sevenevilwill not touchyou.
Manyare the afflictionsof the righteous,But the LORDdelivershim out of them all.
He keepsallhis bones,Not oneof them is broken.
You made menrideover our heads;We wentthrough fireand through water,Yet You broughtus out into [a place of] abundance.
"He will callupon Me, and I will answerhim; I will be with him in trouble;I will rescuehim and honorhim.
For a righteousmanfallsseventimes,and risesagain, But the wickedstumblein [time of] calamity.
Thereare sixthingswhich the LORDhates,Yes, sevenwhich are an abominationto Him:
"Whenyou passthrough the waters,I will be with you; And through the rivers,they will not overflowyou. Whenyou walkthroughthe fire,you will not be scorched,Norwill the flameburnyou.
"But I will deliveryou on that day,"declaresthe LORD,"and you will not be giveninto the handof the menwhomyou dread.
"Ifit be [so], our Godwhomwe serveis ableto deliverus from the furnaceof blazingfire;and He will deliverus out of your hand,O king.
He said,"Look!I seefourmenloosed[and] walking[about] in the midstof the firewithoutharm,and the appearanceof the fourthis likea sonof [the] gods!"
Thenthe kinggaveorders,and Danielwas broughtin and castinto the lions'den.The kingspokeand saidto Daniel,"Your Godwhomyou constantlyservewill Himselfdeliveryou."
A stonewas broughtand laidoverthe mouthof the den;and the kingsealedit with his own signetringand with the signetringsof his nobles,sothat nothingwould be changedin regard to Daniel.
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.
For we do not wantyou to be unaware,brethren,of our afflictionwhich came[to us] in Asia,that we were burdenedexcessively,beyondour strength,sothat we despairedevenof life;
[then] the Lordknows howto rescuethe godlyfrom temptation,and to keepthe unrighteousunder punishmentfor the dayof judgment,
