You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.
If only there were a mediator between us, someone who could bring us together.
For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.
And though these nobles of Israel gazed upon God, he did not destroy them. In fact, they ate a covenant meal, eating and drinking in his presence!
The eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you. He drives out the enemy before you; he cries out, ‘Destroy them!’
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead. But he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last.