often have they attacked me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.
I have said this to you so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution, but take courage: I have conquered the world!”
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.
I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me.
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God.
He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no harm shall touch you.
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labor. They built supply cities, Pithom and Rameses, for Pharaoh.