There they are in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous.
His offspring will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
If I had said, “I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
There they are, in great terror, where there is no terror! For God scatters the bones of him who encamps against you; you put them to shame, for God has rejected them.
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.
Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation;
Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he intended to lay hands on the Jews.
Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone, till your people, O Lord, pass by, till the people pass by whom you have purchased.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
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