My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
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.
You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great.
Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me!
though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.
When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me.
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force.
My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Then he said, “Let me go, for the day has broken.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” And he said to him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Jacob.” Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?
And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, seeking his God, he did with all his heart, and prospered.
“Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.
I will rise now and go about the city, in the streets and in the squares; I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but found him not.
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah Answer me quickly, O Lord! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit.
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