“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name.
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?
he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.
Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place— the Most High, who is my refuge—
who exult in your name all the day and in your righteousness are exalted. For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted.
And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.
To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise up against me;
Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God:
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