Before the first step.
Courage begins with who goes with you.
Joshua is not being asked to invent a heroic identity. Moses has died, a people must move forward, and God addresses Joshua with a specific commission. The command to be courageous belongs beside the commands to listen, meditate and obey. Start with God’s presence—not a promise that every plan of our own will succeed.
A real transition
Moses has died; Joshua is called to lead the people across the Jordan.
Joshua 1:1–2
A grounded promise
God says he will be with Joshua and will not forsake him.
Joshua 1:5
A shaped response
Strength and courage are joined to observing the law.
Joshua 1:7–8
Read before you claim
The promises name a people, a land and a task. Verse 9 is part of that commission, not a detached guarantee for any ambition.
Joshua 1:1–9
Presence beyond this moment
Hebrews also speaks of God’s refusal to forsake his people, moving from that promise to confidence in his help.
Hebrews 13:5–6
Obedience, not a blank cheque
This study applies the pattern of trusting God’s presence while respecting Joshua’s particular commission. Courage does not turn a personal wish into a divine command.
Joshua 1:7–9
Hebrews 13:5–6
Afraid—and still trusting.
Fear can be brought into prayer.
The psalm does not begin with a polished success story. Its speaker is under pressure, names fear and asks for mercy. Trust is voiced in the middle of that experience. Notice the movement from what people are doing to what the psalmist chooses to do with God’s word. You do not have to hide your distress to read this prayer honestly.
Fear is named
The psalmist speaks of the time when he is afraid.
Psalm 56:3
Trust is directed
He places his trust in God and praises God’s word.
Psalm 56:3–4
Tears are included
The prayer asks God to remember his tears.
Psalm 56:8
Trust is not emotional pretending
The verse says “What time I am afraid,” not that fear never happens. The prayer gives fear somewhere to go.
Psalm 56:3–4
Waiting can be courageous
Another psalm links courage with waiting for the Lord. Not every faithful response is immediate outward action.
Psalm 27:14
A prayer, not a diagnosis
This psalm invites trust; it is not a test for judging someone’s mental health or faith by their feelings. Honest distress and seeking help are not failures of this study.
Psalm 56:3
Psalm 56:8
The courage to protect.
Sometimes a brave response is a refusal.
Shiphrah and Puah receive a command that would destroy vulnerable lives. The narrative explains their refusal by saying they feared God. Their courage is not presented as a performance for an audience; it is visible in what they will not do to the children entrusted to their care. Watch where power is used to harm, and where ordinary work becomes a place of protection.
Two named women
The account names Shiphrah and Puah as midwives.
Exodus 1:15
A harmful command
The king orders the killing of male Hebrew babies.
Exodus 1:16
A different allegiance
The midwives fear God and keep the children alive.
Exodus 1:17
An explanation supplied by the text
The account repeatedly links their action with fearing God. Use that stated reason before inventing their private thoughts.
Exodus 1:17–21
Courage through care
Their refusal preserves life. This is not courage measured by dominance over another person.
Exodus 1:16–17
Protection is not recklessness
The lesson is not to manufacture a dangerous confrontation. A careful, supported way to protect someone may be wiser than acting alone. The passage gives a historical example, not a complete safety plan.
Exodus 1:17
Proverbs 22:3
A voice at the right time.
Responsibility can require preparation and support.
Esther knows that approaching the king without a summons is dangerous. Mordecai challenges the idea that the palace guarantees her safety, then asks whether her position may be connected to this moment. Esther does not claim certainty about survival. She gathers support, prepares and acts for her people. Read the decision without turning it into a promise that every risk must end well.
The risk is real
Esther explains the danger of entering the inner court uninvited.
Esther 4:11
A question, not omniscience
Mordecai asks who knows whether she has come for such a time.
Esther 4:14
A supported decision
Esther asks the Jews in Shushan to gather and fast for her.
Esther 4:16
Prepare, then approach
Esther’s response includes others and a period of preparation; the next scene shows her entering the court.
Esther 5:1–3
Uncertainty is not erased
“If I perish, I perish” acknowledges a possible cost. Do not replace those words with a guarantee she was never given.
Esther 4:16
An example, not a dare
This narrative is not a command to copy Esther’s risk or fast. Application needs wisdom, support and attention to the circumstances of the person reading.
Esther 4:11–16
Proverbs 22:3
Faithfulness without a bargain.
Trust is deeper than a demanded outcome.
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego speak before they know how the furnace scene will unfold. They confess that God is able to deliver them, and they also refuse idolatry if deliverance does not take the form they hope for. The story later records a rescue. Keep that ending distinct from the promise the three men actually make: they will not worship the image.
God is able
The men affirm that their God can deliver them.
Daniel 3:17
Allegiance remains
They say they will not worship the image, even “if not.”
Daniel 3:18
The story’s outcome
The account later describes their bodies and clothing unharmed.
Daniel 3:26–27
Listen before the rescue
Their answer is spoken under threat. Its force does not depend on pretending they have seen the ending.
Daniel 3:16–18
Read the witness carefully
The king describes the fourth figure and later speaks of an angel sent by God. The quiz does not turn later interpretive identifications into stated facts.
Daniel 3:24–28
A rescue is not a universal timetable
This deliverance is what happened in this story. It does not mean every faithful person escapes pain; Paul also describes real suffering and perseverance.
Daniel 3:27
2 Corinthians 4:7–9
The quiet courage of continuing.
A long-practised faithfulness meets a new pressure.
The decree changes; Daniel’s prayer does not begin from nothing. He knows the writing has been signed and continues to pray and give thanks as he did before. The phrase “as he did aforetime” matters: this is continuity, not a newly invented display. The account moves through accusation and danger to deliverance, but the daily habit is already present at the start.
An informed decision
Daniel knows that the writing is signed.
Daniel 6:10
An existing habit
He prays and gives thanks as he had before.
Daniel 6:10
A stated explanation
The narrative connects his deliverance with believing in God.
Daniel 6:22–23
Prayer and gratitude together
Daniel’s response includes thanks, not simply a demand for the decree to vanish.
Daniel 6:10
Danger is not denied
The account actually places Daniel in the den before describing his rescue. Courage does not make the threat imaginary.
Daniel 6:16–23
Continuity, not a formula
The narrative describes Daniel praying three times daily. It does not promise that reproducing the timing will guarantee rescue.
Daniel 6:10
Daniel 6:22–23
Bold does not mean harsh.
Speak clearly without surrendering gentleness.
Peter and John are ordered not to speak in Jesus’ name. They explain why they cannot stop speaking about what they have seen and heard. When they return to their companions, the group prays for boldness. Read that boldness alongside Peter’s instruction to explain hope with meekness and reverence. The courage to speak does not excuse the desire to humiliate.
Pressure to be silent
The council commands them not to speak or teach in Jesus’ name.
Acts 4:18
A witness, not a boast
They speak about what they have seen and heard.
Acts 4:19–20
Courage requested
The believers ask to speak God’s word with boldness.
Acts 4:29–31
They return to their people
The response is communal: they report the threat and the group prays together.
Acts 4:23–24
The manner still matters
Peter joins readiness to explain hope with meekness, reverence and a good conscience.
1 Peter 3:14–16
Conviction is not contempt
Boldness concerns faithful witness. It is not permission to insult, coerce or treat every disagreement as persecution.
Acts 4:29
1 Peter 3:15–16
Courage after failure.
Failure can be faced without making it your final word.
Peter confidently says he is ready for prison and death. Jesus predicts his denial and speaks beforehand about his return and strengthening others. Later, after the denial, the risen Jesus asks Peter about love and entrusts him with care for his flock. This is not pretending failure never happened. It is a call away from self-confidence and toward following Jesus.
Confidence is tested
Peter says he is ready for prison and death.
Luke 22:33
Failure is real
He denies knowing Jesus and then weeps.
Luke 22:60–62
A renewed commission
Jesus tells him to feed and tend his sheep.
John 21:15–17
Help is already spoken of
Jesus says he has prayed for Peter and tells him to strengthen his brothers when he has turned back.
Luke 22:31–32
The invitation remains personal
The conversation ends with a call to follow Jesus, not a plan for repairing an image of invulnerability.
John 21:18–19
Restoration is not evasion
Use this account to consider truth, repentance and renewed service—not to erase consequences or demand immediate restored trust from someone harmed.
Luke 22:61–62
John 21:15–19
Courage that pays attention.
Prayer and precautions can belong together.
Nehemiah’s community faces a threat while rebuilding. Their response includes both prayer and a watch. The account does not oppose reliance on God to responsible attention. Read it alongside the proverb about seeing danger and Jesus’ instructions about being wise, harmless and sometimes fleeing persecution. Courage need not mean remaining in a preventable danger to prove a point.
A recognised threat
Opponents conspire to hinder the work.
Nehemiah 4:7–8
Both, not either
The people pray to God and set a watch.
Nehemiah 4:9
A prudent response
The prudent person sees danger and takes shelter.
Proverbs 22:3
Attention to one another
Nehemiah arranges a way for people separated along the wall to gather when needed.
Nehemiah 4:19–20
Leaving can be permitted
Jesus tells his sent disciples to flee to another city when persecuted. Remaining in danger is not the only faithful response.
Matthew 10:23
Wisdom is not cowardice
This is a study of biblical responses, not a safety assessment of your situation. Getting away from harm or seeking help can be a responsible step.
Proverbs 22:3
Matthew 10:16
Matthew 10:23
Strong enough to love.
Let love shape the way courage acts.
Paul’s closing instructions to the Corinthians move directly from standing firm and being strong to doing everything in love. Timothy is reminded of power, love and a sound mind, then told not to be ashamed of the testimony of the Lord. Read the whole cluster. Biblical courage is not raw intensity: it is accountable to love, self-control and the truth being witnessed to.
Stand firm
Paul urges watchfulness and firmness in the faith.
1 Corinthians 16:13
The next verse matters
Everything is to be done with charity—that is, love.
1 Corinthians 16:14
Power is not alone
Power, love and a sound mind are named together.
2 Timothy 1:7
Do not detach strength from love
The command to be strong is followed immediately by the command that everything be done in love.
1 Corinthians 16:13–14
Read the setting of fear
Timothy is being encouraged in his gift, testimony and willingness to share suffering for the gospel. This is not a clinical assessment of every experience of anxiety.
2 Timothy 1:6–8
An older phrase, not an exclusion
“Quit you like men” is older English for acting courageously or showing resolve. The call is addressed to the church; do not turn it into a claim that women cannot show courage.
1 Corinthians 16:13–14
Exodus 1:15–17
The courage to keep going.
Faithfulness can be quiet, shared and sustained.
Paul describes fragile vessels and genuine pressure, then points to God’s power rather than the vessel’s invulnerability. Hebrews calls readers not to throw away their confidence and speaks of the need for patience. It also urges believers to encourage one another. Courage may look like continuing with help, not conquering everything alone or hiding exhaustion.
Fragile vessels
The treasure is in earthen vessels, so the power is seen as God’s.
2 Corinthians 4:7
Pressure is real
Paul names trouble, perplexity and persecution.
2 Corinthians 4:8–9
Patience is needed
Hebrews connects endurance with doing God’s will.
Hebrews 10:35–36
A longer horizon
Paul contrasts what is seen and temporary with what is unseen and eternal. His hope does not deny present affliction.
2 Corinthians 4:16–18
Not a solo performance
Believers are told to consider and encourage one another toward love and good works.
Hebrews 10:23–25
Endurance is not a ban on rest or help
These passages do not require denying exhaustion or remaining in abuse. The study invites sustained faithfulness with wise support, not a competition in tolerating harm.
Hebrews 10:24–25
Proverbs 22:3
Take heart. Look to Jesus.
Our hope is more than a heroic example.
Jesus does not tell his disciples that the world will become trouble-free. He locates their peace in himself and declares that he has overcome the world. In Gethsemane, he expresses profound sorrow and entrusts himself to the Father’s will. Hebrews directs weary readers to consider Jesus. Christian courage is shaped by his faithfulness—not by trying to become our own saviour.
Trouble is acknowledged
Jesus says his disciples will have tribulation in the world.
John 16:33
Peace is located
He speaks so that they may have peace in him.
John 16:33
Sorrow and obedience
In Gethsemane he prays honestly and submits to the Father’s will.
Mark 14:32–36
Not abandoned by the Father
Jesus says the disciples will scatter, yet he is not alone because the Father is with him.
John 16:32
Consider him
Hebrews points readers toward Jesus’ endurance so they do not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:1–3
Following Jesus, not forcing an outcome
The study does not promise escape from every painful event. The invitation is to trust Christ, practise love and take the next faithful step with wisdom and help.
John 16:33
Hebrews 12:2–3
Be strong
חָזַק
Transliteration: ḥāzaq
Strong’s number: H2388
A verb with a range including becoming strong, strengthening and taking hold. In Joshua’s commission it appears in the call to be strong. Its broader uses do not make every action called “strong” morally good.
Be courageous
אָמַץ
Transliteration: ʾāmaṣ
Strong’s number: H553
A verb associated with strength or firmness. Paired with “be strong” in Joshua, it supports resolve in the task God gives. The surrounding instruction defines what that resolve is for.
Trust
בָּטַח
Transliteration: bāṭaḥ
Strong’s number: H982
To trust or rely. In the psalm the speaker directs trust toward God while acknowledging fear. The object of trust matters more than treating confidence as a technique.
Boldness
παρρησία
Transliteration: parrēsia
Strong’s number: G3954
A noun used for openness, freedom of speech or confidence. In Acts the believers ask for boldness in speaking God’s word. It is not a lexical permission for rudeness.
A sound mind
σωφρονισμός
Transliteration: sōphronismos
Strong’s number: G4995
Associated with self-discipline or sound-mindedness. In the letter to Timothy it is named with power and love. Do not turn this word into a diagnosis of someone’s emotional or medical condition.
Love
ἀγάπη
Transliteration: agapē
Strong’s number: G26
The word rendered “charity” in the KJV closing instruction to Corinth. Read the command to do everything in love alongside the call to stand firm. Love shapes the exercise of strength.
Endurance
ὑπομονή
Transliteration: hypomonē
Strong’s number: G5281
A noun for endurance, perseverance or steadfastness, often rendered “patience” in the KJV. Hebrews uses it for the needed persistence in doing God’s will and running the race.
Take heart
θαρσέω
Transliteration: tharseō
Strong’s number: G2293
A verb urging courage or good cheer. In John, the reason Jesus gives is his overcoming of the world—not an assurance that his disciples will never encounter trouble.
1 Corinthians 16:13
13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13–14
13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
14 Let all your things be done with charity.
1 Corinthians 16:14
14 Let all your things be done with charity.
1 Peter 3:14–16
14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
1 Peter 3:15
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
1 Peter 3:15–16
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:16–18
16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:7
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
2 Corinthians 4:7–9
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
2 Corinthians 4:8
8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
2 Corinthians 4:8–9
8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
2 Timothy 1:6–8
6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Acts 4:18
18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
Acts 4:18–31
18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.
23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Acts 4:19–20
19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Acts 4:20
20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Acts 4:23–24
23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
Acts 4:23–31
23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Acts 4:29
29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
Acts 4:29–31
29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Daniel 3:16
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
Daniel 3:16–18
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:17
17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
Daniel 3:17–18
17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:18
18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:24–28
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Daniel 3:26–27
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
Daniel 3:27
27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
Daniel 6:10
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Daniel 6:10–11
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
Daniel 6:10–23
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
12 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
14 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
23 Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Daniel 6:16–23
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
23 Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Daniel 6:22
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Daniel 6:22–23
22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
23 Then was the king exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Esther 4:10–17
10 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;
11 All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or women, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
12 And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.
13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
17 So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
Esther 4:11
11 All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or women, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
Esther 4:11–16
11 All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or women, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.
12 And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.
13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.
14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Esther 4:14
14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Esther 4:16
16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.
Esther 5:1–3
1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
3 Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Exodus 1:15
15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
Exodus 1:15–17
15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
Exodus 1:15–21
15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
Exodus 1:16
16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
Exodus 1:16–17
16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
Exodus 1:17
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
Exodus 1:17–19
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
Exodus 1:17–21
17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
Hebrews 10:23–25
23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Hebrews 10:24–25
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Hebrews 10:35–36
35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
Hebrews 10:36
36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
Hebrews 12:1
1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Hebrews 12:1–3
1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Hebrews 12:2–3
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
Hebrews 13:5–6
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
John 16:32
32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
John 16:32–33
32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33
33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
John 21:15–17
15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
John 21:15–19
15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
John 21:18–19
18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
Joshua 1:1–2
1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
Joshua 1:1–9
1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying,
2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.
4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Joshua 1:5
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Joshua 1:6–9
6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Joshua 1:7
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
Joshua 1:7–8
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Joshua 1:7–9
7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Joshua 1:8
8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
Joshua 1:9
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Luke 22:31–32
31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Luke 22:31–34
31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
Luke 22:32
32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Luke 22:33
33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
Luke 22:33–34
33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death.
34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.
Luke 22:60–62
60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.
61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
Luke 22:61–62
61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
Mark 14:32–36
32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.
33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.
Matthew 10:16
16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Matthew 10:23
23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
Nehemiah 4:19–20
19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
Nehemiah 4:7–20
7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall.
11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.
12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you.
13 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.
16 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.
19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.
Nehemiah 4:7–8
7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
Nehemiah 4:7–9
7 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,
8 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.
9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Nehemiah 4:9
9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them.
Proverbs 22:3
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
Psalm 27:14
14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalm 56:1–13
1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Psalm 56:1–2
1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
Psalm 56:1–8
1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Psalm 56:3
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Psalm 56:3–4
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
Psalm 56:3–8
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Psalm 56:8
8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
Psalm 56:8–11
8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
King James Version
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
“Of a good courage” and “dismayed” are the older English expressions used here.
World English Bible
9 Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.
Uses “strong and courageous” and the divine name “Yahweh.”
American Standard Version
9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Notice “affrighted” and the rendering “Jehovah.”
Darby Translation
9 Have I not commanded thee: Be strong and courageous? Be not afraid, neither be dismayed; for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Places “Be strong and courageous” within the opening question.
Young’s Literal Translation
9 `Have not I commanded thee? be strong and courageous; be not terrified nor affrighted, for with thee [is] Jehovah thy God in every [place] whither thou goest.'
Brackets mark English words supplied in this edition. Its word order differs from the other renderings.