Moses answered, "Don't be afraid! Stand your ground, and you will see what the LORD will do to save you today; you will never see these Egyptians again.

I am not afraid of the thousands of enemies who surround me on every side.

I trust in the LORD for safety. How foolish of you to say to me, "Fly away like a bird to the mountains,

Even if a whole army surrounds me, I will not be afraid; even if enemies attack me, I will still trust God.

They were around me on every side; but I destroyed them by the power of the LORD!

They swarmed around me like bees, but they burned out as quickly as a brush fire; by the power of the LORD I destroyed them.

"Do not join in the schemes of the people and do not be afraid of the things that they fear.

Remember that I, the LORD Almighty, am holy; I am the one you must fear.

Do not be afraid---I am with you! I am your God---let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.

and will disappear from the earth.

The LORD says, "Small and weak as you are, Israel, don't be afraid; I will help you. I, the holy God of Israel, am the one who saves you.

"Don't be alarmed," he said. "I know you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is not here---he has been raised! Look, here is the place where he was placed.

One night Paul had a vision in which the Lord said to him, "Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not give up,

for I am with you. No one will be able to harm you, for many in this city are my people."

Don't be afraid of your enemies; always be courageous, and this will prove to them that they will lose and that you will win, because it is God who gives you the victory.

The LORD keeps close watch over the whole world, to give strength to those whose hearts are loyal to him. You have acted foolishly, and so from now on you will always be at war."

"Be determined and confident, and don't be afraid of the Assyrian emperor or of the army he is leading. We have more power on our side than he has on his.

He has human power, but we have the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles." The people were encouraged by these words of their king.

The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

He will bring me safely back from the battles that I fight against so many enemies.

Make your plans! But they will never succeed. Talk all you want to! But it is all useless, because God is with us.

Don't you know that I could call on my Father for help, and at once he would send me more than twelve armies of angels?

In view of all this, what can we say? If God is for us, who can be against us?

But you belong to God, my children, and have defeated the false prophets, because the Spirit who is in you is more powerful than the spirit in those who belong to the world.