Just as a bird hovers over its nest to protect its young, so I, the LORD Almighty, will protect Jerusalem and defend it."

I am your God and will take care of you until you are old and your hair is gray. I made you and will care for you; I will give you help and rescue you.

If the God whom we serve is able to save us from the blazing furnace and from your power, then he will.

The king said, "Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued these men who serve and trust him. They disobeyed my orders and risked their lives rather than bow down and worship any god except their own.

The king was overjoyed and gave orders for Daniel to be pulled up out of the pit. So they pulled him up and saw that he had not been hurt at all, for he trusted God.

Come, LORD! Oppose my enemies and defeat them! Save me from the wicked by your sword;

When evil people attack me and try to kill me, they stumble and fall.

I write to you, fathers, because you know him who has existed from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you have defeated the Evil One.

I write to you, my children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who has existed from the beginning. I write to you, young people, because you are strong; the word of God lives in you, and you have defeated the Evil One.

We know that no children of God keep on sinning, for the Son of God keeps them safe, and the Evil One cannot harm them.

Our ancestors put their trust in you; they trusted you, and you saved them.

They called to you and escaped from danger; they trusted you and were not disappointed.

They put their trust in God and prayed to him for help, and God answered their prayers and made them victorious over the Hagrites and their allies.