You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.

I call to the LORD, and he saves me from my enemies. Praise the LORD!

The danger of death was all around me; the waves of destruction rolled over me.

The floor of the ocean was laid bare, and the foundations of the earth were uncovered, when you rebuked your enemies, LORD, and roared at them in anger.

When you pray, I will answer you. When you call to me, I will respond. "If you put an end to oppression, to every gesture of contempt, and to every evil word;

Even before they finish praying to me, I will answer their prayers.

Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will answer you.

You will seek me, and you will find me because you will seek me with all your heart.

"Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvelous things that you know nothing about.

This includes everyone, because there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles; God is the same Lord of all and richly blesses all who call to him.

As the scripture says, "Everyone who calls out to the Lord for help will be saved."

In his life on earth Jesus made his prayers and requests with loud cries and tears to God, who could save him from death. Because he was humble and devoted, God heard him.

Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, LORD, for you are with me. Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.

When I am surrounded by troubles, you keep me safe. You oppose my angry enemies and save me by your power.

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.

Israel, the LORD who created you says, "Do not be afraid---I will save you. I have called you by name---you are mine.

When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you; your troubles will not overwhelm you. When you pass through fire, you will not be burned; the hard trials that come will not hurt you.

and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age."

The time is coming, and is already here, when all of you will be scattered, each of you to your own home, and I will be left all alone. But I am not really alone, because the Father is with me.

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."

But the Lord stayed with me and gave me strength, so that I was able to proclaim the full message for all the Gentiles to hear; and I was rescued from being sentenced to death.

He helps them and rescues them; he saves them from the wicked, because they go to him for protection.

We felt that the death sentence had been passed on us. But this happened so that we should rely, not on ourselves, but only on God, who raises the dead.

From such terrible dangers of death he saved us, and will save us; and we have placed our hope in him that he will save us again,

I, the LORD God of Israel, promised in the past that your family and your clan would serve me as priests for all time. But now I say that I won't have it any longer! Instead, I will honor those who honor me, and I will treat with contempt those who despise me.

You like to receive praise from one another, but you do not try to win praise from the one who alone is God; how, then, can you believe me?

Whoever wants to serve me must follow me, so that my servant will be with me where I am. And my Father will honor anyone who serves me.

They loved human approval rather than the approval of God.

Through him you believe in God, who raised him from death and gave him glory; and so your faith and hope are fixed on God.

who has gone to heaven and is at the right side of God, ruling over all angels and heavenly authorities and powers.

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the glorious crown which will never lose its brightness.

To those who win the victory I will give the right to sit beside me on my throne, just as I have been victorious and now sit by my Father on his throne.