"He protects the lives of his faithful people, but the wicked disappear in darkness; a man does not triumph by his own strength.

After this, Abram had a vision and heard the LORD say to him, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I will shield you from danger and give you a great reward."

Israel, how happy you are! There is no one like you, a nation saved by the LORD. The LORD himself is your shield and your sword, to defend you and give you victory. Your enemies will come begging for mercy, and you will trample them down.

He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall.

How painful it is to the LORD when one of his people dies!

"They will be my people," says the LORD Almighty. "On the day when I act, they will be my very own. I will be merciful to them as parents are merciful to the children who serve them.

For only a penny you can buy two sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father's consent.

As for you, even the hairs of your head have all been counted.

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

What my Father has given me is greater than everything, and no one can snatch them away from the Father's care.

In a little while the world will see me no more, but you will see me; and because I live, you also will live.

I pray that they may all be one. Father! May they be in us, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they be one, so that the world will believe that you sent me.

I in them and you in me, so that they may be completely one, in order that the world may know that you sent me and that you love them as you love me.

For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Your real life is Christ and when he appears, then you too will appear with him and share his glory!

They are for you, who through faith are kept safe by God's power for the salvation which is ready to be revealed at the end of time.

The LORD is going to throw you out of this land; he is going to crush you until not one of you is left. The LORD has spoken.