"God brings him out of Egypt; He has strength like a wild ox; He shall consume the nations, his enemies; He shall break their bones And pierce [them] with his arrows.

'He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him?' "Blessed [is] he who blesses you, And cursed [is] he who curses you."

"Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the floodplain of the Jordan Against the dwelling place of the strong; But I will make them suddenly run away from her. And who [is] a chosen [man that] I may appoint over her? For who [is] like Me? Who will arraign Me? And who [is] that shepherd Who will withstand Me?"

"They shall walk after the LORD. He will roar like a lion. When He roars, Then [His] sons shall come trembling from the west;

A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?

But one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals."

Therefore the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Will send leanness among his fat ones; And under his glory He will kindle a burning Like the burning of a fire.

Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, For great [is] the Holy One of Israel in your midst!"

'For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David's sake.' "

Then the angel of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when [people] arose early in the morning, there were the corpses -- all dead.

The LORD shall go forth like a mighty man; He shall stir up [His] zeal like a man of war. He shall cry out, yes, shout aloud; He shall prevail against His enemies.

And he said, "Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the LORD to you: 'Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle [is] not yours, but God's.

A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in the LORD [Are] like Mount Zion, [Which] cannot be moved, [but] abides forever.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the LORD surrounds His people From this time forth and forever.

'For I,' says the LORD, 'will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.' "

I will camp around My house Because of the army, Because of him who passes by and him who returns. No more shall an oppressor pass through them, For now I have seen with My eyes.

The LORD of hosts will defend them; They shall devour and subdue with slingstones. They shall drink [and] roar as if with wine; They shall be filled [with blood] like basins, Like the corners of the altar.

"In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David [shall be] like God, like the Angel of the LORD before them.

Then the LORD will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle.