Psalms 119:114

So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

Now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me. I will offer sacrifices of joy in his tent. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to Yahweh.

For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring:

Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.

What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

He will drink of the brook on the way; therefore he will lift up his head.

My salvation and my honor is with God. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

Yes, Yahweh will give that which is good. Our land will yield its increase.

You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance.

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”

You are happy, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Yahweh, the shield of your help, the sword of your excellency? Your enemies will submit themselves to you. You will tread on their high places.”

But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself him who is godly: Yahweh will hear when I call to him.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”

After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

But you be strong, and don’t let your hands be slack; for your work will be rewarded.”

In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.

Our soul has waited for Yahweh. He is our help and our shield.

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock, and gave me a firm place to stand.

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart.

My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.

There will be a pavilion for a shade in the daytime from the heat, and for a refuge and for a shelter from storm and from rain.

All the offspring of Israel will be justified in Yahweh, and will rejoice!

God spoke to Israel in the visions of the night, and said, “Jacob, Jacob!” He said, “Here I am.”

Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.

Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Those who fear you will see me and be glad, because I have put my hope in your word.

Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand.

He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Whoever walks blamelessly is kept safe; but one with perverse ways will fall suddenly.

I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul.

In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and released him from prison.

“Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.”

But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.

God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

In the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, Evilmerodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.

Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.

“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.

Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.

Don’t be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you,” says Yahweh. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Again, therefore, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?

For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.

Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.

He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.

I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

Your sun will not go down any more, nor will your moon withdraw itself; for Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end.

Shall it be said, O house of Jacob: “Is Yahweh’s Spirit angry? Are these his doings? Don’t my words do good to him who walks blamelessly?”

The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.