Romans 4:18

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that don’t exist, that he might bring to nothing the things that exist,

even as it is written, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense; and no one who believes in him will be disappointed.”

And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”

Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.

The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses.

I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.

Yahweh brought him outside, and said, “Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He said to Abram, “So your offspring will be.”

Yahweh your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as the stars of the sky for multitude.

In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.

But now Yahweh who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel, says: “Don’t be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine.

But since we belong to the day, let’s be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.

Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.

Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?”

that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.

I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and will give all these lands to your offspring. In your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed,

Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, “What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.”

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by your own self, and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring as the stars of the sky, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’ ”

Your servant is among your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can’t be numbered or counted for multitude.

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

It is the spirit who gives life. The flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and are life.

Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the middle of them, and so passed by.

Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

for we walk by faith, not by sight.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s love, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

whom he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Savior;

Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented, gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men.

You also multiplied their children as the stars of the sky, and brought them into the land concerning which you said to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.

For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

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

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

I believed, therefore I said, “I was greatly afflicted.”

So I will have an answer for him who reproaches me, for I trust in your word.

Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.

He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.

“You, son of man, tell the house of Israel: ‘You say this, “Our transgressions and our sins are on us, and we pine away in them. How then can we live?” ’

I will multiply men on you, all the house of Israel, even all of it. The cities will be inhabited, and the waste places will be built.

Again he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and tell them, ‘You dry bones, hear Yahweh’s word.

“Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Now I will reverse the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy on the whole house of Israel. I will be jealous for my holy name.

Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.

For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,

while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.

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

In the past, you were not a people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.

I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted.

He said, “Lord Yahweh, how will I know that I will inherit it?”

Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Abraham was one hundred years old when his son, Isaac, was born to him.

Hear therefore, Israel, and observe to do it, that it may be well with you, and that you may increase mightily, as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised to you, in a land flowing with milk and honey.

Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now Yahweh your God has made you as the stars of the sky for multitude.

David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the souls of all the people were grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.

But David didn’t take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Yahweh had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.

Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.

Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

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

He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh.

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

Who is like me? Who will call, and will declare it, and set it in order for me, since I established the ancient people? Let them declare the things that are coming, and that will happen.

Behold, these shall come from afar, and behold, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim.”

As the army of the sky can’t be counted, and the sand of the sea can’t be measured; so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant and the Levites who minister to me.’ ”

He caused me to pass by them all around: and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry.

He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I answered, “Lord Yahweh, you know.”

Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

He said, “Come!” Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let him be crucified!”

Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”

Most certainly I tell you, the hour comes, and now is, when the dead will hear the Son of God’s voice; and those who hear will live.

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.

Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

I have told you these things, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have trouble; but cheer up! I have overcome the world.”

Or is God the God of Jews only? Isn’t he the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,

For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not toward God.

and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost. We are completely cut off.’

Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”

Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

As it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations.” This is in the presence of him whom he believed: God, who gives life to the dead, and calls the things that are not, as though they were.

For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees?

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

Without being weakened in faith, he didn’t consider his own body, already having been worn out, (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.