The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.

After the death of Joshua, the Israelites asked the Lord, “Who of us is to go up first to fight against the Canaanites?”

So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.

Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.

But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.