Psalms 46:7
The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
BSB
ASV
Jehovah of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah
KJV
The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 18:6 (PS 46) (379)
Our protector, he says, is not another God besides him who was handed down by the prophets. But [he is] the God of Jacob, who spoke in an oracle to his servant, "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob."
The Lord of hosts is with us. This is the reason for all Zion's security, and for the overthrow of her foes. The Lord rules the angels, the stars, the elements, and all the hosts of heaven; and the heaven of heavens are under his sway. The armies of men though they know it not are made to subserve his will.
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Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the…
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Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
