⁵ Happy is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

⁶ Going through the valley of balsam-trees, they make it a place of springs; it is clothed with blessings by the early rain.

⁷ They go from strength to strength; every one of them comes before God in Zion.

⁸ O Lord God of armies, let my prayer come to you: give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah.)

⁷ Be strong and take heart; have no fear, and do not be troubled on account of the king of Assyria and all the great army with him: for there is a greater with us.

⁸ With him is an arm of flesh; but we have the Lord our God, helping us and fighting for us. And the people put their faith in what Hezekiah, king of Judah, said.

⁹ After this, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent his servants to Jerusalem (at that time he was stationed with all his army in front of Lachish), to say to Hezekiah and all the men of Judah in Jerusalem,

⁸ It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.

¹⁵ For the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, said, In quiet and rest is your salvation: peace and hope are your strength: but you would not have it so.

⁵ My soul, put all your faith in God; for from him comes my hope.

⁶ This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by force or by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of armies.

⁷ He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord.

⁸ His heart is resting safely, he will have no fear, till he sees trouble come on his haters.

⁹ He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

⁵ Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

⁶ In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.

⁷ Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

⁵ I have kept my feet in your ways, my steps have not been turned away.

⁸ Let the story of your mercy come to me in the morning, for my hope is in you: give me knowledge of the way in which I am to go; for my soul is lifted up to you.

¹ <Of David.> O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.

⁴ Anything which comes from God is able to overcome the world: and the power by which we have overcome the world is our faith.

⁵ I am the vine, you are the branches: he who is in me at all times as I am in him, gives much fruit, because without me you are able to do nothing.

¹¹ Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.