³² David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

¹⁸ Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Yahweh is with him.

¹ When you go forth to battle against your enemies, and see horses, and chariots, [and] a people more than you, you shall not be afraid of them; for Yahweh your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

² It shall be, when you draw near to the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak to the people,

³ and shall tell them, Hear, Israel, you draw near this day to battle against your enemies: don't let your heart faint; don't be afraid, nor tremble, neither be scared of them;

⁴ Tell those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, don't be afraid: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.

¹ > Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

² When evil-doers came at me to eat up my flesh, Even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.

³ Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, Even then I will be confident.

⁶ I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people Who have set themselves against me on every side.

⁹ Only don't rebel against Yahweh, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is removed from over them, and Yahweh is with us: don't fear them.

¹² Therefore, lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees,

⁶ Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that Yahweh will work for us; for there is no restraint to Yahweh to save by many or by few.

¹² Now therefore give me this hill-country, of which Yahweh spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and cities great and fortified: it may be that Yahweh will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Yahweh spoke.

³⁰ Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.