I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.
I will be filled with joy because of you.
I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.
I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart;
I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.
I will be filled with joy because of you.
I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.
“Be strong and courageous!
Don’t be afraid or discouraged
because of the king of Assyria or his mighty army,
for there is a power far greater on our side!
He may have a great army,
but they are merely men.
We have the LORD our God to help us
and to fight our battles for us!”
Lord, through all the generations
you have been our home!
Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from beginning to end, you are God.
Teach us to realize the brevity of life,
so that we may grow in wisdom.
…This is what the LORD says:
Do not be afraid!
Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army,
for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth
in order to strengthen those
whose hearts are fully committed to him…