…for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
…where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
…yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.
Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
…because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.
I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.