Trust

They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.

Meanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him.

So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.

When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.”

After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.

Then the Benjamites realized they had been defeated. Now the men of Israel had retreated before Benjamin because they were relying on the ambush they had set against Gibeah.

Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.

The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?

You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?

Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?

For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’

“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.

“This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?

They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.

You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.

Can you rely on his great strength? Will you leave your hard work to him?

Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.

Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.

Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.

I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.

Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.

They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.

From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.

in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.

For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.

Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.

For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.

No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.

I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.

In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.

Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.

Lowborn men are but a vapor; the exalted are but a lie. Weighed on the scale, they go up; together they are but a vapor.

God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.

Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.

I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.

O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.

Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

He who puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer, but the one who hates indebtedness is secure.

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.

The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.

The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.

Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”

Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.

Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, trusting in oppression and relying on deceit,

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.

Stand up, you complacent women; listen to me. Give ear to my word, you overconfident daughters.

In a little more than a year you will tremble, O secure ones. For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive.

Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.

The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?

You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me?

Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before this altar’?

For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’

“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.

You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’

Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.

No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”

Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’

But look, you keep trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

therefore what I did to Shiloh I will now do to the house that bears My Name, the house in which you trust, the place that I gave to you and your fathers.

“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.

“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?

This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.

This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.

But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.

Then the prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Listen, Hananiah! The LORD did not send you, but you have persuaded this people to trust in a lie.

“Send a message telling all the exiles what the LORD says concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite. Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you—though I did not send him—and has made you trust in a lie,

For I will surely rescue you so that you do not fall by the sword. Because you have trusted in Me, you will escape with your life like a spoil of war, declares the LORD.’”

The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.

Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.

Why do you boast of your valleys—your valleys so fruitful, O faithless daughter? You trust in your riches and say, ‘Who can come against me?’

Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”

But because of your fame, you trusted in your beauty and played the harlot. You lavished your favors on everyone who passed by, and your beauty was theirs for the asking.

If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteous works will be remembered; he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.

You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,

Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.

What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.

She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God.