Joshua 1:5

1:5 No one will be able to resist you ¹  all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not abandon you or leave you alone.

Psalms 44:3

44:3 For they did not conquer ²  the land by their swords,

and they did not prevail by their strength, ³ 

but rather by your power, ⁴  strength ⁵  and good favor, ⁶ 

for you were partial to ⁷  them.

Isaiah 41:15-16

41:15 “Look, I am making you like ⁸  a sharp threshing sledge,

new and double-edged. ⁹ 

You will thresh the mountains and crush them;

you will make the hills like straw. ¹⁰ 

41:16 You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away;

the wind will scatter them.

You will rejoice in the Lord;

you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.

Romans 8:31

8:31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

¹ tn Heb “A man will not stand before you.” The second person pronouns in this verse are singular, indicating Joshua is the addressee.

² tn Or “take possession of.”

³ tn Heb “and their arm did not save them.” The “arm” here symbolizes military strength.

⁴ tn Heb “your right hand.” The Lord’s “right hand” here symbolizes his power to protect and deliver (see Pss 17:7; 20:6; 21:8).

⁵ tn Heb “your arm.”

⁶ tn Heb “light of your face.” The idiom “light of your face” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

⁷ tn Or “favorable toward.”

⁸ tn Heb “into” (so NIV); ASV “have made thee to be.”

⁹ tn Heb “owner of two-mouths,” i.e., double-edged.

¹⁰ sn The mountains and hills symbolize hostile nations that are obstacles to Israel’s restoration.