Psalms 34:4

34:4 I sought the Lord’s help and he answered me;

he delivered me from all my fears.

Psalms 55:4-5

55:4 My heart beats violently within me;

the horrors of death overcome me.

55:5 Fear and panic overpower me;

terror overwhelms me.

Psalms 55:1

Psalm 55

For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David.

55:1 Listen, O God, to my prayer!

Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!

Psalms 21:10

21:10 You destroy their offspring from the earth,

their descendants from among the human race.

Psalms 21:12

21:12 For you make them retreat

when you shoot your arrows at them.

Psalms 30:6

30:6 In my self-confidence I said,

“I will never be upended.”

Psalms 30:2

30:2 O Lord my God,

I cried out to you and you healed me.

Psalms 20:3

20:3 May he take notice of your offerings;

may he accept your burnt sacrifice! (Selah)

Psalms 20:2

20:2 May he send you help from his temple;

from Zion may he give you support!

Colossians 1:8-10

1:8 who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

Paul’s Prayer for the Growth of the Church

1:9 For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 1:10 so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects – bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,

Colossians 1:5-6

1:5 Your faith and love have arisen from the hope laid up for you in heaven, which you have heard about in the message of truth, the gospel 1:6 that has come to you. Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth.