“I will deliver you from the power of the wicked. I will free you from the clutches of violent people.”

Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you,” says the Lord.

They will attack you but they will not be able to overcome you, for I will be with you to rescue you,” says the Lord.

Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

Then you come and stand in my presence in this temple I have claimed as my own and say, “We are safe!” You think you are so safe that you go on doing all those hateful sins!

I will make you as strong as a wall to these people, a fortified wall of bronze. They will attack you, but they will not be able to overcome you. For I will be with you to rescue you and deliver you,” says the Lord.

But I will rescue you when it happens. I, the Lord, affirm it! You will not be handed over to those whom you fear.

O royal family descended from David. The Lord says: ‘See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.

The Lord says, “Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him because I will be with you to save you and to rescue you from his power. I, the Lord, affirm it!