October 23: Psalm 27:1; Psalm 27:5–6; Psalm 56:3; Psalm 108:1; Psalm 112:7–8; Isaiah 26:3; 1 Peter 5:10–11; Psalm 103:19; Proverbs 16:33; Isaiah 45:5–7; Daniel 4:35; Amos 3:6; Luke 12:32; Romans 8:31; 1 Corinthians 15:25 - a podcast by Crossway

My heart is steadfast, O God!

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.—He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. His heart is steady; he will not be afraid, until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.—He will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord.

After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever.

Psalm 27:1 (Listen)

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

27   The LORD is my light and my salvation;
    whom shall I fear?
  The LORD is the stronghold¹ of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?

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Psalm 27:5–6 (Listen)

5   For he will hide me in his shelter
    in the day of trouble;
  he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
    he will lift me high upon a rock.


6   And now my head shall be lifted up
    above my enemies all around me,
  and I will offer in his tent
    sacrifices with shouts of joy;
  I will sing and make melody to the LORD.

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Psalm 56:3 (Listen)

3   When I am afraid,
    I put my trust in you.

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Psalm 108:1 (Listen)

With God We Shall Do Valiantly

A Song. A Psalm of David.

108   My heart is steadfast, O God!
    I will sing and make melody with all my being!¹

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Psalm 112:7–8 (Listen)

7   He is not afraid of bad news;
    his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
8   His heart is steady;¹ he will not be afraid,
    until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.

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Isaiah 26:3 (Listen)

3   You keep him in perfect peace
    whose mind is stayed on you,
    because he trusts in you.

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1 Peter 5:10–11 (Listen)

10 And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 11 To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.

The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.—“Does disaster come to a city, unless the Lord has done it?”

“I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other. I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things.”

He does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, “What have you done?”—If God is for us, who can be against us?

He must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.—“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”

Psalm 103:19 (Listen)

19   The LORD has established his throne in the heavens,
    and his kingdom rules over all.

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Proverbs 16:33 (Listen)

33   The lot is cast into the lap,
    but its every decision is from the LORD.

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Isaiah 45:5–7 (Listen)

5   I am the LORD, and there is no other,
    besides me there is no God;
    I equip you, though you do not know me,
6   that people may know, from the rising of the sun
    and from the west, that there is none besides me;
    I am the LORD, and there is no other.
7   I form light and create darkness;
    I make well-being and create calamity;
    I am the LORD, who does all these things.

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Daniel 4:35 (Listen)

35   all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
    and he does according to his will among the host of heaven
    and among the inhabitants of the earth;
  and none can stay his hand
    or say to him, “What have you done?”

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Amos 3:6 (Listen)

6   Is a trumpet blown in a city,
    and the people are not afraid?
  Does disaster come to a city,
    unless the LORD has done it?

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Luke 12:32 (Listen)

32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

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Romans 8:31 (Listen)

God’s Everlasting Love

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be¹ against us?

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1 Corinthians 15:25 (Listen)

25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.

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