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Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. Ver. 6. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. Ver. 7. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil; he shall preserve thy soul. Ver. 8. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy coming in, from this time forth, and even for evermore.

Ps. cxxiv. 8. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Ps. cxxv. 2. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth even for ever.

Prov. iii. 23. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. Prov. i. 33. But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Is. iv. 5. And the Lord will create upon every dwelling-place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for upon all the glory shall be a defence. Ver. 6. And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day-time from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and rain.

Is. iii. 16. He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munition of rocks.

Is. xliii. 2. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burnt; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Ver. 3. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour.

Is. xxvii., 3. I the Lord do keep it, I will water it every moment; lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.

Zech. ii. 5. For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

VI. Promises of Peace.

Lev. xxvi. 6. And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword ge through your land.

Ps. xxix. 11. The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

Ps. cxxv. 5. Peace shall be upon Israel. Ps. cxix. 165. Great peace have they that love thy law, and nothing shall offend thein. Ps. cxlvii. 14. He maketh peace in thy borders.

Is. xxvi. 12. Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou also hast wrought all our works for us.

Is. xxxvii. 18. My people shall dwell in a peaceful habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

VII. Direction.

Ps. xxxvii. 23. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he delighteth in his way.

Ps. xlviii. 14. He will be our guide even unto death.

Ps. lxxiii. 24. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Prov. iii. 6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Prov. xi. 5. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way.

Prov. xvi. 9. A man's heart deviseth his way, but the Lord directeth his steps.

Is. xxviii. 26. His God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.

Is. xlii. 16. And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

VIII. Honour.

Deut. xxviii. 13. And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I com

mand thee this day, to observe and to do them.

Ps. cxii. 6. Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. Ver. 9. His horn shall be exalted with honour.

1 Sam. ii. 30. Them that honour me, I will honour. Prov. xxii. 4. By humility and the fear of the Lord, are riches and honour and life.

Prov. iii. 16. In her left hand are riches and honour.

Prov. iv. 8. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

Prov. x. 7. The memory of the just is blessed.

Ps. xci. 14. Because he has set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. Ver. 15. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him.

John, xii. 26. If any man serve me, let him follow me: and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my father honour.

Rev. iii. 9. Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, (who say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie) to come and worship before thy feet, and to know I have loved thee.

IX. Success and Prosperity.

Ps. i. 3. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doth shall prosper.

Ps. xxxvii. 5. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass.

Ps. cxxviii. 2. Thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

Ps. lvii. 2. I will cry unto God most high; unto God, that performeth all things for me.

Is. Ixv. 21. And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. Ver. 22. They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat; for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. Ver. 23. They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring with them.

Job, xi. 15. Thou shalt be steadfast, and shalt not fear. Ver. 17. And thine age shall be clearer than the noon-day: thou shalt shine forth, and thou shalt be as the morning.

Job, xxii. 28. Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee; and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

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