1Sa 17:36, 44-47, Psa 2:2-4, 27:1-3, 31:18, 46:1-7, Isa 8:9-10 | ESV | STEP | Your servant has struck down both lions and bears , and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God .

36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, ^afor he has defied the armies of the living God.”

1 Samuel 17:44-47

44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh ^bto the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.” 45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with ^ca javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, ^dwhom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. ^eAnd I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day ^fto the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, ^gthat all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47 and that all this assembly may know that ^hthe Lord saves not with sword and spear. ⁱFor the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hand.”

Psalms 2:2-4

2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his ^jAnointed, saying,
3 “Let us ^kburst their bonds apart
and cast away their cords from us.”
4 He who ^lsits in the heavens ^mlaughs;
the Lord holds them in derision.

Psalms 27:1-3

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

1 The Lord is my ⁿlight and my ^osalvation;
^pwhom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold ^{▼▼Or refuge} of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
2 When evildoers assail me
to ^reat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
it is they who stumble and fall.
3 ^sThough an army encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
yet ^{▼▼Or in this} I will be confident.

Psalms 31:18

18 Let the lying lips be mute,
which ^uspeak ^vinsolently against the righteous
in pride and contempt.

Psalms 46:1-7

God Is Our Fortress

To the choirmaster. Of ^wthe Sons of Korah. According to ^xAlamoth. ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} A Song.

1 God is our ^zrefuge and strength,
a very ^aapresent ^{▼▼Or well proved} help in ^actrouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear ^adthough the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into ^aethe heart of the sea,
3 though ^afits waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
4 There is ^aga river whose streams make glad ^ahthe city of God,
the holy ^aihabitation of the Most High.
5 ^ajGod is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;
God will help her when morning dawns.
6 ^akThe nations rage, the kingdoms totter;
he ^alutters his voice, the earth ^ammelts.
7 ^anThe Lord of hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Isaiah 8:9-10

9 Be broken, ^{▼▼Or Be evil} you peoples, and ^apbe shattered; ^{▼▼Or dismayed}
give ear, all you far countries;
strap on your armor and be shattered;
strap on your armor and be shattered.
10 Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing;
speak a word, ^arbut it will not stand,
for God ^asis with us. ^{▼▼The Hebrew for God is with us is Immanuel}

1 Samuel 17:36