protecting family
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8But if anyone has no concern for his own, and especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith, and he is worse than an unbeliever.
19Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and upon all the powers of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.
1The Praise of a Canticle, of David. Whoever dwells with the assistance of the Most High will abide in the protection of the God of heaven. 2He will say to the Lord, “You are my supporter and my refuge.” My God, I will hope in him. 3For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting, and from the harsh word. 4He will overshadow you with his shoulders, and you will hope under his wings. 5His truth will surround you with a shield. You will not be afraid: before the terror of the night, 6before the arrow flying in the day, before the troubles that wander in the darkness, nor of invasion and the midday demon.
1Of David himself. O Lord, judge those who harm me; assail those who attack me. 2Take hold of weapons and a shield, and rise up in assistance to me. 3Bring forth the spear, and close in on those who persecute me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.” 4Let them be confounded and in awe, who pursue my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded, who think up evil against me. 5May they become like dust before the face of the wind, and let the Angel of the Lord hem them in. 6May their way become dark and slippery, and may the Angel of the Lord pursue them.
26In the fear of the Lord is the faithfulness of strength, and there shall be hope for his sons.
10Listen, my son, and accept my words, so that years of life may be multiplied for you. 11I will demonstrate to you the way of wisdom. I will lead you along the paths of equity. 12When you have entered by these, your steps will not be constrained, and when running, you will have no obstacle. 13Take hold of discipline. Do not dismiss it. Guard it, for it is your life. 14Do not delight in the paths of the impious, nor permit the way of evil-doers to please you. 15Take flight from it. Do not pass close to it. Turn away and abandon it.
9The Lord watches over new arrivals. He will support the orphan and the widow. And he will destroy the ways of sinners.
10For am I now persuading men, or God? Or, am I seeking to please men? If I still were pleasing men, then I would not be a servant of Christ.
14By reason of this grace, I bend my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15from whom all paternity in heaven and on earth takes its name. 16And I ask him to grant to you to be strengthened in virtue by his Spirit, in accord with the wealth of his glory, in the inner man, 17so that Christ may live in your hearts through a faith rooted in, and founded on, charity. 18So may you be able to embrace, with all the saints, what is the width and length and height and depth 19of the charity of Christ, and even be able to know that which surpasses all knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
1A Psalm of David, before he was sealed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life, of whom shall I be afraid? 2Meanwhile, the guilty draw near to me, so as to eat my flesh. Those who trouble me, my enemies, have themselves been weakened and have fallen. 3If entrenched armies were to stand together against me, my heart would not fear. If a battle were to rise up against me, I would have hope in this. 4One thing I have asked of the Lord, this I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, so that I may behold the delight of the Lord, and may visit his temple. 5For he has hidden me in his tabernacle. In the day of evils, he has protected me in the hidden place of his tabernacle. 6He has exalted me upon the rock, and now he has exalted my head above my enemies. I have circled around and offered a sacrifice of loud exclamation in his tabernacle. I will sing, and I will compose a psalm, to the Lord.
15I am not praying that you would take them out of the world, but that you would preserve them from evil.
6Act manfully and be strengthened. Do not be afraid, and do not dread at the sight of them. For the Lord your God himself is your commander, and he will neither dismiss nor abandon you.”
7If I wander into the midst of tribulation, you will revive me. For you extended your hand against the wrath of my enemies. And your right hand has accomplished my salvation.