Bible Verses About Faith

David answered the P'lishti, "You're coming at me with a sword, a spear and a javelin. But I'm coming at you in the name of ADONAI-Tzva'ot, the God of the armies of Isra'el, whom you have challenged.

Today ADONAI will hand you over to me. I will attack you, lop your head off, and give the carcasses of the army of the P'lishtim to the birds in the air and the animals in the land. Then all the land will know that there is a God in Isra'el,

and everyone assembled here will know that ADONAI does not save by sword or spear. For this is ADONAI's battle, and he will hand you over to us."

He said: "ADONAI is my Rock, my fortress and deliverer,

the God who is my Rock, in whom I find shelter, my shield, the power that saves me, my stronghold and my refuge. My savior, you have saved me from violence.

I call on ADONAI, who is worthy of praise; and I am saved from my enemies.

"For death's breakers were closing over me, the floods of B'liya'al terrified me,

he said to them, "Tell your master that this is what ADONAI says: 'Don't be afraid of the words you heard the servants of the king of Ashur use to insult me.

I will put a spirit in him that will make him hear a rumor and return to his own land; then I will cause him to die by the sword in his own land.'"

"But we are different. ADONAI is our God, and we have not abandoned him. We have cohanim performing the service for ADONAI, descendants of Aharon. With the L'vi'im doing their work,

they burn to ADONAI every morning and evening burnt offerings and sweet incense; they arrange the showbread on the pure table, and they prepare the gold menorah with its lamps to burn every evening. For we observe the order of ADONAI our God. But you have abandoned him.

"Be strong! Take courage! Don't be afraid or distressed on account of the king of Ashur or all the horde he brings with him. For the One with us is greater than the one with him -

he has human strength, but we have ADONAI our God to help us and fight our battles!"The people took heart at the words of Hizkiyahu king of Y'hudah.

Remember, please, the word you gave through your servant Moshe, 'If you break faith, I will scatter you among the peoples;

but if you return to me, observe my mitzvot and obey them, then, even if your scattered ones are in the most distant part of heaven, nevertheless, I will collect them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen for bearing my name.'

Now these are your servants, your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and strong hand.

"Think back: what innocent person has perished? Since when are the upright destroyed?

What I see is that those who plow sin and sow trouble reap just that.

At a breath from God, they perish; at a blast from his anger, they are consumed.

The lion may growl, the king lion may roar, but that old lion's teeth are broken;

so the lion succumbs from lack of prey, and the lion's cubs are scattered.

"For a word was stealthily brought to me, my ear caught only a whisper of it.

In passing thoughts flashing through visions at night, when sleep lies heavy on people,

a shiver of horror came over me; it made all my bones tremble.

Then a spirit passed in front of my face; the hair of my flesh stood on end.