After this, Abram had a vision and heard the Lord say to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I will shield you from danger and give you a great reward.”

Terror and dread fall upon them. They see your strength, O Lord,     and stand helpless with fear     until your people have marched past —     the people you set free from slavery.

“I will make the people who oppose you afraid of me; I will bring confusion among the people against whom you fight, and I will make all your enemies turn and run from you.

The Lord said to Moses, “Do not be afraid of him. I will give you victory over him, all his people, and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon, the Amorite king who ruled at Heshbon.”

Obey the Lord your God and worship only him. Be faithful to him and make your promises in his name alone.

“Now, people of Israel, listen to what the Lord your God demands of you: worship the Lord and do all that he commands. Love him, serve him with all your heart,

Be determined and confident. Do not be afraid of them. Your God, the Lord himself, will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you.”

“But you came to me and said, ‘Let's send men ahead of us to spy out the land, so that they can tell us the best route to take and what kind of cities are there.’

about the day you stood in the presence of the Lord your God at Mount Sinai, when he said to me, ‘Assemble the people. I want them to hear what I have to say, so that they will learn to obey me as long as they live and so that they will teach their children to do the same.’

“But I said, ‘Don't be afraid of those people.