But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends […]

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. —2 Timothy 1:7  

Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned. —Psalm 34:21  

A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken. —Psalm 34:19-20  

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. —Psalm 34:18  

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. —Psalm 34:17  

Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. —Psalm 34:12-13  

Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. —Psalm 34:11