Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Be strong and of good courage. He will not fail you nor forsake you.
Psalm 31:24
Psalm 31:24
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
Courage is something God gives: take heart, and He will strengthen you as you hope in Him.
KJVPsalm 31:24 in context
21Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. 22For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. 23O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. 24Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
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Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Courage is commanded because God goes with you wherever you go.
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
When you nearly give up, hold on to seeing God’s goodness in this life, and wait for Him with courage.