¹⁵ I am with you^(A) and will watch over you^(B) wherever you go,^(C) and I will bring you back to this land.^(D) I will not leave you^(E) until I have done what I have promised you.^(F)”^(G)

⁹ Only do not rebel^(A) against the Lord. And do not be afraid^(B) of the people of the land,^(C) because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with^(D) us.^(E) Do not be afraid of them.”^(F)

⁷ The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched^(A) over your journey through this vast wilderness.^(B) These forty years^(C) the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything.^(D)

Going to War

20 When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours,^(A) do not be afraid^(B) of them,^(C) because the Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with^(D) you.

¹⁷ Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you.^(A) Only may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses.

¹³ “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders^(A) that our ancestors told^(B) us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned^(C) us and given us into the hand of Midian.”

¹⁷ You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see^(A) the deliverance the Lord will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.’”