And let us hold unwaveringly to the hope that we confess, for the one who made the promise is trustworthy.

By David. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, ²  and I trust in the Lord without wavering.

And have mercy on those who waver;

But he must ask in faith without doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed around by the wind.

“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” she says ¹  to those ²  who lack understanding. ³ 

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here,” she says to those who lack understanding. ¹ 

Blessed is the one who waits and attains to the 1,335 days.

I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience ¹  will not reproach me for as long as I live. ² 

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, ¹  full of mercy and good fruit, ²  impartial, and not hypocritical. ³ 

Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded. ¹ 

In addition, the officers are to say to the troops, “Who among you is afraid and fainthearted? He may go home so that he will not make his fellow soldier’s ¹  heart as fearful ²  as his own.”

What am I going to do with you, O Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, O Judah? For ¹  your faithfulness is as fleeting as the morning mist; ²  it disappears as quickly as dawn’s dew! ³ 

But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.” ¹ 

So ¹  we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes. ²