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Reach down your hand from on high; deliver me and rescue me from the mighty waters, from the hands of foreigners.

—Ps 144:7

The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.

—1 Sam 17:37a

• David testified that just as God helped him overcome attacks from a lion and a bear, so too will he deliver David from Goliath, the Philistine giant.

• It is safe to say that most of us have never wrestled a bear or a lion, nor have we ever faced off against a nine-foot man on the field of battle. But David did, and despite the odds, David, the underdog, won—not because of luck or years of training but because of God.

• Praise God, who is able to deliver us from any and all danger. He can—and will—deliver us from the lions, bears, and giants in our lives, according to the master plan he has for our lives: “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” (Matt 6:13).

• Praise the Lord Jesus, who delivered himself into the hands of his enemies so that we might be delivered from the clutching hands of death and hell.