Psalms 129:2 Cross References

Psalms 129:2

2: from my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never been able to finish me off.

Now I say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.

And the dragon lost the battle and was forced out of heaven.
This great dragon--the ancient serpent called the Devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world--was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.

We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit.
We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.

Can anything ever separate us from Christ's love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death?
(Even the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep." )
No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can't, and life can't. The angels can't, and the demons can't. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can't keep God's love away.
Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The righteous face many troubles, but the LORD rescues them from each and every one.

I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."

Those who trust in the LORD are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.

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