²³ Yet I am always with you;
you hold my right hand.^(A)

¹³ For I am the Lord your God,^(A)
who holds your right hand,
who says to you, ‘Do not fear,
I will help you.

⁶ ‘I am the Lord. I have called you
for a righteous purpose,^[a](A)
and I will hold you by your hand.^(B)
I will watch over you, and I will appoint you
to be a covenant for the people^(C)
and a light to the nations,^(D)