Well - chosen words in times of peril can inspire courage. When the Assyrians marched against Jerusalem in the eighth century B.C.E., King Hezekiah told his subjects: “Be courageous and strong.
لَا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَرْتَاعُوا مِنْ مَلِكِ أَشُّورَ وَلَا مِنْ كُلِّ ٱلْجَمْعِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ ،‏ لِأَنَّ مَعَنَا أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا مَعَهُ .‏