Daily Ponderings: A Verse on Courage

Had the thought to check the scriptures on "courage", since it's been coming up a lot recently. This verse struck me as I was reading near the verses that actually had the word:

Deuteronomy 31:8

And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Dismay - to unnerve or deter by arousing fear, apprehension, or aversion.

dis - not

may - allow to do