- Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips
and from deceitful tongues. - Then keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from telling lies. - Turn away from the mouth that deceives
and keep your distance from lips that mislead. - As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us. - Dear children,
keep away from idols. - My life is in your hands;
deliver me from the power of my enemies,
from the clutches of those who pursue me. - A house and wealth are inherited from parents,
but a prudent wife is a gift from the Lord. - I lift up my eyes to the mountains;
from where will I receive help?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth. - Those of you who seek to be justified by the Law have cut yourselves off from Christ and have fallen away from grace.
- In God alone is my soul at rest;
it is from him that my salvation comes. - But from you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
among the tiniest of the clans of Judah,
from you will come forth for me
one who is to be a ruler in Israel,
one whose origins are from the distant past,
from ancient times. - When the Advocate comes
whom I will send you from the Father,
the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father,
he will testify on my behalf. - For:
“If anyone wishes to love life
and to experience good days,
he must restrain his tongue from evil
and his lips from deceitful speech.
He must turn away from evil and do good,
seek peace and pursue it.” - I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
he set me free from all my fears. - Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Hence, be subject to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- In God alone be at rest, O my soul;
it is from him that my hope comes. - Do not swerve either to the right or to the left;
keep your foot far from evil. - He sent forth his word and healed them,
saving them from the grave. - Every good act of giving and every perfect gift are from above, coming down from the Father of all light. With him there is no alteration or shadow caused by change.
- I seek you with all my heart;
do not let me stray from your precepts. - Therefore, a Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God, since those who enter into God’s rest also cease from their own labors as God did from his.
- Where can I go to hide from your spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to the heavens, you are there;
if I take my rest in the netherworld, you are also there. - Banish grief from your heart
and ignore the sufferings of your body,
for youth and the prime of life are fleeting. - O Lord, all my longing is known to you,
and my sighs are not hidden from you.
And do not lead us into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.May the Lord, our God, be with us, just as he was with our fathers; may he not leave us or abandon us. The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will permit you to find him, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.Next verse!With image