- “I love You, Lord, my strength.”
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my savior,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. - Since you are precious in My sight,
Since you are honored and I love you,
I will give other people in your place and other nations in exchange for your life. - But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
- The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
- I am giving you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
- Those whom I love, I rebuke and discipline; therefore be zealous and repent.
- For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all who call upon You. - But You, Lord, are a shield around me,
My glory, and the One who lifts my head. - You, Lord, rule forever;
Your throne is from generation to generation. - I will give thanks to You, Lord, among the peoples,
And I will sing praises to You among the nations. - But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who are abusive to you.
- In You, Lord, I have taken refuge;
Let me never be put to shame;
In Your righteousness rescue me. - For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
- If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
- Out of the depths I have cried to You, Lord.
Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the sound of my pleadings. - The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.
- If someone says, “I love God,” and yet he hates his brother or sister, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother and sister whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
- Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not become bitter against them.
- If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
- I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides You.” - And those who know Your name will put their trust in You,
For You, Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You. - I love the Lord, because He hears
My voice and my pleas.
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. - This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.
- May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.
- You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
Your mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.
The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love.And when you are praying, do not use thoughtless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words.