- When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
- I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being. - Even to your old age I am he,
and to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save. - I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”
- Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
- I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope. - Fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. - And I shall walk in a wide place,
for I have sought your precepts. - Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.
- In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me? - I will strengthen the house of Judah,
and I will save the house of Joseph.
I will bring them back because I have compassion on them,
and they shall be as though I had not rejected them,
for I am the Lord their God and I will answer them. - Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth! - I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me;
I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me.
I said, “Here I am, here I am,”
to a nation that was not called by my name. - I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
I set your rules before me. - I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you. - If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.
- For I, the Lord your God,
hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not,
I am the one who helps you.” - Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! - I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous rules. - But I with the voice of thanksgiving
will sacrifice to you;
what I have vowed I will pay.
Salvation belongs to the Lord! - I will be glad and exult in you;
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. - I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah - Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.
- For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living!For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!Next verse!With image