- 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,
even when you turn gray I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save. - I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you.
- Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; 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 Advocate 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. - I shall walk at liberty,
for I have sought your precepts. - Do not fear, for I am with you,
do not be afraid, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. - In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I am not afraid;
what can flesh do to me? - Not that I am referring to being in need; for I have learned to be content with whatever I have.
- 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 am exalted among the nations,
I am exalted in the earth. - For I, the Lord your God,
hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Do not fear,
I will help you.” - I treasure your word in my heart,
so that I may not sin against you. - I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
I set your ordinances before me. - I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask,
to be found by those who did not seek me.
I said, “Here I am, here I am,”
to a nation that did not call on my name. - If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
- Where can I go from your spirit?
Or where can 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 ordinances. - But I with the voice of thanksgiving
will sacrifice to you;
what I have vowed I will pay.
Deliverance belongs to the Lord! - I will be glad and exult in you;
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. - Am I now seeking human approval, or God's approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
- Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not hide my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah - I reprove and discipline those whom I love. Be earnest, therefore, and repent.
I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living.Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart. If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you.Next verse!With image