- When I am afraid,
I will put my trust in you. - I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live.
I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. - Even to old age I am he,
and even to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear.
Yes, I will carry, and will deliver. - I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”
Then I said, “Here I am. Send me!” - I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you.
- I wait for Yahweh.
My soul waits.
I hope in his word. - Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
- I will walk in liberty,
for I have sought your precepts. - I will strengthen the house of Judah,
and I will save the house of Joseph.
I will bring them back,
for I have mercy on them.
They will be as though I had not cast them off,
for I am Yahweh their God, and I will hear them. - Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.
- Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you.
Yes, I will help you.
Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. - In God, I praise his word.
In God, I put my trust.
I will not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me? - Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations.
I will be exalted in the earth. - I have chosen the way of truth.
I have set your ordinances before me. - I have hidden your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you. - I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask.
I am found by those who didn’t seek me.
I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name. - Where could I go from your Spirit?
Or where could I flee from your presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, you are there.
If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there! - I acknowledged my sin to you.
I didn’t hide my iniquity.
I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh,
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. - But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving.
I will pay that which I have vowed.
Salvation belongs to Yahweh. - For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.
- For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand,
saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid.
I will help you.’ - I will be glad and rejoice in you.
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. - As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
- I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
when I learn your righteous judgments. - Whom do I have in heaven?
There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.For who among men knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except God’s Spirit. Let’s therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace for help in time of need.Next verse!With image