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My joy (3/4)

O Lord, all my longing is known to you, and my sighs are not hidden from you.All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you.
Even though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, even though the olive crop will fail and the orchards will yield no food, even though the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls, I will continue to rejoice in the Lord, and exult in the God of my salvation.Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.
If you refrain from traveling on the Sabbath and from engaging in your own interests on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a day of joy and regard the Lord’s holy day as honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way, serving your own interests, or attending to your own affairs; then you will find true happiness in the Lord, and I will enable you to ride upon the heights of the earth. I will nourish you with the heritage of your father Jacob, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.“If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
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.If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love.
I lifted up my voice in prayer to him; his praise was on my tongue.I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom should I be afraid?The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?
Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I made no attempt to conceal my guilt. I said, “I will confess my offenses to the Lord,” and you removed the guilt of my sin. SelahThen I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin.
And a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
As long as I remained silent, my body wasted away as the result of my groaning throughout the day.When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
But as for me, I will look to the Lord. I place my hope in God my savior; my God will hear me.But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.
You are truly my rock and my fortress; for the sake of your name, lead and guide me.Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
The Lord is my portion, I say to myself; therefore, I will place my hope in him.I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”
Why are you so disheartened, O my soul? Why do you sigh within me? Place your hope in God; for I will once again praise him, my Savior and my God.Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
But you, O Lord, are a shield to protect me; you are my glory and the one who raises my head high.But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
If you love me, you will keep my commandments.If you love me, keep my commands.
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. SelahI spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.
Listen, my son, and take my words to heart, and the years of your life will be multiplied.Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many.
Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the one who sustains me.Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me.
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.I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; my entire being, bless his holy name.Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Jesus then said to her, “Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”
Rejoice with all your heart, O daughter Zion. Shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem. See, your king is coming to you, triumphant and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
You who abide in the shelter of the Most High, who rest in the shadow of the Almighty, say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I place my trust.”Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

O God, you are my God, for whom I have been searching earnestly. My soul yearns for you and my body thirsts for you, like the earth when it is parched, arid and without water.You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
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