- While I kept silence, my body wasted away
through my groaning all day long. - Happy are those who keep his decrees,
who seek him with their whole heart. - Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah - The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth. - He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall never be shaken. - I will be glad and exult in you;
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. - Trust in the Lord, and do good;
so you will live in the land, and enjoy security. - The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - O taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are those who take refuge in him. - For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with victory. - Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable. - On God rests my deliverance and my honor;
my mighty rock, my refuge is in God. - But you, O Lord, are a shield around me,
my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. - The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry. - Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
let your face shine, that we may be saved. - I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah - Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. - The wicked borrow, and do not pay back,
but the righteous are generous and keep giving. - The unfolding of your words gives light;
it imparts understanding to the simple. - I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous ordinances. - What are human beings that you are mindful of them,
mortals that you care for them? - May the Lord give strength to his people!
May the Lord bless his people with peace! - This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord,
and was saved from every trouble. - Keep my steps steady according to your promise,
and never let iniquity have dominion over me. - The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it,
the world, and those who live in it.
When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it. Be strong and bold; have no fear or dread of them, because it is the Lord your God who goes with you; he will not fail you or forsake you.Next verse!With image