- So be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the Lord! - Oh, what joy for those
whose disobedience is forgiven,
whose sin is put out of sight! - When I refused to confess my sin,
my body wasted away,
and I groaned all day long. - Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.”
And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. - For you are my hiding place;
you protect me from trouble.
You surround me with songs of victory. - The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.” - For the word of the Lord holds true,
and we can trust everything he does. - He loves whatever is just and good;
the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth. - The Lord merely spoke,
and the heavens were created.
He breathed the word,
and all the stars were born. - What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,
whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. - But the Lord watches over those who fear him,
those who rely on his unfailing love. - Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,
for our hope is in you alone. - I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises. - I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears. - In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened;
he saved me from all my troubles. - Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! - Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing. - Then keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies! - Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it. - The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right;
his ears are open to their cries for help. - But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil;
he will erase their memory from the earth. - The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help.
He rescues them from all their troubles.
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted;
he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. - The righteous person faces many troubles,
but the Lord comes to the rescue each time. - But the Lord will redeem those who serve him.
No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. - Trust in the Lord and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
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