- No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.
- I will be your God throughout your lifetime—
until your hair is white with age.
I made you, and I will care for you.
I will carry you along and save you. - He will not let you stumble;
the one who watches over you will not slumber. - I will be filled with joy because of you.
I will sing praises to your name, O Most High. - Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
- Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
- And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.
- Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.”
- As for me, I look to the Lord for help.
I wait confidently for God to save me,
and my God will certainly hear me. - I will sing to the Lord as long as I live.
I will praise my God to my last breath! - I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. - I will thank you, Lord, among all the people.
I will sing your praises among the nations. - Such people will not be overcome by evil.
Those who are righteous will be long remembered. - I will praise the Lord at all times.
I will constantly speak his praises. - And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
- Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.
- I will strengthen Judah and save Israel;
I will restore them because of my compassion.
It will be as though I had never rejected them,
for I am the Lord their God, who will hear their cries. - And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.
- For the Lord your God is living among you.
He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.
He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. - Once again you will have compassion on us.
You will trample our sins under your feet
and throw them into the depths of the ocean! - If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
- The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.” - I will exalt you, my God and King,
and praise your name forever and ever. - And I will forgive their wickedness,
and I will never again remember their sins. - If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
In those days when you pray, I will listen.May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us. But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!Next verse!With image