No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. | I will not leave you 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. | 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. |
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He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. | He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. |
I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High. | I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise 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. | Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. |
Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear. | Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. |
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. | I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever. |
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.” | Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” |
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. | But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. |
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath! | I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. |
I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. | I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works. |
I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. | I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples. |
Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous will be long remembered. | For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever. |
I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. | I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. |
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. | I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it 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 am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture. |
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. | 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. |
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. | I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. |
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. | Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing. |
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! | He will again have compassion on us. He will tread our iniquities under foot. You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. |
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. | For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake 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 instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. |
I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever. | I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever. |
And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins. | For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more. |
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. | For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. |