- And if then my people who bear my name humble themselves and pray to me and seek my presence as they turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear them from heaven and forgive their sins and restore their land.
- I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have life. - To anyone who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, as I myself overcame and sat with my Father on his throne.
- This is my commandment:
love one another
as I have loved you. - You are all-beautiful, my love,
without the slightest blemish. - Examine me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and understand my thoughts.
See if I follow an evil way,
and guide me on the way to eternity. - Jesus answered him,
“Whoever loves me will keep my word,
and my Father will love him,
and we will come to him
and make our abode with him.” - You shall observe my commandments and obey them. I am the Lord.
- Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
- So shall my word be
that issues forth from my mouth.
It will not return to me unfulfilled,
but it will accomplish my purpose
and achieve what I sent it forth to do. - As a deer longs for running streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God. - You created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am wonderfully made;
awesome are your works,
as I know very well. - But he answered me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” Hence, I will boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell within me.
- I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
he set me free from all my fears. - I love the Lord because he has heard my voice
and listened to my cry for mercy,
because he has inclined his ear to me
on the day when I called out to him. - Dispose my heart to follow your statutes
and to flee selfish gain. - In my anguish I cried out;
the Lord heard my plea,
and I was saved from all my troubles. - I will extol you, my God and King;
I will bless your name forever and ever. - As for you, my child, take strength from the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
- Your kindness is a greater joy than life itself;
thus my lips will speak your praise.
I will bless you all my life;
with uplifted hands I will call on your name. - O Lord, you have examined me
and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I stand;
you perceive my thoughts from a distance. - If anyone wishes to serve me,
he must follow me.
Where I am,
there also will my servant be.
If anyone serves me,
my Father will honor that person. - Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
- Guide my steps in accord with your word
and never let evil triumph over me. - When I realized that my foot was slipping,
your kindness, O Lord, raised me up.
A fool spurns his father’s correction,
but whoever heeds admonition is prudent.