I trust you to save me, LORD God, and I won't be afraid. My power and my strength come from you, and you have saved me."With great joy, you people will get water from the well of victory.
You have never seen Jesus, and you don't see him now. But still you love him and have faith in him, and no words can tell how glad and happyyou are to be saved. That's why you have faith.
I pray that God, who gives hope, will bless you with complete happiness and peace because of your faith. And may the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.
I celebrate and shout because of my LORD God. His saving power and justice are the very clothes I wear. They are more beautiful than the jewelry worn by a bride or a groom.
By faith we have been made acceptable to God. And now, because of our Lord Jesus Christ, we live at peace with God.Christ has also introduced us to God's undeserved kindness on which we take our stand. So we are happy, as we look forward to sharing in the glory of God.
(A psalm by David for the music leader.) Our LORD, your mighty power makes the king glad, and he celebrates victories that you have given him.
But don't be happy because evil spirits obey you. Be happy that your names are written in heaven!
and I will sing about you at the gate to Zion. I will be happy there because you rescued me.
At that time, people will say, "The LORD has saved us! Let's celebrate. We waited and hoped-- now our God is here."
My power and my strength come from the LORD, and he has saved me.From the tents of God's people come shouts of victory: "The LORD is powerful!
Everyone on this earth, sing praises to the LORD. Day after day announce, "The LORD has saved us!"Tell every nation on earth, "The LORD is wonderful and does marvelous things!
Tell the heavens and the earth to start singing! Tell the mountains and every tree in the forest to join in the song! The LORD has rescued his people; now they will worship him.
Always be joyfuland never stop praying.Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.
We celebrated with laughter and joyful songs. In foreign nations it was said, "The LORD has worked miracles for his people."And so we celebrated because the LORD had indeed worked miracles for us.
Finally, my dear friends, be glad that you belong to the Lord. It doesn't bother me to write the same things to you that I have written before. In fact, it is for your own good.
You have not asked for anything in this way before, but now you must ask in my name. Then it will be given to you, so that you will be completely happy.
Nehemiah told the people, "Enjoy your good food and wine and share some with those who didn't have anything to bring. Don't be sad! This is a special day for the LORD, and he will make you happy and strong."
So, when you accepted the message, you followed our example and the example of the Lord. You suffered, but the Holy Spirit made you glad.
Let your worshipers celebrate and be glad because of you. They love your saving power, so let them always say, "God is wonderful!"
The people the LORD has rescued will come back singing as they enter Zion. Happiness will be a crown they will always wear. They will celebrate and shout because all sorrows and worries will be gone far away.
You have turned my sorrow into joyful dancing. No longer am I sad and wearing sackcloth.I thank you from my heart, and I will never stop singing your praises, my LORD and my God.
Victory will be like robes for the priests, and its faithful people will celebrate and shout.
And in addition to everything else, we are happy because God sent our Lord Jesus Christ to make peace with us.
People of Israel, rejoice because of your Creator. People of Zion, celebrate because of your King.
But that doesn't matter. All that matters is that people are telling about Christ, whether they are sincere or not. That is what makes me glad. I will keep on being glad,
Jesus said, "In the same way there is more happiness in heaven because of one sinner who turns to God than over ninety-nine good people who don't need to."
Let all who run to you for protection always sing joyful songs. Provide shelter for those who truly love you and let them rejoice.
Tell the heavens and the earth to celebrate and sing; command every mountain to join in the song. The LORD's people have suffered, but he has shown mercy and given them comfort.
Be happy and excited! You will have a great reward in heaven. People did these same things to the prophets who lived long ago.
The LORD your God wins victory after victory and is always with you. He celebrates and sings because of you, and he will refresh your life with his love."
You have shown me the path to life, and you make me glad by being near to me. Sitting at your right side, I will always be joyful.
You are my strong shield, and I trust you completely. You have helped me, and I will celebrate and thank you in song.
Young women and young men, together with the elderly, will celebrate and dance, because I will comfort them and turn their sorrow into happiness.
Our LORD, let your worshipers rejoice and be glad. They love you for saving them, so let them always say, "The LORD is wonderful!"
Dear friends, I love you and long to see you. Please keep on being faithful to the Lord. You are my pride and joy.
Your anger lasts a little while, but your kindness lasts for a lifetime. At night we may cry, but when morning comes we will celebrate.
What a beautiful sight! On the mountains a messenger announces to Jerusalem, "Good news! You're saved. There will be peace. Your God is now King."Everyone on guard duty, sing and celebrate! Look! You can see the LORD returning to Zion.Jerusalem, rise from the ruins! Join in the singing. The LORD has given comfort to his people; he comes to your rescue.
Hannah prayed: You make me strong and happy, LORD. You rescued me. Now I can be glad and laugh at my enemies.
You have rescued me! I will celebrate and shout, singing praises to you with all my heart.
I give you peace, the kind of peace that only I can give. It isn't like the peace that this world can give. So don't be worried or afraid.
Good-by, my friends. Do better and pay attention to what I have said. Try to get along and live peacefully with each other. Now I pray that God, who gives love and peace, will be with you.
We cried as we went out to plant our seeds. Now let us celebrate as we bring in the crops.
God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die.
If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest.Take the yoke I give you. Put it on your shoulders and learn from me. I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest.This yoke is easy to bear, and this burden is light.
But those who trust the LORD will find new strength. They will be strong like eagles soaring upward on wings; they will walk and run without getting tired.
We must keep our eyes on Jesus, who leads us and makes our faith complete. He endured the shame of being nailed to a cross, because he knew that later on he would be glad he did. Now he is seated at the right side of God's throne!
especially in Jerusalem. He sent me to give them flowers in place of their sorrow, olive oil in place of tears, and joyous praise in place of broken hearts. They will be called "Trees of Justice," planted by the LORD to honor his name.
We praise you, Lord God! You treat us with kindness day after day, and you rescue us.You always protect us and save us from death.
So you will be saved, if you honestly say, "Jesus is Lord," and if you believe with all your heart that God raised him from death.God will accept you and save you, if you truly believe this and tell it to others.
You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own.It isn't something you have earned, so there is nothing you can brag about.
This hope is like a firm and steady anchor for our souls. In fact, hope reaches behind the curtain and into the most holy place.
I am sure that nothing can separate us from God's love--not life or death, not angels or spirits, not the present or the future,and not powers above or powers below. Nothing in all creation can separate us from God's love for us in Christ Jesus our Lord!
You are kind, LORD, so good and merciful.You protect ordinary people, and when I was helpless, you saved meand treated me so kindly that I don't need to worry anymore.
A thief comes only to rob, kill, and destroy. I came so that everyone would have life, and have it in its fullest.
God has also said that he gave us eternal life and that this life comes to us from his Son.And so, if we have God's Son, we have this life. But if we don't have the Son, we don't have this life.
Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new.
The LORD gives perfect peace to those whose faith is firm.So always trust the LORD because he is forever our mighty rock.
With all my heart I thank you. I praise you, LORD God.Your love for me is so great that you protected me from death and the grave.
and you gave me a new song, a song of praise to you. Many will see this, and they will honor and trust you, the LORD God.
How far has the LORD taken our sins from us? Farther than the distance from east to west!
I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.
(A psalm by David for Jeduthun, the music leader.) Only God can save me, and I calmly wait for him.God alone is the mighty rock that keeps me safe and the fortress where I am secure.
At that time you will say, "Our LORD, we are thankful, and we worship only you. We will tell the nations how glorious you are and what you have done.Because of your wonderful deeds we will sing your praises everywhere on earth."
Each one of you is part of the body of Christ, and you were chosen to live together in peace. So let the peace that comes from Christ control your thoughts. And be grateful.
My friends, the blood of Jesus gives us courage to enter the most holy placeby a new way that leads to life! And this way takes us through the curtain that is Christ himself.
(Written by David when he pretended to be crazy in front of Abimelech, so that Abimelech would send him away, and David could leave.) I will always praise the LORD.With all my heart, I will praise the LORD. Let all who are helpless, listen and be glad.Honor the LORD with me! Celebrate his great name.
"I invite the whole world to turn to me and be saved. I alone am God! No others are real.
They were very glad that they had put their faith in God. After this, the jailer took Paul and Silas to his home and gave them something to eat.
Death ruled like a king because Adam had sinned. But that cannot compare with what Jesus Christ has done. God has been so kind to us, and he has accepted us because of Jesus. And so we will live and rule like kings.
Discover for yourself that the LORD is kind. Come to him for protection, and you will be glad.
I tell you for certain that everyone who hears my message and has faith in the one who sent me has eternal life and will never be condemned. They have already gone from death to life.
God's Spirit makes us sure that we are his children.His Spirit lets us know that together with Christ we will be given what God has promised. We will also share in the glory of Christ, because we have suffered with him.
Live under the protection of God Most High and stay in the shadow of God All-Powerful.Then you will say to the LORD, "You are my fortress, my place of safety; you are my God, and I trust you."
Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent.
We never give up. Our bodies are gradually dying, but we ourselves are being made stronger each day.These little troubles are getting us ready for an eternal glory that will make all our troubles seem like nothing.Things that are seen don't last forever, but things that are not seen are eternal. That's why we keep our minds on the things that cannot be seen.
He is forever able to save the people he leads to God, because he always lives to speak to God for them.
God has given us his Spirit. That is how we know that we are one with him, just as he is one with us.
What must I give you, LORD, for being so good to me?I will pour out an offering of wine to you, and I will pray in your name because you have saved me.
Christ also brought you the truth, which is the good news about how you can be saved. You put your faith in Christ and were given the promised Holy Spirit to show that you belong to God.The Spirit also makes us sure that we will be given what God has stored up for his people. Then we will be set free, and God will be honored and praised.
If you obey and do right, a light will show you the way and fill you with happiness.You are the LORD's people! So celebrate and praise the only God.
When you are set free, you will celebrate and travel home in peace. Mountains and hills will sing as you pass by, and trees will clap.
I have loved you, just as my Father has loved me. So remain faithful to my love for you.If you obey me, I will keep loving you, just as my Father keeps loving me, because I have obeyed him.I have told you this to make you as completely happy as I am.
sing and praise his name. Day after day announce, "The LORD has saved us!"Tell every nation on earth, "The LORD is wonderful and does marvelous things!
We know that God is always at work for the good of everyone who loves him. They are the ones God has chosen for his purpose,
You, LORD, are my God! I will praise you for doing the wonderful things you had planned and promised since ancient times.
Descendants of Jacob, I, the LORD, created you and formed your nation. Israel, don't be afraid. I have rescued you. I have called you by name; now you belong to me.When you cross deep rivers, I will be with you, and you won't drown. When you walk through fire, you won't be burned or scorched by the flames.I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, the God who saves you. I gave up Egypt, Ethiopia, and the region of Seba in exchange for you.
But the angel said, "Don't be afraid! I have good news for you, which will make everyone happy.This very day in King David's hometown a Savior was born for you. He is Christ the Lord.
I am sure that what we are suffering now cannot compare with the glory that will be shown to us.
Tell everyone on this earth to sing happy songs in praise of the LORD.Make music for him on harps. Play beautiful melodies!
We must hold tightly to the hope that we say is ours. After all, we can trust the one who made the agreement with us.
Yet some people accepted him and put their faith in him. So he gave them the right to be the children of God.They were not God's children by nature or because of any human desires. God himself was the one who made them his children.
The Lord isn't slow about keeping his promises, as some people think he is. In fact, God is patient, because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost.
They will be so kind and merciful and good, that they will be a light in the dark for others who do the right thing.Life will go well for those who freely lend and are honest in business.They won't ever be troubled, and the kind things they do will never be forgotten.Bad news won't bother them; they have decided to trust the LORD.
God saved us and chose us to be his holy people. We did nothing to deserve this, but God planned it because he is so kind. Even before time began God planned for Christ Jesus to show kindness to us.
God is the one who began this good work in you, and I am certain that he won't stop before it is complete on the day that Christ Jesus returns.
Don't let sin keep ruling your lives. You are ruled by God's kindness and not by the Law.
Sing joyful songs to the LORD! Praise the mighty rock where we are safe.Come to worship him with thankful hearts and songs of praise.
But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.
We depend on you, LORD, to help and protect us.You make our hearts glad because we trust you, the only God.Be kind and bless us! We depend on you.
You have faith in God, whose power will protect you until the last day. Then he will save you, just as he has always planned to do.
Our God, you are the one who rides on the clouds, and we praise you. Your name is the LORD, and we celebrate as we worship you.Our God, from your sacred home you take care of orphans and protect widows.You find families for those who are lonely. You set prisoners free and let them prosper, but all who rebel will live in a scorching desert.
that will never disappoint us. All of this happens because God has given us the Holy Spirit, who fills our hearts with his love.
Think how much the Father loves us. He loves us so much that he lets us be called his children, as we truly are. But since the people of this world did not know who Christ is, they don't know who we are.My dear friends, we are already God's children, though what we will be hasn't yet been seen. But we do know that when Christ returns, we will be like him, because we will see him as he truly is.
(A special psalm by Ethan the Ezrahite.) Our LORD, I will sing of your love forever. Everyone yet to be born will hear me praise your faithfulness.
Only Jesus has the power to save! His name is the only one in all the world that can save anyone.
But God showed how much he loved us by having Christ die for us, even though we were sinful.
God saved us from the threat of death, and we are sure that he will do it again and again.
My dear friends, you always obeyed when I was with you. Now that I am away, you should obey even more. So work with fear and trembling to discover what it really means to be saved.God is working in you to make you willing and able to obey him.
A child has been born for us. We have been given a son who will be our ruler. His names will be Wonderful Advisor and Mighty God, Eternal Father and Prince of Peace.His power will never end; peace will last forever. He will rule David's kingdom and make it grow strong. He will always rule with honesty and justice. The LORD All-Powerful will make certain that all of this is done.