Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.
GIMEL Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word;
I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.
What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help?
The living, the living man, he will give you praise, as I do this day: the father will give the story of your mercy to his children.
Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.
And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.
For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;