God, listen to me.\par Come quickly and save me.\par Be my Rock, {\cf2\super [186]} \par Be my place of safety.\par Be my fortress. {\cf2\super [187]} \par Protect me!\par
He is my God,
the Rock I run to for protection.
God is my shield.
His power saves me. [136] The Lord is my hiding place,
my place of safety,
high in the hills.
He saves me from the cruel enemy.
Why don’t you just pardon me\par for doing wrong?\par Why don’t you just forgive me\par for my sins?\par Soon I will die and be in my grave.\par Then you will search for me,\par but I will be gone.”\par
Hurry, answer me Lord!\par I have lost my courage.\par Don’t turn away from me.\par Don’t let me die and become like\par the dead people lying in the grave.\par
I tell you, God will help his people quickly! But when the Son of Man {\cf2\super [282]} comes again, will he find people on earth who believe in him?”
No person has ever seen God. But if we love each other, then God lives in us. If we love each other, then God’s love has reached its goal—it is made perfect in us.