You are near, O Lord, and all your commandments are reliable.
You have issued your written instructions. They are fair and completely dependable.
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your teachings are reliable.
Your written instructions are always right. Help me understand ⌞them⌟ so that I will live.
You alone know when I sit down and when I get up. You read my thoughts from far away.
The Lord is near to everyone who prays to him, to every faithful person who prays to him.
The Lord is near to those whose hearts are humble. He saves those whose spirits are crushed.
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks. You are present, and your miracles confirm that.
“The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel,” which means “God is with us.”
What great nation ever had their gods as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we pray to him?
