Our mouthhas spoken freelyto you, O Corinthians,our heartis opened wide.
"Let me speakthat I may getrelief;Let me openmy lipsand answer.
I shall runthe wayof Your commandments,For You will enlargemy heart.He.
O Lord,openmy lips,That my mouthmay declareYour praise.
"Thenyou will seeand be radiant,And your heartwill thrilland rejoice;Becausethe abundanceof the seawill be turnedto you, The wealthof the nationswill cometo you.
Now the handof the LORDhad beenupon me in the evening,beforethe refugeescame.And He openedmy mouthat the time[they] cameto me in the morning;so my mouthwas openedand I was nolongerspeechless.
"Furthermore,winebetraysthe haughtyman,So that he does not stayat home.He enlargeshis appetitelike Sheol,And he is like death,neversatisfied.He also gathersto himself allnationsAnd collectsto himself allpeoples.
Afterthese thingshe leftAthensand wentto Corinth.
Crispus,the leader of the synagogue,believedin the Lordwith allhis household,and manyof the Corinthianswhen they heardwere believingand being baptized.
I will most gladlyspendand be expendedfor your souls.IfI loveyou more,am I to be lovedless?
For out of muchafflictionand anguishof heartI wroteto you with manytears;not sothat you would be made sorrowful,but that you might knowthe lovewhichI haveespeciallyfor you.
You foolishGalatians,whohas bewitchedyou, beforewhoseeyesJesusChristwas publicly portrayed[as] crucified?
I begof you, brethren,becomeas I [am], for I also[have become] as you [are]. You have doneme nowrong;
and [pray] on my behalf,that utterancemay be givento me in the openingof my mouth,to make knownwith boldnessthe mysteryof the gospel,
knowingthat whatevergood thingeach onedoes,thishe will receive backfrom the Lord,whetherslaveorfree.
For Godis my witness,howI longfor you allwith the affectionof ChristJesus.
You yourselvesalsoknow,Philippians,that at the firstpreaching of the gospel,afterI leftMacedonia,nochurchsharedwith me in the matterof givingand receivingbut you alone;
"Behold,I am comingquickly,and My reward[is] with Me, to renderto every manaccordingto what he has done.
Then Hannahprayedand said,"My heartexultsin the LORD;My hornis exaltedin the LORD,My mouthspeaksboldlyagainstmy enemies,BecauseI rejoicein Your salvation.