Indeed,[while following] the wayof Your judgments,O LORD,We have waitedfor You eagerly;Your name,even Your memory,is the desireof [our] souls.
"Trulyis not my housesowith God?For He has madean everlastingcovenantwith me, Orderedin allthings,and secured;For allmy salvationand all[my] desire,Will He not indeedmake [it] grow?
How blessedare those who keepjustice,Who practicerighteousnessat alltimes!
I waitfor the LORD,my souldoes wait,And in His worddo I hope.
I was also blamelesswith Him, And I keptmyself from my iniquity.
My soulthirstsfor God,for the livingGod;Whenshall I comeand appearbeforeGod?
Who establishesthe mountainsby His strength,Being girdedwith might;
Whomhave I in heaven[but You]? And besidesYou, I desirenothingon earth.
My soullongedand evenyearnedfor the courtsof the LORD;My heartand my fleshsingfor joyto the livingGod.
God,furthermore,saidto Moses,"Thusyou shall sayto the sonsof Israel,The LORD,the Godof your fathers,the Godof Abraham,the Godof Isaac,and the Godof Jacob,has sentme to you.' Thisis My nameforever,and thisis My memorial-nameto allgenerations.
"I adjureyou, O daughtersof Jerusalem,Ifyou findmy beloved,As to whatyou will tellhim: For I am lovesick."
And in that dayyou will say,"Givethanksto the LORD,callon His name.MakeknownHis deedsamong the peoples;Make [them] rememberthat His nameis exalted."
Thereforeglorifythe LORDin the east,The nameof the LORD,the Godof Israel,In the coastlandsof the sea.
O LORD,You are my God;I will exaltYou, I will givethanksto Your name;For You have workedwonders,Plans[formed] longago,with perfectfaithfulness.
And it will be saidin that day,"Behold,thisis our Godfor whom we have waitedthat He might saveus. Thisis the LORDfor whom we have waited;Let us rejoiceand be gladin His salvation."
O LORDour God,other mastersbesidesYou have ruledus; [But] through You alonewe confessYour name.
Thereforethe LORDlongsto be graciousto you, And thereforeHe waits on highto havecompassionon you. For the LORDis a Godof justice;How blessedare allthose who longfor Him.
O LORD,be graciousto us; we have waitedfor You. Be their strengthevery morning,Our salvationalsoin the timeof distress.
"Kingswill be your guardians,And their princessesyour nurses.They will bowdownto you with their facesto the earthAnd lickthe dustof your feet;And [you] will knowthat I am the LORD;Those whohopefullywaitfor Me will not be putto shame.
"Payattentionto Me, O My people,And giveearto Me, O My nation;For a lawwill goforthfrom Me, And I will setMy justicefor a lightof the peoples.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Preservejusticeand dorighteousness,For My salvationis aboutto comeAnd My righteousnessto be revealed.
Thoughallthe peopleswalkEachin the nameof his god,As for us, we will walkIn the nameof the LORDour Godforeverand ever.
But as for me, I will watchexpectantlyfor the LORD;I will waitfor the Godof my salvation.My Godwill hearme.
"Rememberthe lawof MosesMy servant,[even the] statutesand ordinanceswhichI commandedhim in Horebfor allIsrael.
Theseare the commandmentsand the ordinanceswhichthe LORDcommandedto the sonsof IsraelthroughMosesin the plainsof Moabby the Jordan[opposite] Jericho.
They were bothrighteousin the sightof God,walkingblamelesslyin allthe commandmentsand requirementsof the Lord.
Gathering them together,He commandedthem not to leaveJerusalem,but to waitfor what the Fatherhad promised,"Which,"[He said], "you heardof from Me;
But ifwe hopefor whatwe do not see,with perseverancewe wait eagerlyfor it.
May the Lorddirectyour heartsinto the loveof Godand into the steadfastnessof Christ.
