"The peoplewhomI formedfor Myself Will declareMy praise.
Thiswill be writtenfor the generationto come,That a peopleyet to be createdmay praisethe LORD.
For He lookeddownfrom His holyheight;From heaventhe LORDgazedupon the earth,
But knowthat the LORDhas setapartthe godlymanfor Himself; The LORDhearswhen I callto Him.
So we Your peopleand the sheepof Your pastureWill givethanksto You forever;To allgenerationswe will tellof Your praise.
The LORDhas madeeverythingfor its own purpose,Eventhe wickedfor the dayof evil.
Let them givegloryto the LORDAnd declareHis praisein the coastlands.
But now,thussaysthe LORD,your Creator,O Jacob,And He who formedyou, O Israel,"Do not fear,for I have redeemedyou; I have calledyou by name;you are Mine!
For the LordGODhelpsMe, Therefore,I am not disgraced;Therefore,I have setMy facelike flint,And I knowthat I will not be ashamed.
"Then allyour people[will be] righteous;They will possessthe landforever,The branchof My planting,The workof My hands,That I may be glorified.
To grantthose who mourn[in] Zion,Givingthem a garlandinsteadof ashes,The oilof gladnessinsteadof mourning,The mantleof praiseinsteadof a spiritof fainting.So they will be calledoaksof righteousness,The plantingof the LORD,that He may be glorified.
For as the waistbandclingsto the waistof a man,soI made the wholehouseholdof Israeland the wholehouseholdof Judahclingto Me,' declaresthe LORD,'that they might be for Me a people,for renown,for praiseand for glory;but they did not listen.'
It will be to Me a nameof joy,praiseand glorybefore allthe nationsof the earthwhichwill hearof allthe goodthat I dofor them, and they will fearand tremblebecauseof allthe goodand allthe peacethat I makefor it.'
"They will be Mine," saysthe LORDof hosts,"on the daythat I prepare[My] own possession,and I will sparethem as a manspareshis own sonwho serveshim."
Whether,then,you eatordrinkorwhateveryou do,doallto the gloryof God.
to Him [be] the gloryin the churchand in ChristJesusto allgenerationsforeverand ever.Amen.
For by Him allthingswere created,[both] in the heavensand on earth,visibleand invisible,whetherthronesordominionsorrulersorauthorities--all thingshave been createdthroughHim and for Him.
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
ThroughHim then,let us continuallyofferup a sacrificeof praiseto God,that is, the fruitof lipsthat give thanksto His name.
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
