"Blessedis the manwhotrustsin the LORDAnd whose trustis the LORD.
Those who trustin the LORDAre as MountZion,which cannotbe movedbut abidesforever.
How blessedis he whosehelpis the Godof Jacob,Whose hopeis in the LORDhis God,
Dohomageto the Son,that He not becomeangry,and you perish[in] the way,For His wrathmay soonbe kindled.How blessedare allwho takerefugein Him!
They have boweddownand fallen,But we have risenand stoodupright.
O tasteand seethat the LORDis good;How blessedis the manwho takesrefugein Him!
How blessedis the manwhohas madethe LORDhis trust,And has not turnedto the proud,nor to those who lapseinto falsehood.
For You are my hope;O LordGOD,[You are] my confidencefrom my youth.
O LORDof hosts,How blessedis the manwho trustsin You!
He who givesattentionto the wordwill findgood,And blessedis he who trustsin the LORD.
Thereforethe LORDlongsto be graciousto you, And thereforeHe waits on highto havecompassionon you. For the LORDis a Godof justice;How blessedare allthose who longfor Him.
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 I will certainlyrescueyou, and you will not fallby the sword;but you will haveyour [own] lifeas booty,becauseyou have trustedin Me," declaresthe LORD.'"
Nebuchadnezzarrespondedand said,"Blessedbe the Godof Shadrach,Meshachand Abed-nego,whohas sentHis angeland deliveredHis servantswhoputtheir trustin Him, violatingthe king'scommand,and yieldedup their bodiessoas not to serveor worshipanygodexcepttheir own God.
"But I will leaveamongyou A humbleand lowlypeople,And they will takerefugein the nameof the LORD.
to the endthat we who were the first to hopein Christwould be to the praiseof His glory.
