"I will fillthe soulof the priestswith abundance,And My peoplewill be satisfiedwith My goodness,"declaresthe LORD.
"Nowtherefore arise,O LORDGod,to Your restingplace,You and the arkof Your might;let Your priests,O LORDGod,be clothedwith salvationand let Your godlyonesrejoicein whatis good.
For the sonsof Israeland the sonsof Levishall bringthe contributionof the grain,the newwineand the oilto the chambers;thereare the utensilsof the sanctuary,the priestswho are ministering,the gatekeepersand the singers.Thus we will not neglectthe houseof our God.
For He has satisfiedthe thirstysoul,And the hungrysoulHe has filledwith whatis good.
"Her priestsalso I will clothewith salvation,And her godlyoneswill singaloudfor joy.
Let Your priestsbe clothedwith righteousness,And let Your godlyonessingfor joy.
As for me, I shall beholdYour facein righteousness;I will be satisfiedwith Your likenesswhen I awake.
They drinktheir fillof the abundanceof Your house;And You givethem to drinkof the riverof Your delights.
ThusI have seenYou in the sanctuary,To seeYour powerand Your glory.
My soulis satisfiedas with marrowand fatness,And my mouthofferspraiseswith joyfullips.
WhenI rememberYou on my bed,I meditateon You in the night watches,
How blessedis the one whom You chooseand bringnear[to You] To dwellin Your courts.We will be satisfiedwith the goodnessof Your house,Your holytemple.
Righteousnesswill gobeforeHim And will makeHis footstepsinto a way.
O satisfyus in the morningwith Your lovingkindness,That we may singfor joyand be gladallour days.
"I have comeinto my garden,my sister,[my] bride;I have gatheredmy myrrhalongwith my balsam.I have eatenmy honeycomband my honey;I have drunkmy wineand my milk.Eat,friends;Drinkand imbibedeeply,O lovers."
The LORDof hostswill preparea lavishbanquetfor allpeopleson thismountain;A banquetof agedwine,choicepieces with marrow,[And] refined,agedwine.
But you will be calledthe priestsof the LORD;You will be spokenof [as] ministersof our God.You will eatthe wealthof nations,And in their richesyou will boast.
"For I satisfythe wearyonesand refresheveryonewho languishes."
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.'
And I will bringIsraelbackto his pastureand he will grazeon Carmeland Bashan,and his desirewill be satisfiedin the hillcountryof Ephraimand Gilead.
"I will feedthem in a goodpasture,and their grazinggroundwill be on the mountainheightsof Israel.Therethey will liedownon goodgrazinggroundand feedin richpastureon the mountainsof Israel.
Is the seedstillin the barn?Evenincludingthe vine,the figtree,the pomegranateand the olivetree,it has not borne[fruit]. Yet from thisdayon I will bless[you].'"
"Blessedare thosewho hungerand thirstfor righteousness,for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed[be] the Godand Fatherof our LordJesusChrist,who has blessedus with everyspiritualblessingin the heavenly[places] in Christ,
and to knowthe loveof Christwhich surpassesknowledge,that you may be filledup to allthe fullnessof God.
Of Naphtalihe said,"O Naphtali,satisfiedwith favor,And fullof the blessingof the LORD,Takepossessionof the seaand the south."
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;
"You have madethem [to be] a kingdomand prieststo our God;and they will reignupon the earth."
