Then he will prayto God,and He will accepthim, That he may seeHis facewith joy,And He may restoreHis righteousnessto man.
His prayeralso and [how God] was entreatedby him, and allhis sin,his unfaithfulness,and the siteson whichhe builthighplacesand erectedthe Asherimand the carvedimages,beforehe humbledhimself, behold,they are writtenin the recordsof the Hozai.
WhomI myselfshall behold,And whom my eyeswill seeand not another.My heartfaintswithinme!
Let his fleshbecomefresherthanin youth,Let him returnto the daysof his youthfulvigor;
"For He paysa manaccording to his work,And makes him findit according to his way.
So that they caused the cryof the poorto cometo Him, And that He might hearthe cryof the afflicted--
You will makeknownto me the pathof life;In Your presenceis fullnessof joy;In Your righthandthere are pleasuresforever.
The LORDhas rewardedme according to my righteousness;According to the cleannessof my handsHe has recompensedme.
Blessedbe the LORD,BecauseHe has heardthe voiceof my supplication.
For His angeris but for a moment,His favoris for a lifetime;Weepingmay lastfor the night,But a shoutof joy[comes] in the morning.
"Offerto Goda sacrificeof thanksgivingAnd payyour vowsto the MostHigh;
Callupon Me in the dayof trouble;I shall rescueyou, and you will honorMe."
And lovingkindnessis Yours, O Lord,For You recompensea manaccording to his work.
Godbe graciousto us and blessus, [And] cause His faceto shineupon us-- Selah.
"He will callupon Me, and I will answerhim; I will be with him in trouble;I will rescuehim and honorhim.
Ifyou say,"See,we did not knowthis,"Does He not consider[it] who weighsthe hearts?And does He not know[it] who keepsyour soul?And will He not renderto manaccording to his work?
O peoplein Zion,inhabitantin Jerusalem,you will weepnolonger.He will surelybe graciousto you at the soundof your cry;when He hearsit, He will answeryou.
Callto Me and I will answeryou, and I will tellyou greatand mightythings,which you do not know.'
YOU HAVE MADE KNOWNTO ME THE WAYSOF LIFE;YOU WILL MAKE ME FULLOF GLADNESSWITH YOUR PRESENCE.'
And the Lord[said] to him, "Getup and goto the streetcalledStraight,and inquireat the houseof Judasfor a man from TarsusnamedSaul,for he is praying,
consideringthe reproachof Christgreaterrichesthan the treasuresof Egypt;for he was lookingto the reward.
Nowto Him who is ableto keepyou from stumbling,and to make you standin the presenceof His gloryblamelesswith great joy,
"The LORDwill repayeachman[for] his righteousnessand his faithfulness;for the LORDdeliveredyou into [my] handtoday,but I refusedto stretchout my handagainst the LORD'Sanointed.
