"Your wordshave helped the totteringto stand,And you have strengthenedfeebleknees.
"For when the earheard,it calledme blessed,And when the eyesaw,it gavewitnessof me,
"I chosea wayfor them and satas chief,And dweltas a kingamong the troops,As one whocomfortedthe mourners.
"Beholdyou have admonishedmany,And you have strengthenedweakhands.
"But nowit has cometo you, and you are impatient;It touchesyou, and you are dismayed.
The LORDsustainsallwho fallAnd raisesup allwho are boweddown.
Thereis one who speaksrashlylike the thrustsof a sword,But the tongueof the wisebringshealing.
[Like] applesof goldin settingsof silverIs a wordspokenin right circumstances.
The LordGODhas givenMe the tongueof disciples,That I may knowhow to sustainthe wearyonewith a word.He awakens[Me] morningby morning,He awakensMy earto listenas a disciple.
Thenthe king'sfacegrewpaleand his thoughtsalarmedhim, and his hipjointswentslackand his kneesbegan knockingtogether.
sothat on the contraryyou should ratherforgiveand comfort[him], otherwisesuch a onemight be overwhelmedby excessivesorrow.
But God,who comfortsthe depressed,comfortedus by the comingof Titus;
We urgeyou, brethren,admonishthe unruly,encouragethe fainthearted,helpthe weak,be patientwith everyone.
Therefore,strengthenthe handsthat are weakand the kneesthat are feeble,
