Let my soullivethat it may praiseYou, And let Your ordinanceshelpme.
Dealbountifullywith Your servant,That I may liveand keepYour word.
I know,O LORD,that Your judgmentsare righteous,And that in faithfulnessYou have afflictedme.
"Whatprofitis there in my blood,if I godownto the pit?Will the dustpraiseYou? Will it declareYour faithfulness?
"It is the livingwho givethanksto You, as I do today;A fathertellshis sonsaboutYour faithfulness.
"Inclineyour earand cometo Me. Listen,that you may live;And I will makean everlastingcovenantwith you, [According to] the faithfulmerciesshown to David.
And we knowthat Godcausesall thingsto work togetherfor goodto thosewho loveGod,to thosewho are calledaccordingto [His] purpose.
For momentary,lightafflictionis producingfor us an eternalweightof gloryfarbeyondall comparison,
