I have beenyoungand nowI am old,Yet I have not seenthe righteousforsakenOr his descendantsbeggingbread.
[Make sure that] your characteris free from the love of money,being contentwith what you have;for He Himselfhas said,"I WILL NEVERDESERTYOU, NORWILL I EVERFORSAKEYOU,"
For the LORDlovesjusticeAnd does not forsakeHis godlyones;They are preservedforever,But the descendantsof the wickedwill be cutoff.
His descendantswill be mightyon earth;The generationof the uprightwill be blessed.
His soulwill abidein prosperity,And his descendantswill inheritthe land.
"For the LORDwill not abandonHis peopleon accountof His greatname,becausethe LORDhas been pleasedto makeyou a peoplefor Himself.
persecuted,but not forsaken;struck down,but not destroyed;
For the LORDwill not abandonHis people,Norwill He forsakeHis inheritance.
And evenwhen[I am] oldand gray,O God,do not forsakeme, UntilI declareYour strengthto [this] generation,Your powerto allwho are to come.
"Nomanwill [be able to] standbeforeyou allthe daysof your life.Justas I have beenwith Moses,I will be with you; I will not failyou or forsakeyou.
"I will establishMy covenantbetweenMe and you and your descendantsafteryou throughout their generationsfor an everlastingcovenant,to be Godto you and to your descendantsafteryou.
A goodmanleavesan inheritanceto his children'schildren,And the wealthof the sinneris storedup for the righteous.
Do not castme offin the timeof oldage;Do not forsakeme when my strengthfails.
[Some] of the disciplesfrom Caesareaalsocamewith us, takingus to Mnasonof Cyprus,a discipleof long standingwith whomwe were to lodge.
"He wandersabout for food,saying, 'Whereis it?' He knowsthat a dayof darknessis at hand.
Their littleonesalso will be dashedto piecesBefore their eyes;Their houseswill be plunderedAnd their wivesravished.
They wanderabout for foodAnd growlifthey are not satisfied.
Let his childrenwanderabout and beg;And let them seek[sustenance] far from their ruinedhomes.
"Remembernow,who[ever] perishedbeing innocent?Or wherewere the uprightdestroyed?
