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