ThesethingsI rememberand I pourout my soulwithinme. For I used to goalongwith the throng[and] leadthem in processionto the houseof God,With the voiceof joyand thanksgiving,a multitudekeepingfestival.
norlet Hezekiahmake you trustin the LORD,saying,"The LORDwill surelydeliverus, and thiscitywill not be giveninto the handof the kingof Assyria."
untilI comeand takeyou away to a landlike your own land,a landof grainand newwine,a landof breadand vineyards,a landof olivetreesand honey,that you may liveand not die."But do not listento Hezekiahwhenhe misleadsyou, saying,"The LORDwill deliverus."
Then on the twenty-thirddayof the seventhmonthhe sentthe peopleto their tents,rejoicingand happyof heartbecauseof the goodnessthat the LORDhad shownto Davidand to Solomonand to His peopleIsrael.
"Ohthat I were as in monthsgoneby, As in the dayswhen Godwatchedover me;
EnterHis gateswith thanksgiving[And] His courtswith praise.Givethanksto Him, blessHis name.
Becauseof Your indignationand Your wrath,For You have liftedme up and castme away.
Whyshould the nationssay,"Where,now,is their God?"
I was gladwhen they saidto me, "Let us goto the houseof the LORD."
For the sakeof my brothersand my friends,I will nowsay,"May peacebe within you."
We whohadsweetfellowshiptogetherWalkedin the houseof Godin the throng.
Trustin Him at alltimes,O people;Pourout your heartbeforeHim; Godis a refugefor us. Selah.
Whyshould the nationssay,"Whereis their God?"Let there be knownamong the nationsin our sight,Vengeancefor the bloodof Your servantswhich has been shed.
You makeus an objectof contentionto our neighbors,And our enemieslaughamong themselves.
You will havesongsas in the nightwhen you keepthe festival,And gladnessof heartas when one marchesto [the sound of] the flute,To goto the mountainof the LORD,to the Rockof Israel.
"Arise,cryaloudin the nightAt the beginningof the night watches;Pourout your heartlike waterBeforethe presenceof the Lord;Liftup your handsto Him For the lifeof your littleonesWho are faintbecause of hungerAt the headof everystreet."
Howdarkthe goldhas become,[How] the puregoldhas changed!The sacredstonesare pouredout At the cornerof everystreet.
"When they goin, the princeshall goin amongthem; and when they goout, he shall goout.
Let the priests,the LORD'Sministers,Weepbetweenthe porchand the altar,And let them say,"SpareYour people,O LORD,And do not makeYour inheritancea reproach,A bywordamong the nations.Whyshould they among the peoplessay,Whereis their God?'"
Behold,on the mountainsthe feetof him who bringsgood news,Who announcespeace!Celebrateyour feasts,O Judah;Payyour vows.For neveragainwill the wickedone passthrough you; He is cutoffcompletely.
"But Abrahamsaid,'Child,rememberthat duringyour lifeyou receivedyour good things,and likewiseLazarusbad things;but nowhe is being comfortedhere,and you are in agony.
and you shall rejoicebeforethe LORDyour God,you and your sonand your daughterand your maleand femaleservantsand the Levitewhois in your town,and the strangerand the orphanand the widowwhoare in your midst,in the placewherethe LORDyour Godchoosesto establishHis name.
"I wentout full,but the LORDhas broughtme backempty.Whydo you callme Naomi,since the LORDhas witnessedagainst me and the Almightyhas afflictedme?"
