BecauseYour lovingkindnessis betterthanlife,My lipswill praiseYou.
For You makehim mostblessedforever;You makehim joyfulwith gladnessin Your presence.
That [my] soulmay singpraiseto You and not be silent.O LORDmy God,I will givethanksto You forever.
For His angeris but for a moment,His favoris for a lifetime;Weepingmay lastfor the night,But a shoutof joy[comes] in the morning.
Manyare saying,"Whowill showus [any] good?"Liftup the lightof Your countenanceupon us, O LORD!
My soulthirstsfor God,for the livingGod;Whenshall I comeand appearbeforeGod?
O Lord,openmy lips,That my mouthmay declareYour praise.
I criedto Him with my mouth,And He was extolledwith my tongue.
The singerswenton, the musiciansafter[them], In the midstof the maidensbeatingtambourines.
Answerme, O LORD,for Your lovingkindnessis good;According to the greatnessof Your compassion,turnto me,
Splendorand majestyare beforeHim, Strengthand beautyare in His sanctuary.
Then Moses said,"I prayYou, showme Your glory!"
Takewordswith you and returnto the LORD.Sayto Him, "Takeaway alliniquityAnd receive[us] graciously,That we may presentthe fruitof our lips.
ThereforeI urgeyou, brethren,by the merciesof God,to presentyour bodiesa livingand holysacrifice,acceptableto God,[which is] your spiritualservice of worship.
I am speakingin human termsbecauseof the weaknessof your flesh.For justas you presentedyour membersas slavesto impurityand to lawlessness,resultingin [further] lawlessness,sonowpresentyour membersas slavesto righteousness,resultingin sanctification.
For you have been boughtwith a price:thereforeglorifyGodin your body.
But I am hard-pressedfrom both[directions], havingthe desireto departand be with Christ,for [that] is very muchbetter;
ThroughHim then,let us continuallyofferup a sacrificeof praiseto God,that is, the fruitof lipsthat give thanksto His name.
Beloved,nowwe are childrenof God,and it has not appearedas yetwhatwe will be. We knowthat whenHe appears,we will be likeHim, becausewe will seeHim justas He is.
