By You I have been sustainedfrom [my] birth;You are He who tookme from my mother'swomb;My praiseis continuallyof You.
Be not farfrom me, for troubleis near;For thereis noneto help.
I will blessthe LORDat alltimes;His praiseshall continuallybe in my mouth.
How blessedis the manwhohas madethe LORDhis trust,And has not turnedto the proud,nor to those who lapseinto falsehood.
But as for me, I will hopecontinually,And will praiseYou yetmoreand more.
"I lovethose who loveme; And those who diligentlyseekme will findme.
Listento Me, O islands,And payattention,you peoplesfrom afar.The LORDcalledMe from the womb;From the bodyof My motherHe namedMe.
And nowsaysthe LORD,who formedMe from the wombto be His Servant,To bringJacobbackto Him, so that Israelmight be gatheredto Him (For I am honoredin the sightof the LORD,And My Godis My strength),
"BeforeI formedyou in the wombI knewyou, And beforeyou were bornI consecratedyou; I have appointedyou a prophetto the nations."
"Have you not just nowcalledto Me, 'My Father,You are the friendof my youth?
But whenGod, who had set me apart[even] from my mother'swomband calledme throughHis grace,was pleased
alwaysgiving thanksfor all thingsin the nameof our LordJesusChristto God,eventhe Father;