Considerthe covenant;For the darkplacesof the landare fullof the habitationsof violence.
"Trulyis not my housesowith God?For He has madean everlastingcovenantwith me, Orderedin allthings,and secured;For allmy salvationand all[my] desire,Will He not indeedmake [it] grow?
He has rememberedHis covenantforever,The wordwhich He commandedto a thousandgenerations,
And He rememberedHis covenantfor their sake, And relentedaccording to the greatnessof His lovingkindness.
O LORD,leadme in Your righteousnessbecauseof my foes;MakeYour waystraightbeforeme.
"My lovingkindnessI will keepfor him forever,And My covenantshall be confirmedto him.
You have spurnedthe covenantof Your servant;You have profanedhis crownin the dust.
Do not despise[us], for Your own name'ssake;Do not disgracethe throneof Your glory;Remember[and] do not annulYour covenantwith us.
"You shall not behavethustoward the LORDyour God,for everyabominableactwhichthe LORDhatesthey have donefor their gods;for they evenburntheir sonsand daughtersin the fireto their gods.
RememberYour servants,Abraham,Isaac,and Jacob;do not lookat the stubbornnessof thispeopleor at their wickednessor their sin.
"FOR THISIS THE COVENANTTHAT I WILL MAKEWITH THE HOUSEOF ISRAELAFTERTHOSEDAYS,SAYSTHE LORD:I WILL PUTMY LAWSINTO THEIR MINDS,AND I WILL WRITETHEM ON THEIR HEARTS.AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD,AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE.
