"He will callupon Me, and I will answerhim; I will be with him in trouble;I will rescuehim and honorhim.
"I ama joketo my friends,The one who calledon Godand He answeredhim; The just[and] blameless[man] is a joke.
"From sixtroublesHe will deliveryou, Even in sevenevilwill not touchyou.
O LORD,You have heardthe desireof the humble;You will strengthentheir heart,You will inclineYour ear
ThoughI walkin the midstof trouble,You will reviveme; You will stretchforthYour handagainstthe wrathof my enemies,And Your righthandwill saveme.
Then the channelsof waterappeared,And the foundationsof the worldwere laidbareAt Your rebuke,O LORD,At the blastof the breathof Your nostrils.
EventhoughI walkthrough the valleyof the shadowof death,I fearnoevil,for You are with me; Your rodand Your staff,they comfortme.
The LORDhelpsthem and deliversthem; He deliversthem from the wickedand savesthem, Becausethey takerefugein Him.
Callupon Me in the dayof trouble;I shall rescueyou, and you will honorMe."
Do not fear,for I am with you; Do not anxiously lookabout you, for I am your God.I will strengthenyou, surelyI will helpyou, SurelyI will upholdyou with My righteousrighthand.'
"Thenyou will call,and the LORDwill answer;You will cry,and He will say,'HereI am.' Ifyou removethe yokefrom your midst,The pointingof the fingerand speakingwickedness,
"It will also cometo passthat beforethey call,I will answer;and while they are stillspeaking,I will hear.
Callto Me and I will answeryou, and I will tellyou greatand mightythings,which you do not know.'
"And I will bringthe thirdpartthrough the fire,Refinethem as silveris refined,And testthem as goldis tested.They will callon My name,And I will answerthem; I will say,They are My people,'And they will say,'The LORDis my God.'"
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
"IfanyoneservesMe, he must followMe; and whereI am,thereMy servantwill be also;ifanyoneservesMe, the Fatherwill honorhim.
for they lovedthe approvalof menratherthanthe approvalof God.
"Behold,an houris coming,and has [already] come,for you to be scattered,eachto his own[home], and to leaveMe alone;and [yet] I amnot alone,becausethe Fatheris with Me.
"Howcanyou believe,when you receivegloryfrom one anotherand you do not seekthe glorythat is from the [one and] onlyGod?
But the Lordstoodwith me and strengthenedme, sothat throughme the proclamationmight be fully accomplished,and that allthe Gentilesmight hear;and I was rescuedout of the lion'smouth.
In the daysof His flesh,He offeredup bothprayersand supplicationswith loudcryingand tearsto the One ableto saveHim from death,and He was heardbecauseof His piety.
who throughHim are believersin God,who raisedHim from the deadand gaveHim glory,sothat your faithand hopeare in God.
whois at the right handof God,having goneinto heaven,after angelsand authoritiesand powershad been subjectedto Him.
And when the Chief Shepherdappears,you will receivethe unfadingcrownof glory.
He who overcomes,I will grantto him to sitdownwith Me on My throne,as I alsoovercameand sat downwith My Fatheron His throne.
"Thereforethe LORDGodof Israeldeclares,I did indeedsaythat your houseand the houseof your fathershould walkbeforeMe forever;but nowthe LORDdeclares,'Farbe it from Me-- for those who honorMe I will honor,and those who despiseMe will be lightlyesteemed.
