For He is our God,And we are the peopleof His pastureand the sheepof His hand.Today,ifyou would hearHis voice,
He againfixesa certainday,"Today,"sayingthroughDavidafterso longa timejustas has been said before,"TODAYIFYOU HEARHIS VOICE,DO NOT HARDENYOUR HEARTS."
whileit is said,"TODAYIFYOU HEARHIS VOICE,DO NOT HARDENYOUR HEARTS,AS WHENTHEY PROVOKEDME."
Behold,I standat the doorand knock;ifanyonehearsMy voiceand opensthe door,I will comein to him and will dinewith him, and he with Me.
For suchis God,Our Godforeverand ever;He will guideus untildeath.
For you were continually strayinglikesheep,but nowyou have returnedto the Shepherdand Guardianof your souls.
O God,whyhave You rejected[us] forever?Why does Your angersmokeagainst the sheepof Your pasture?
"Be on guardfor yourselvesand for allthe flock,amongwhichthe HolySpirithas madeyou overseers,to shepherdthe churchof GodwhichHe purchasedwith His ownblood.
The LORDis my shepherd,I shall not want.
But as it is, they desirea better[country], that is, a heavenly one.ThereforeGodis not ashamedto be calledtheir God;for He has prepareda cityfor them.
But encourageone anotherdayafterday,as longas it is [still] called"Today,"sothat noneof you will be hardenedby the deceitfulnessof sin.
While he was stillspeaking,a brightcloudovershadowedthem, and behold,a voiceout of the cloudsaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,with whomI am well-pleased;listento Him!"
But our Godis in the heavens;He doeswhateverHe pleases.
So we Your peopleand the sheepof Your pastureWill givethanksto You forever;To allgenerationswe will tellof Your praise.
"The LORDis my strengthand song,And He has becomemy salvation;Thisis my God,and I will praiseHim; My father'sGod,and I will extolHim.
"But thisis the covenantwhichI will makewith the houseof Israelafterthosedays,"declaresthe LORD,"I will putMy lawwithinthem and on their heartI will writeit; and I will be their God,and they shall be My people.
Knowthat the LORDHimselfis God;It is He who has madeus, and not we ourselves;[We are] His peopleand the sheepof His pasture.
"I am the LORDyour God,whobroughtyou out of the landof Egypt,out of the houseof slavery.
"Inclineyour earand cometo Me. Listen,that you may live;And I will makean everlastingcovenantwith you, [According to] the faithfulmerciesshown to David.
The earthhas yieldedits produce;God,our God,blessesus.
"Listen,for I will speaknoblethings;And the openingof my lips[will reveal] rightthings.
He is the LORDour God;His judgmentsare in allthe earth.
ShepherdYour peoplewith Your scepter,The flockof Your possessionWhich dwellsby itselfin the woodland,In the midstof a fruitfulfield.Let them feedin Bashanand GileadAs in the daysof old.
