For He is our God,And we are the peopleof His pastureand the sheepof His hand.Today,ifyou would hearHis voice,
He is the LORDour God;His judgmentsare in allthe earth.
Knowthat the LORDHimselfis God;It is He who has madeus, and not we ourselves;[We are] His peopleand the sheepof His pasture.
But our Godis in the heavens;He doeswhateverHe pleases.
The LORDis my shepherd,I shall not want.
For suchis God,Our Godforeverand ever;He will guideus untildeath.
The earthhas yieldedits produce;God,our God,blessesus.
O God,whyhave You rejected[us] forever?Why does Your angersmokeagainst the sheepof Your pasture?
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.
"I am the LORDyour God,whobroughtyou out of the landof Egypt,out of the houseof slavery.
"Listen,for I will speaknoblethings;And the openingof my lips[will reveal] rightthings.
"Inclineyour earand cometo Me. Listen,that you may live;And I will makean everlastingcovenantwith you, [According to] the faithfulmerciesshown to David.
"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.
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.
While he was stillspeaking,a brightcloudovershadowedthem, and behold,a voiceout of the cloudsaid,"Thisis My belovedSon,with whomI am well-pleased;listento Him!"
"Be on guardfor yourselvesand for allthe flock,amongwhichthe HolySpirithas madeyou overseers,to shepherdthe churchof GodwhichHe purchasedwith His ownblood.
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.
whileit is said,"TODAYIFYOU HEARHIS VOICE,DO NOT HARDENYOUR HEARTS,AS WHENTHEY PROVOKEDME."
He againfixesa certainday,"Today,"sayingthroughDavidafterso longa timejustas has been said before,"TODAYIFYOU HEARHIS VOICE,DO NOT HARDENYOUR HEARTS."
For you were continually strayinglikesheep,but nowyou have returnedto the Shepherdand Guardianof your souls.
Behold,I standat the doorand knock;ifanyonehearsMy voiceand opensthe door,I will comein to him and will dinewith him, and he with Me.
