For whatcomelinessand beauty[will be] theirs! Grainwill make the youngmenflourish,and newwinethe virgins.
Let our sonsin their youthbe as grown-upplants,And our daughtersas cornerpillars fashionedas for a palace;
They shall eagerlyutterthe memoryof Your abundantgoodnessAnd will shoutjoyfullyof Your righteousness.
OnethingI have askedfrom the LORD,that I shall seek:That I may dwellin the houseof the LORDallthe daysof my life,To beholdthe beautyof the LORDAnd to meditatein His temple.
Howgreatis Your goodness,WhichYou have storedup for those who fearYou, Which You have wroughtfor those who takerefugein You, Beforethe sonsof men!
Howpreciousis Your lovingkindness,O God!And the childrenof mentakerefugein the shadowof Your wings.
You are fairerthanthe sonsof men;Graceis pouredupon Your lips;ThereforeGodhas blessedYou forever.
Out of Zion,the perfectionof beauty,Godhas shoneforth.
But You, O Lord,are a Godmercifuland gracious,Slowto angerand abundantin lovingkindnessand truth.
For You, Lord,are good,and readyto forgive,And abundantin lovingkindnessto allwho callupon You.
Let the favorof the Lordour Godbe upon us; And confirmfor us the workof our hands;Yes, confirmthe workof our hands.
"Whois likeYou among the gods,O LORD?Whois likeYou, majesticin holiness,Awesomein praises,workingwonders?
"My belovedis dazzlingand ruddy,Outstandingamongtenthousand.
And your mouthlike the bestwine!""It goes[down] smoothlyfor my beloved,Flowinggently[through] the lipsof those whofallasleep.
Your eyeswill seethe Kingin His beauty;They will beholda far-distantland.
Lookdownfrom heavenand seefrom Your holyand glorioushabitation;Whereare Your zealand Your mightydeeds?The stirringsof Your heartand Your compassionare restrainedtowardme.
I shall makementionof the lovingkindnessesof the LORD,the praisesof the LORD,Accordingto allthat the LORDhas grantedus, And the greatgoodnesstoward the houseof Israel,WhichHe has grantedthem according to His compassionAnd according to the abundanceof His lovingkindnesses.
"They will comeand shoutfor joyon the heightof Zion,And they will be radiantoverthe bountyof the LORD--Overthe grainand the newwineand the oil,And overthe youngof the flockand the herd;And their lifewill be like a wateredgarden,And they will neverlanguishagain.
"I will fillthe soulof the priestswith abundance,And My peoplewill be satisfiedwith My goodness,"declaresthe LORD.
"You will have plentyto eatand be satisfiedAnd praisethe nameof the LORDyour God,Whohas dealtwondrouslywith you; Then My peoplewill neverbe putto shame.
And in that dayThe mountainswill dripwith sweetwine,And the hillswill flowwith milk,And allthe brooksof Judahwill flowwith water;And a springwill goout from the houseof the LORDTo waterthe valleyof Shittim.
And the Wordbecameflesh,and dweltamongus, and we sawHis glory,gloryas of the only begottenfrom the Father,fullof graceand truth.
"For Godsolovedthe world,that He gaveHis only begottenSon,that whoeverbelievesin Him shall not perish,but haveeternallife.
The Lawcamein sothat the transgressionwould increase;but wheresinincreased,graceabounded all the more,
But GoddemonstratesHis ownlovetowardus, in that while we were yetsinners,Christdiedfor us.
