Lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed,” lest my foes rejoice at my downfall.
Keep yourselves in the love of God and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
God indeed is my salvation; I am confident and unafraid. For the Lord is my strength and my might, and he has been my salvation.
Yet I will rejoice in the Lord and exult in my saving God.
The righteous will see and they will fear; but they will laugh at him:
Be gracious to me, Lord; see how my foes afflict me! You alone can raise me from the gates of death.
My soul longs for your salvation; I put my hope in your word.
Your justice is like the highest mountains; your judgments, like the mighty deep; human being and beast you sustain, Lord.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear him, upon those who count on his mercy,
Many are the sorrows of the wicked one, but mercy surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.
my spirit rejoices in God my savior.
Rather the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, those who put their hope in his mercy.
A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit.
And Hannah prayed: “My heart exults in the Lord, my horn is exalted by my God. I have swallowed up my enemies; I rejoice in your victory.
Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them. The Circumcision and Naming of Jesus.
my God, in you I trust; do not let me be disgraced; do not let my enemies gloat over me.
For I have said that they would gloat over me, exult over me if I stumble.