Let those who respect you rejoice when they see me, because I put my hope in your word.
God has said from his Temple, “When I win, I will divide Shechem and measure off the Valley of Succoth.
I wake up early in the morning and cry out. I hope in your word.
I have an answer for people who insult me, because I trust what you say.
Never keep me from speaking your truth, because I depend on your fair laws.
Let those who respect you return to me, those who know your rules.
All of you who fear God, come and listen, and I will tell you what he has done for me.
Then those who honored the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened and heard them. The names of those who honored the Lord and respected him were written in his presence in a book to be remembered.
Earth and sky will be destroyed, but the words I have spoken will never be destroyed.