Be good to me while I am alive. Do this so that I may obey your word.
I said to myself, “Be calm. The Lord has been good to me.”
My God, keep me going as you have promised. Then I will live. Don’t let me lose all hope.
Be good to me, because you love me. Teach me your orders.
Turn to me and have mercy on me. That’s what you’ve always done for those who love you.
Your covenant laws are always right. Help me to understand them. Then I will live.
Let me live so that I can praise you. May your laws keep me going.
Blessed are those who obey his covenant laws. They trust in him with all their hearts.
Lord, be good to me as you have promised.
Show me your tender love so that I can live. I take delight in your law.
I will sing praise to the Lord. He has been so good to me.
God is full of grace. From him we have all received grace in place of the grace already given.
We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.
My God will meet all your needs. He will meet them in keeping with his wonderful riches. These riches come to you because you belong to Christ Jesus.
You know that God is right and always does what is right. And you know that everyone who does what is right is God’s child.