Let me live, that I may praise thee, and let thy ordinances help me.
Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David.
The living, the living, he thanks thee, as I do this day; the father makes known to the children thy faithfulness.
We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.
“What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise thee? Will it tell of thy faithfulness?
For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live and observe thy word.