“Lord, remember that I have truly served you with all my heart. I have done the things that you say are good.” Then Hezekiah cried very hard.
Job 4:6 - Easy To Read Version You worship God.\par You trust him.\par You are a good man.\par So let that be your hope.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, Thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Is not your [reverent] fear of God your confidence and the integrity and uprightness of your ways your hope? American Standard Version (1901) Is not thy fear of God thy confidence, And the integrity of thy ways thy hope? Common English Bible Isn’t your religion the source of your confidence; the integrity of your conduct, the source of your hope? Catholic Public Domain Version Where is your reverence, your fortitude, your patience, and the perfection of your ways? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Where is thy fear, thy fortitude, thy patience, and the perfection of thy ways? |
“Lord, remember that I have truly served you with all my heart. I have done the things that you say are good.” Then Hezekiah cried very hard.
There was a man named Job that lived in the country of Uz. Job was a good and faithful man. Job worshiped God and refused to do evil things.
I will continue to trust God\par even if God kills me. {\cf2\super [23]} \par But I will defend myself to his face.\par
I was never cruel to anyone\par \{but these bad things happened to me\}.\par My prayers are right and pure.\par
But if that is my only hope\par then I have no hope at all.\par If that is my only hope\par then people have found me\par no hope at all.\par
Lord, judge me.\par Prove that I have lived a pure life.\par I never stopped trusting the Lord.\par
But even if an army is all around me,\par I will not be afraid.\par Even if people attack me in war,\par \{I will not be afraid\}.\par Why? Because I trust the Lord.\par
The person who respects the Lord is safe and his children also live in safety.
Jerusalem, you are rich—you are rich with wisdom and knowledge of God. You are rich with salvation. You respect the Lord and that makes you rich. So you can know that you will continue.
So prepare your minds for service, and have self-control. All your hope should be for the gift of grace (kindness) that will be yours when Jesus Christ appears (comes).
You pray to God and call him Father. God judges each man’s work equally. So while you are visiting \{here on earth\}, you should live with fear (respect) for God.