‘Now arise, Lord God, and come to your resting-place, you and the ark of your might. May your priests, Lord God, be clothed with salvation, may your faithful people rejoice in your goodness.
Psalm 16:3 - New International Version (Anglicised) I say of the holy people who are in the land, ‘They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But to the saints that are in the earth, And to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As for the godly (the saints) who are in the land, they are the excellent, the noble, and the glorious, in whom is all my delight. American Standard Version (1901) As for the saints that are in the earth, They are the excellent in whom is all my delight. Common English Bible Now as for the “holy ones” in the land, the “magnificent ones” that I was so happy about; Catholic Public Domain Version You have tested my heart and visited it by night. You have examined me by fire, and iniquity has not been found in me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me. |
‘Now arise, Lord God, and come to your resting-place, you and the ark of your might. May your priests, Lord God, be clothed with salvation, may your faithful people rejoice in your goodness.
My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; the one whose way of life is blameless will minister to me.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.
For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, ‘Peace be within you.’
Sing the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people; praise his holy name.
The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the Lord will take delight in you, and your land will be married.
‘On the day when I act,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him.
‘Lord,’ Ananias answered, ‘I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem.
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:
This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.