²⁴ When you take your rest you will have no fear, and on your bed sleep will be sweet to you.

⁴ Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.

⁴ One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.

⁵ For in the time of trouble he will keep me safe in his tent: in the secret place of his tent he will keep me from men's eyes; high on a rock he will put me.

⁶ And now my head will be lifted up higher than my haters who are round me: because of this I will make offerings of joy in his tent; I will make a song, truly I will make a song of praise to the Lord.

⁶ For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;

⁷ Putting all your troubles on him, for he takes care of you.

⁸ Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;

¹⁶ Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

¹¹ Lifting up those who are low, and putting the sad in a safe place;

¹ For everything there is a fixed time, and a time for every business under the sun.

² A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;

³ A time to put to death and a time to make well; a time for pulling down and a time for building up;

⁴ A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing;

⁵ A time to take stones away and a time to get stones together; a time for kissing and a time to keep from kissing;

⁶ A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;

⁷ A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk;

⁸ A time for love and a time for hate; a time for war and a time for peace.

⁹ What profit has the worker in the work which he does?

⁴ Yes, though I go through the valley of deep shade, I will have no fear of evil; for you are with me, your rod and your support are my comfort.

¹⁷ Give me a sign for good; so that my haters may see it and be shamed; because you, Lord, have been my help and comfort.

⁷⁶ Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.

⁹ The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;

¹ <Of David.> The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?

⁵ For you are my hope, O Lord God; I have had faith in you from the time when I was young.