⁸ Salvation comes from the Lord; your blessing is on your people. (Selah.)

⁸ By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.

¹ <A Psalm. Of David.> The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.

² He makes a resting-place for me in the green fields: he is my guide by the quiet waters.

³ He gives new life to my soul: he is my guide in the ways of righteousness because of his name.

² Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.

⁶ Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.

¹⁹ O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!

³ Put your works into the hands of the Lord, and your purposes will be made certain.

¹⁴ Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.

¹⁹ And my God will give you all you have need of from the wealth of his glory in Christ Jesus.

²³ So we went without food, requesting our God for this: and his ear was open to our prayer.

²³ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.

²² The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

¹¹ For I am conscious of my thoughts about you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope at the end.

²⁰ He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

¹⁰ Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room for it.

⁴⁵ The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

⁷ A blessing is on the man who puts his faith in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

⁸ For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.

⁹ The heart is a twisted thing, not to be searched out by man: who is able to have knowledge of it?

⁹ Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

²¹ His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

⁹ Happy are the peacemakers: for they will be named sons of God.

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

²³ Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law.

²⁴ And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.

²⁷ But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,

²⁸ Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.

²⁹ If a man gives you a blow on one side of your face, then let the other side be turned to him; from him who takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe.

¹ <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> May the Lord give ear to you in the day of trouble; may you be placed on high by the name of the God of Jacob;

² May he send you help from the holy place, and give you strength from Zion;

³ May he keep all your offerings in mind, and be pleased with the fat of your burned offerings; (Selah.)

⁴ May he give you your heart's desire, and put all your purposes into effect.

⁵ We will be glad in your salvation, and in the name of our God we will put up our flags: may the Lord give you all your requests.

²⁵ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. So be it.

¹¹ The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will give his people the blessing of peace.

⁴ May he give you your heart's desire, and put all your purposes into effect.