¹⁴⁶ My cry has gone up to you; take me out of trouble, and I will be guided by your unchanging word.

¹⁵ And the children of Israel said to the Lord, We are sinners; do to us whatever seems good to you: only give us salvation this day.

¹⁶ So they put away the strange gods from among them, and became the Lord's servants; and his soul was angry because of the sorrows of Israel.

¹³⁴ Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders.

²¹ And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.

¹⁴ Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.

⁴ But when the mercy of God our Saviour, and his love to man was seen,

⁵ Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of his mercy, he gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit,

⁶ Which he gave us freely through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁷ So that, having been given righteousness through grace, we might have a part in the heritage, the hope of eternal life.

⁸ This is a true saying; and it is my desire that you may give certain witness about these things, so that those who have had faith in God may give attention to good works. These things are good and of profit to men;