² Keep my soul, for I am true to you; O my God, give salvation to your servant, whose hope is in you.

¹² So that his glory might have praise through us who first had hope in Christ:

¹³ In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,

³ See how the Lord has made great his mercy for me; the Lord will give ear to my cry.

³ The man whose heart is unmoved you will keep in peace, because his hope is in you.

⁴ Let your hope be in the Lord for ever: for the Lord Jah is an unchanging Rock.

²⁷ My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me:

²⁸ And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

²⁹ That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand.

²⁶ If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

¹¹ And now I will be no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I come to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name which you have given to me, so that they may be one even as we are one.

¹⁸ So then, at his pleasure he has mercy on a man, and at his pleasure he makes the heart hard.

²³ And to make clear the wealth of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he had before made ready for glory,

²⁴ Even us, who were marked out by him, not only from the Jews, but from the Gentiles?

¹² And again Isaiah says, There will be the root of Jesse, and he who comes to be the ruler over the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles put their hope.

¹³ Now may the God of hope make you full of joy and peace through faith, so that all hope may be yours in the power of the Holy Spirit.

³ Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

⁴ And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.

⁵ And in the same way, let the younger men be ruled by the older ones. Let all of you put away pride and make yourselves ready to be servants: for God is a hater of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low.

¹² And in your mercy put an end to my haters, and send destruction on all those who are against my soul; for I am your servant.

¹²⁴ Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.

¹²⁵ I am your servant; give me wisdom, so that I may have knowledge of your unchanging word.

⁹⁴ I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.

⁹ He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.

⁵ But I have had faith in your mercy; my heart will be glad in your salvation.

¹ <Michtam. Of David.> Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith.

¹⁹ He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.

² O my God, I have put my faith in you, let me not be shamed; let not my haters be glorying over me.

¹ <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed; keep me safe in your righteousness.

¹⁴ But I had faith in you, O Lord; I said, You are my God.

²⁸ For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.

⁵ Let my saints come together to me; those who have made an agreement with me by offerings.

⁷ The Lord did not give you his love or take you for himself because you were more in number than any other people; for you were the smallest of the nations:

⁸ But because of his love for you, and in order to keep his oath to your fathers, the Lord took you out with the strength of his hand, making you free from the prison-house and from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.