¹ I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, And my cries for mercy.

¹⁹ We love Him, because he first loved us.

² By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.

³ For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

¹⁹ But most assuredly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.

²⁰ Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, Nor his loving kindness from me.

¹⁷ He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you have affection for me?" Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, "Do you have affection for me?" He said to him, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.

²⁴ Until now, you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

³³ and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

¹³² Turn to me, and have mercy on me, As you always do to those who love your name.

³³ For Yahweh hears the needy, And doesn't despise his captive people.

¹ > I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

³ Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together.

⁴ I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

²² As for me, I said in my haste, "I am cut off from before your eyes." Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.

²³ Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, And pays back him who deals proudly in full.

¹ > I love you, Yahweh, my strength.

² Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

³ I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; And I am saved from my enemies.

⁴ The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

⁵ The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came on me.

⁶ In my distress I called on Yahweh, And cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, My cry before him came into his ears.

²⁶ She said, Oh, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to Yahweh.

² Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.