³ But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself him who is godly: Yahweh will hear when I call to him.

⁹ the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;

⁹ But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

¹⁴ who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

¹⁹ However God's firm foundation stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let every one who names the name of the Lord{TR reads "Christ" instead of "the Lord"} depart from unrighteousness."

¹³ But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;

¹⁴ to which he called you through our Gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

¹⁶ You didn't choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

¹⁴ "Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

¹⁵ He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.

⁹ Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me.

¹⁶ As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me.

¹⁷ Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.

⁵ "Gather my saints together to me, Those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice."

¹⁵ Yahweh's eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

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

⁸ Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, For Yahweh has heard the voice of my weeping.

¹⁶ For how would people know that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Isn't it in that you go with us, so that we are separated, I and your people, from all the people who are on the surface of the earth?"