Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it.

The LORD has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad.

The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.

Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her…

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,

I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Oh, praise the greatness of our God!

“Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the nations.”

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.