How I love you, LORD! You are my defender.

I call to the LORD, and he saves me from my enemies. Praise the LORD!

The danger of death was around me, and the grave set its trap for me.

Turn to me and have mercy on me as you do on all those who love you.

And you must love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength; and you must love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer on the altar animals and other sacrifices to God."

A third time Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter became sad because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" and so he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you!" Jesus said to him, "Take care of my sheep.

We love because God first loved us.

This is how we know that we love God's children: it is by loving God and obeying his commands.

For our love for God means that we obey his commands. And his commands are not too hard for us,

In my trouble I called to the LORD; I called to my God for help. In his temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

I was afraid and thought that he had driven me out of his presence. But he heard my cry, when I called to him for help.

Love the LORD, all his faithful people. The LORD protects the faithful, but punishes the proud as they deserve.

Proclaim with me the LORD's greatness; let us praise his name together!

I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me; he freed me from all my fears.

I waited patiently for the LORD's help; then he listened to me and heard my cry.

But God has indeed heard me; he has listened to my prayer.

I praise God, because he did not reject my prayer or keep back his constant love from me.

The LORD listens to those in need and does not forget his people in prison.

So Jacob said to his family and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods that you have; purify yourselves and put on clean clothes.

Hannah said to him, "Excuse me, sir. Do you remember me? I am the woman you saw standing here, praying to the LORD.

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your happiness may be complete.