Look at me, O LORD my God, and answer me. Restore my strength; don't let me die.

because you protect me from the power of death. I have served you faithfully, and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead.

You will show me the path that leads to life; your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever.

You have heard my promises, O God, and you have given me what belongs to those who honor you.

Add many years to the king's life; let him live on and on!

Have mercy on me, and I will live because I take pleasure in your law.

Give me life, so that I may praise you; may your instructions help me.

May the king's name never be forgotten; may his fame last as long as the sun. May all nations ask God to bless them as he has blessed the king.

His dynasty will be as permanent as the sky; a descendant of his will always be king.

He will always have descendants, and I will watch over his kingdom as long as the sun shines.

It will be as permanent as the moon, that faithful witness in the sky."

I will reward them with long life; I will save them."

I am the living one! I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I have authority over death and the world of the dead.