Give yourself to the LORD; trust in him, and he will help you;

Leave your troubles with the LORD, and he will defend you; he never lets honest people be defeated.

Ask the LORD to bless your plans, and you will be successful in carrying them out.

"He saved others, but he cannot save himself ! Isn't he the king of Israel? If he will come down off the cross now, we will believe in him!

He trusts in God and claims to be God's Son. Well, then, let us see if God wants to save him now!"

I have so many enemies, LORD, so many who turn against me!

They talk about me and say, "God will not help him."

I am crushed by their insults, as they keep on asking me, "Where is your God?"

They say, "God has abandoned him; let's go after him and catch him; there is no one to rescue him."

God says, "I will save those who love me and will protect those who acknowledge me as LORD.

Now come down from the cross and save yourself !"

Let us see the Messiah, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him!" And the two who were crucified with Jesus insulted him also.

He helped me out of danger; he saved me because he was pleased with me.

The LORD says, "Here is my servant, whom I strengthen--- the one I have chosen, with whom I am pleased. I have filled him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to every nation.

Then a voice said from heaven, "This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased."

"Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, the one I love, and with whom I am pleased. I will send my Spirit upon him, and he will announce my judgment to the nations.

While he was talking, a shining cloud came over them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased---listen to him!"

The people stood there watching while the Jewish leaders made fun of him: "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah whom God has chosen!"