Then I will go to your altar, O God; you are the source of my happiness. I will play my harp and sing praise to you, O God, my God.

May he be pleased with my song, for my gladness comes from him.

They should have desired the joy he gives; they should have constantly prayed to him.

He says that it never does any good to try to follow God's will.

Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my dearest compared to other men. I love to sit in its shadow, and its fruit is sweet to my taste.

then you will find the joy that comes from serving me. I will make you honored all over the world, and you will enjoy the land I gave to your ancestor, Jacob. I, the LORD, have spoken."

You love him, although you have not seen him, and you believe in him, although you do not now see him. So you rejoice with a great and glorious joy which words cannot express,

The king is glad, O LORD, because you gave him strength; he rejoices because you made him victorious.

You have given him his heart's desire; you have answered his request.

He supplies the needs of those who honor him; he hears their cries and saves them.

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, then you will ask for anything you wish, and you shall have it.

You did not choose me; I chose you and appointed you to go and bear much fruit, the kind of fruit that endures. And so the Father will give you whatever you ask of him in my name.

We have courage in God's presence, because we are sure that he hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will.

He hears us whenever we ask him; and since we know this is true, we know also that he gives us what we ask from him.