Happy is the nation whose God is the LORD; happy are the people he has chosen for his own!

How happy are those who live in your Temple, always singing praise to you.

Remember that the LORD has chosen the righteous for his own, and he hears me when I call to him.

He chose his servant David; he took him from the pastures,

where he looked after his flocks, and he made him king of Israel, the shepherd of the people of God.

Remember me, LORD, when you help your people; include me when you save them.

Let me see the prosperity of your people and share in the happiness of your nation, in the glad pride of those who belong to you.

He chose Jacob for himself, the people of Israel for his own.

Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, so that we would be holy and without fault before him. Because of his love

We must thank God at all times for you, friends, you whom the Lord loves. For God chose you as the first to be saved by the Spirit's power to make you his holy people and by your faith in the truth.

LORD, who may enter your Temple? Who may worship on Zion, your sacred hill?

I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; and your house will be my home as long as I live.

Fling wide the gates, open the ancient doors, and the great king will come in.

I will make those who are victorious pillars in the temple of my God, and they will never leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which will come down out of heaven from my God. I will also write on them my new name.

But I will see you, because I have done no wrong; and when I awake, your presence will fill me with joy.

We feast on the abundant food you provide; you let us drink from the river of your goodness.

My soul will feast and be satisfied, and I will sing glad songs of praise to you.

They will come and sing for joy on Mount Zion and be delighted with my gifts--- gifts of grain and wine and olive oil, gifts of sheep and cattle. They will be like a well-watered garden; they will have everything they need.

I will fill the priests with the richest food and satisfy all the needs of my people. I, the LORD, have spoken."

Never again will they hunger or thirst; neither sun nor any scorching heat will burn them,

because the Lamb, who is in the center of the throne, will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

I heard a loud voice speaking from the throne: "Now God's home is with people! He will live with them, and they shall be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God.

He will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. The old things have disappeared."