May the LORD show his constant love during the day, so that I may have a song at night, a prayer to the God of my life.

But they don't turn to God, their Creator, who gives them hope in their darkest hours.

Even though the fig trees have no fruit and no grapes grow on the vines, even though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no grain, even though the sheep all die and the cattle stalls are empty,

I will still be joyful and glad, because the LORD God is my savior.

He said, "Go to Nineveh, that great city, and speak out against it; I am aware of how wicked its people are."

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

Tremble with fear and stop sinning; think deeply about this, when you lie in silence on your beds.

I told myself, "I have become a great man, far wiser than anyone who ruled Jerusalem before me. I know what wisdom and knowledge really are."

Examine me, O God, and know my mind; test me, and discover my thoughts.

Find out if there is any evil in me and guide me in the everlasting way.

Don't condemn me, God. Tell me! What is the charge against me?

Let us examine our ways and turn back to the LORD.

So then, you should each examine yourself first, and then eat the bread and drink from the cup.

That is why many of you are sick and weak, and several have died.

But we are judged and punished by the Lord, so that we shall not be condemned together with the world.