Obey the LORD, and you will live longer. The wicked die before their time.

Reverence for the LORD gives confidence and security to a man and his family.

Do you want to avoid death? Reverence for the LORD is a fountain of life.

Reverence for the LORD is good; it will continue forever. The judgments of the LORD are just; they are always fair.

The LORD watches over those who obey him, those who trust in his constant love.

He saves them from death; he keeps them alive in times of famine.

Honor the LORD, all his people; those who obey him have all they need.

Come, my young friends, and listen to me, and I will teach you to honor the LORD.

Surely he is ready to save those who honor him, and his saving presence will remain in our land.

But for those who honor the LORD, his love lasts forever, and his goodness endures for all generations

He is near to those who call to him, who call to him with sincerity.

He protects everyone who loves him, but he will destroy the wicked.

Then the people who feared the LORD spoke to one another, and the LORD listened and heard what they said. In his presence, there was written down in a book a record of those who feared the LORD and respected him.

"They will be my people," says the LORD Almighty. "On the day when I act, they will be my very own. I will be merciful to them as parents are merciful to the children who serve them.

But for you who obey me, my saving power will rise on you like the sun and bring healing like the sun's rays. You will be as free and happy as calves let out of a stall.

And so it was that the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. Through the help of the Holy Spirit it was strengthened and grew in numbers, as it lived in reverence for the Lord.

Fill us each morning with your constant love, so that we may sing and be glad all our life.

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

if you give food to the hungry and satisfy those who are in need, then the darkness around you will turn to the brightness of noon.

And I will always guide you and satisfy you with good things. I will keep you strong and well. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water, like a spring of water that never goes dry.

"Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires; God will satisfy them fully!

And I am not saying this because I feel neglected, for I have learned to be satisfied with what I have.

I know what it is to be in need and what it is to have more than enough. I have learned this secret, so that anywhere, at any time, I am content, whether I am full or hungry, whether I have too much or too little.

Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future.

Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have.

So then, if we have food and clothes, that should be enough for us.

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never leave you; I will never abandon you."

Let us be bold, then, and say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?"

Nothing bad happens to righteous people, but the wicked have nothing but trouble.

We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose.

And the Lord will rescue me from all evil and take me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever! Amen.