For whom have I in heaven [but You]? And what have I desired upon the earth besides You?

I spread forth my hands to You; my soul [thirsts] for You, as a dry land. Pause.

Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit has failed; do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like them that go down to the pit.

And He said to him, Let Me go, for the day has dawned; but he said, I will not let You go, except You bless me.

And He said to him, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name; for you have prevailed with God, and shall be mighty with men.

And in every work which he began in service in the house of the Lord, and in the law, and in the ordinances, he sought his God with all his soul, and wrought, and prospered.

I will rise now, and go about in the city, in the market places, and in the streets, and I will seek him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but I found him not.

which our soul longs for; my spirit seeks You very early in the morning, O God, for Your commandments are a light on the earth; learn righteousness, you that dwell upon the earth.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men seize it.

Strive to enter through the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

yet because this widow bothers me I will give justice to her, lest she wear me out by forever coming to me.'"

And God, shall He not execute justice for His own elect, who cry out day and night to Him, and yet He is patient with them?

And You have made me secure in my salvation; and Your right hand has helped me, and Your correction has upheld me to the end; yea, Your correction itself shall instruct me.

When he falls, he shall not be ruined; for the Lord supports his hand.

Yet I am continually with You. You have taken hold of my right hand.

If I said, My foot has been moved;

His left [hand shall be] under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me.

Fear not; for I am with you; wander not; for I am your God, who has strengthened you; and I have helped you, and have established you with My righteous right hand.

Jacob is My servant, I will help him; Israel is My elect, My soul has accepted him; I have put My Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

for it is God who is working in you, both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

for which I also labor, striving according to His working which is working in me with power.