Whom have I in Heaven besides You? And there is no one I desire on earth.

I have spread my hands toward You; my soul is like a weary land. Selah

Answer me speedily, O Jehovah; my spirit wastes away! Do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down into the pit.

And He said, Let Me go, for the dawn has risen. But he said, I will not let You go unless You bless me!

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

And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the Law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

I will rise now, and go about the city; in the streets and in the broad places I will seek him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

With my soul I have desired You in the night; yea, with my spirit within me I will seek You early; for when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

And from the days of John the Immerser until now the kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

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

yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, that she not weary me by her continual coming.

And shall God not avenge His elect who cry out day and night to Him, as He is patient with them?

You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; and Your right hand has held me up, and Your meekness has made me great.

Though he fall, he shall not be cast down, for Jehovah upholds his hand.

Nevertheless I am continually with You; You have held me by my right hand.

If I had said, My foot slips, Your mercy, O Jehovah, holds me up.

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand embraces me.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will make you strong; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness.

Behold My Servant, whom I uphold; My Elect, in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He shall bring forth justice to the nations.

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, cultivate your salvation with fear and trembling;

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

To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily.