The Lord is good to those who depend on him,
    
to those who search for him.

Lamentations 3:25

The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
    
His mercies never cease.

Great is his faithfulness;
    
his mercies begin afresh each morning.

I say to myself, 

“The Lord is my inheritance;
    
therefore, 

I will hope in him!”

Lamentations 3:22-24

For since our friendship with God was restored 

by the death of his Son 

while we were still his enemies, 

we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. 

So now we can rejoice 

in our wonderful new relationship with God 

because our Lord Jesus Christ 

has made us friends of God.

Romans 5:10-11

Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
    
do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek his will in all you do,
    
and he will show you which path to take.

Proverbs 3:5-6

(Stockholm, Sweden)

How amazing are the deeds of the Lord!

All who delight in him should ponder them.

Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty.

His righteousness never fails.

He causes us to remember his wonderful works.
    
How gracious and merciful is our Lord!

Psalm 111:2-4

My heart is confident in you, 

O God;
    
no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!

Wake up, 

lyre and harp!
    
I will wake the dawn with my song.

I will thank you, 

Lord, 

among all the people.
    
I will sing your praises among the nations.

For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens.

Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Be exalted, 

O God, 

above the highest heavens.
    
May your glory shine over all the earth.

Psalm 108:1-4

There once was a man named Job 

who lived in the land of Uz. 

He was blameless—

a man of complete integrity. 

He feared God and stayed away from evil. 

…Job would purify his children. 

He would get up early in the morning 

and offer a burnt offering for each of them. 

For Job said to himself, 

“Perhaps my children have sinned 

and have cursed God in their hearts.” 

This was Job’s regular practice.

Job 1:1, 5

How lovely is your dwelling place,

O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

I long, 

yes, 

I faint with longing
    
to enter the courts of the Lord.

With my whole being, 

body and soul,
    
I will shout joyfully to the living God.

Psalm 84:1-2

O God, 

do not be silent!
    
Do not be deaf.
    
Do not be quiet, 

O God.

Don’t you hear the uproar of your enemies?
    
Don’t you see that your arrogant enemies are rising up?

They devise crafty schemes against your people;
    
they conspire against your precious ones.

“Come,” 

they say, 

“let us wipe out Israel as a nation.
    
We will destroy the very memory of its existence.”

…they will learn that you alone are called the Lord,

that you alone are the Most High, 

supreme over all the earth.

Psalm 83:1-4, 18

…whoever believes in Him should not perish 

but have eternal life. 

For God so loved the world 

that He gave His only begotten Son, 

that whoever believes in Him should not perish 

but have everlasting life.

John 3:15-16