On the holy mountain
stands the city founded by the LORD.
He loves the city of Jerusalem
more than any other city in Israel.
O city of God,
what glorious things are said of you!
(St Mauritius Church, Zermatt, Switzerland)
Teach me your ways,
O LORD,
that I may live according to your truth!
Grant me purity of heart,
so that I may honor you.
With all my heart I will praise you,
O Lord my God.
I will give glory to your name forever,
for your love for me is very great.
You have rescued me from the depths of death.
“You have been chosen to know me,
believe in me,
and understand that I alone am God.
There is no other God—
there never has been,
and there never will be.
I,
yes I,
am the LORD,
and there is no other Savior.”
…listen to the LORD who created you.
“Do not be afraid,
for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name;
you are mine.
When you go through deep waters,
I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty,
you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.
For I am the LORD,
your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
your Savior.”
Don’t be afraid,
for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged,
for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
“This is what the LORD,
the God of Israel,
says:
Because you prayed…
the LORD has spoken…”
“I am the LORD;
that is my name!
I will not give my glory to anyone else,
nor share my praise with carved idols.
Everything I prophesied has come true,
and now I will prophesy again.
I will tell you the future before it happens.”
(Galveston, TX)
“Who has done such mighty deeds,
summoning each new generation
from the beginning of time?
It is I,
the LORD,
the First and the Last.
I alone am he.”
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of all the earth.
He never grows weak or weary.
No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.
Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.
Look up into the heavens.
Who created all the stars?
He brings them out like an army,
one after another,
calling each by its name.
Because of his great power and incomparable strength
not a single one is missing.
