Mazmur 34:2-5

34:2 I will boast¹ in the Lord;

let the oppressed hear and rejoice!²

34:3 Magnify the Lord with me!

Let’s praise³ his name together!

34:4 I sought the Lord’s help⁴ and he answered me;

he delivered me from all my fears.

34:5 Those who look to him for help are happy;

their faces are not ashamed.⁵

Mazmur 40:3

40:3 He gave me reason to sing a new song,⁶

praising our God.⁷

May many see what God has done,

so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!⁸

51:12 Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance!

Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!⁹

51:13 Then I will teach¹⁰ rebels your merciful ways,¹¹

and sinners will turn¹² to you.

51:2 Wash away my wrongdoing!¹³

Cleanse me of my sin!¹⁴

1:4 since¹⁵ we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

Salutation

1:1 From Paul,¹⁶ an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

1:16 They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.