⁷ The LORD sends poverty and wealth;
       he humbles and he exalts.

 

 ¹ O LORD, the king rejoices in your strength.
       How great is his joy in the victories you give! ² You have granted him the desire of his heart
       and have not withheld the request of his lips.
       Selah

 ³ You welcomed him with rich blessings
       and placed a crown of pure gold on his head.

 ⁴ He asked you for life, and you gave it to him—
       length of days, for ever and ever.

 ⁵ Through the victories you gave, his glory is great;
       you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.

 ⁶ Surely you have granted him eternal blessings
       and made him glad with the joy of your presence.

 ⁷ For the king trusts in the LORD;
       through the unfailing love of the Most High
       he will not be shaken.

 ⁸ Your hand will lay hold on all your enemies;
       your right hand will seize your foes.

 ⁹ At the time of your appearing
       you will make them like a fiery furnace.
       In his wrath the LORD will swallow them up,
       and his fire will consume them.

 ¹⁰ You will destroy their descendants from the earth,
       their posterity from mankind.

 ¹¹ Though they plot evil against you
       and devise wicked schemes, they cannot succeed;

 ¹² for you will make them turn their backs
       when you aim at them with drawn bow.

 ¹³ Be exalted, O LORD, in your strength;
       we will sing and praise your might.

 

²⁸ And we know that God causes everything to work together^[a] for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

 

 

 ³⁴Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

 

 

 ⁷ everyone who is called by my name,
       whom I created for my glory,
       whom I formed and made.”

 

⁸He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

 

 

 ⁹ The LORD has heard my cry for mercy;
       the LORD accepts my prayer.

 

 

 ¹⁰ The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
       the righteous run to it and are safe.

 

¹⁴Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.