Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of {our} faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. {author: or, beginner}

[A Song of degrees.] Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. {candle: or, lamp}

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

For with thee {is} the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. {abundance...: or, noise of the sea shall be turned toward thee} {forces: or, wealth}

Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I {am} God, and {there is} none else.

Consider {and} hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the {sleep of} death;

Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.

The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.

Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, {and} let them be silent in the grave. {silent...: or, cut off for}

Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. {abundance...: or, noise of the sea shall be turned toward thee} {forces: or, wealth}

And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask {help} of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.

And now for a little space grace hath been {shewed} from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage. {space: Heb. moment} {a nail: or, a pin: that is, a constant and sure abode}

Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.