Blessed {is} the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.

And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope {is} in thee.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: {but} I hope in thy word.

Be not a terror unto me: thou {art} my hope in the day of evil.

But thou {art} he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope {when I was} upon my mother's breasts. {didst...: or, kept me in safety}

Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, {and} they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.

O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man {that} turneth aside to tarry for a night?

But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou {art but} a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, {who is} the health of my countenance, and my God.

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, {and} I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. {ordained: Heb. gave}

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation {is} from him.

Happy {is he} that {hath} the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope {is} in the LORD his God:

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD {there is} mercy, and with him {is} plenteous redemption.

For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall {not} perish for ever.

Hide not thy face {far} from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou {art} the guide of my youth?