Yea doubtless, and I count all things {but} loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them {but} dung, that I may win Christ,

{O my soul}, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou {art} my Lord: my goodness {extendeth} not to thee;

Because thy lovingkindness {is} better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

The LORD {is} the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. {of mine...: Heb. of my part}

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of {our} soul {is} to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. {my exceeding...: Heb. the gladness of my joy}

Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither {shall} fruit {be} in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and {there shall be} no herd in the stalls: {fail: Heb. lie}

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence {is} fulness of joy; at thy right hand {there are} pleasures for evermore.

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul {thirsteth} after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

[To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.] As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. {Maschil...: or, A Psalm giving instruction of the sons, etc} {panteth: Heb. brayeth}

For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? {who} among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God {is} with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, {and be} their God.

Blessed {are} the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

If any {man} come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

{O my soul}, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou {art} my Lord: my goodness {extendeth} not to thee;

Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

{There is} none holy as the LORD: for {there is} none beside thee: neither {is there} any rock like our God.

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

He only {is} my rock and my salvation; {he is} my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. {defence: Heb. high place}

I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done {it}: and I will wait on thy name; for {it is} good before thy saints.

For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? {who} among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?

She {is} more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of {our} soul {is} to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, {whether} the tender grape appear, {and} the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves. {appear: Heb. open}

And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou {so} evil entreated this people? why {is} it {that} thou hast sent me?

Although my house {be} not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all {things}, and sure: for {this is} all my salvation, and all {my} desire, although he make {it} not to grow.