And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

He giveth power to the faint; and to {them that have} no might he increaseth strength.

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, {and} strengthenedst me {with} strength in my soul.

The LORD {is} my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, {and} my high tower. {my strength: Heb. my rock}

{We are} troubled on every side, yet not distressed; {we are} perplexed, but not in despair; {in despair: or, altogether without help, or, means}

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward {man} is renewed day by day.

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

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

[A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.] O God, thou {art} my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; {thirsty: Heb. weary} {where...: without water}

The LORD {is} my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou {art} my refuge {and} my portion in the land of the living.

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

For to me to live {is} Christ, and to die {is} gain.

CHETH. {Thou art} my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. {falleth: Heb. forsaketh}

Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. {maintain: Heb. prove, or, argue}

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

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.

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

Knowing that shortly I must put off {this} my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. {all things: or, these things}

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward {man} is renewed day by day.

I have set the LORD always before me: because {he is} at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

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

The LORD {is} my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

For this God {is} our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide {even} unto death.

The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. {make: Heb. turn}

Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.

CHETH. {Thou art} my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. {falleth: Heb. forsaketh}

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I {am} thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, {yea}, my soul and my belly.

I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou {art} my refuge {and} my portion in the land of the living.

The portion of Jacob {is} not like them; for he {is} the former of all things: and {Israel is} the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts {is} his name.

Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; {though} my reins be consumed within me. {another: Heb. a stranger} {though...: or, my reins within me are consumed with earnest desire (for that day} {within...: Heb. in my bosom}

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

The portion of Jacob {is} not like them: for he {is} the former of all {things}; and Israel {is} the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts {is} his name.

Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. {mammon: or, riches}