1 My son, if you come to serve the Lord,
2 Set your heart aright, constantly endure,
3 Cling to him, and don’t depart,
4 Accept whatever is brought upon you,
5 For gold is tried in the fire,
6 Put your trust in him, and he will help you.
7 All you who fear the Lord, wait for his mercy.
8 All you who fear the Lord, put your trust in him,
9 All you who fear the Lord, hope for good things,
10 Look at the generations of old, and see:
11 For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
12 Woe to fearful hearts, to faint hands,
13 Woe to the faint heart! For it doesn’t believe.
14 Woe to you who have lost your patience!
15 Those who fear the Lord will not disobey his words.
16 Those who fear the Lord will seek his good pleasure.
17 Those who fear the Lord will prepare their hearts,
18 We will fall into the hands of the Lord,