²³     What I would give to have my words taken down,
        to have them inscribed for posterity on a scroll.
²⁴     No! More than that!
    To have them chiseled with iron filled with lead—
        carved in stone for all eternity.
²⁵     Besides, I know my Redeemer lives,
        and in the end He will rise and take His stand on the earth.
²⁶     And though my skin has been stripped off,
        still, in my flesh, I will see God.
²⁷     I, myself, will see Him:
        not some stranger, but actually me, with these eyes.
        Toward this end, my deepest longings pine away within my chest.

³ The beauty of faith-filled people encompasses me.
    They are true, and my heart is thrilled beyond measure.
⁴ All the while the despair of many,
    who abandoned Your goodness for the empty promises of false gods, increases day by day.
I refuse to pour out blood offerings,
    to utter their names from my lips.

⁵ You, Eternal One, are my sustenance and my life-giving cup.
    In that cup, You hold my future and my eternal riches.
⁶ My home is surrounded in beauty;
    You have gifted me with abundance and a rich legacy.

⁷ I will bless the Eternal, whose wise teaching orchestrates my days
    and centers my mind at night.
⁸ He is ever present with me;
    at all times He goes before me.
I will not live in fear or abandon my calling
    because He stands at my right hand.

⁹ This is a good life—my heart is glad, my soul is full of joy,
    and my body is at rest.
    Who could want for more?
¹⁰ You will not abandon me to experience death and the grave
    or leave me to rot alone.

¹¹ Instead, You direct me on the path that leads to a beautiful life.
    As I walk with You, the pleasures are never-ending,
    and I know true joy and contentment.