⁶ This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.^(A)

¹⁷ The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears^(A) them;
    he delivers them from all their troubles.
¹⁸ The Lord is close^(B) to the brokenhearted^(C)
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

¹⁹ The righteous person may have many troubles,^(D)
    but the Lord delivers him from them all;^(E)

⁴ I call out to the Lord,^(A)
    and he answers me from his holy mountain.^(B)

¹⁷ You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;^(A)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,^(B)

¹⁶ Come and hear,^(A) all you who fear God;
    let me tell^(B) you what he has done for me.
¹⁷ I cried out to him with my mouth;
    his praise was on my tongue.
¹⁸ If I had cherished sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened;^(C)
19 but God has surely listened
    and has heard^(D) my prayer.
²⁰ Praise be to God,
    who has not rejected^(E) my prayer
    or withheld his love from me!

¹⁷ But as for me, I am poor and needy;^(A)
    may the Lord think^(B) of me.
You are my help^(C) and my deliverer;^(D)
    you are my God, do not delay.^(E)

“they are before the throne of God^(C)
    and serve him^(D) day and night in his temple;^(E)
and he who sits on the throne^(F)
    will shelter them with his presence.^(G)
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
    never again will they thirst.^(H)
The sun will not beat down on them,’^[a]
    nor any scorching heat.^(I)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;^(J)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’^[b](K)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’^[c]”^(L)

¹⁶ the Angel^(A) who has delivered me from all harm^(B)
    —may he bless^(C) these boys.^(D)
May they be called by my name
    and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,^(E)
and may they increase greatly
    on the earth.”^(F)