“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.

Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.

He knows the way that I take; When he has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.

Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

I will praise the name of God with a song and will magnify Him with thanksgiving.

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.

This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

He who keeps instruction is in the way of life, but he who refuses correction goes astray.

And the Lord said to him: “I have heard your prayer and your supplication that you have made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built to put My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.”

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him.