Read the Bible

¹ God, you will be praised in Jerusalem.
    We will keep our promises to you.
² You hear our prayers.
    All people will come to you.
³ Our guilt overwhelms us,
    but you forgive our sins.
⁴ Happy are the people you choose
    and invite to stay in your court.
We are filled with good things in your house,
    your holy Temple.

⁵ You answer us in amazing ways,
    God our Savior.
People everywhere on the earth
    and beyond the sea trust you.
⁶ You made the mountains by your strength;
    you are dressed in power.
⁷ You stopped the roaring seas,
    the roaring waves,
    and the uproar of the nations.
⁸ Even those people at the ends of the earth fear your miracles.
    You are praised from where the sun rises to where it sets.

⁹ You take care of the land and water it;
    you make it very fertile.
The rivers of God are full of water.
    Grain grows because you make it grow.
¹⁰ You send rain to the plowed fields;
    you fill the rows with water.
You soften the ground with rain,
    and then you bless it with crops.
¹¹ You give the year a good harvest,
    and you load the wagons with many crops.
¹² The desert is covered with grass
    and the hills with happiness.
¹³ The pastures are full of flocks,
    and the valleys are covered with grain.
    Everything shouts and sings for joy.