The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious.
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.