Come, O sons, listen to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord. It is reverence for the One who made us in love and who sustains us in mercy and kindness. Lord, your perfect love casts out fear. Give me a passion for your word and for your righteousness and a resolute hatred for sin. Help me to cast aside anything which would hinder full union with you.
Praise befits the upright.
Sing to him a new song, play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. The counsel of the LORD stands for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.