Then the king sent, and they gathered to him all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. And the king went up to the house of Yahweh and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests and the prophets and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of Yahweh. Then the king stood by the pillar and cut a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to establish the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for He is good,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Praise Yah!
Praise the name of Yahweh;
Praise Him, O slaves of Yahweh,
You who stand in the house of Yahweh,
In the courts of the house of our God!
Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good;
Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.

Behold, bless Yahweh, all you slaves of Yahweh,
Who stand in the house of Yahweh by night!
Lift up your hands to the sanctuary
And bless Yahweh.
May Yahweh bless you from Zion,
Who made heaven and earth.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
For brothers to dwell together in unity!

Incline Your ear, O Yahweh, and answer me;For I am afflicted and needy.Keep my soul, for I am a holy one;O You my God, save Your slave who trusts in You.Be gracious to me, O Lord,For to You I call all day long.Make glad the soul of Your slave,For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.For You, Lord, are good, and by nature forgiving,And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.Give ear, O Yahweh, to my prayer;And give heed to the voice of my supplications!
In the day of my distress I shall call upon You,For You will answer me.There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord,Nor are there any works like Yours.All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord,And they shall glorify Your name.For You are great and do wondrous deeds;You alone are God.Teach me Your way, O Yahweh;I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart,And will glorify Your name forever.For Your lovingkindness toward me is great,
And You have delivered my soul from Sheol below.
from Psalm 86

O Yahweh, my heart is not exalted, and my eyes are not raised high;
And I do not involve myself in great matters,
Or in matters too marvelous for me.
Surely I have soothed and quieted my soul,
Like a weaned child with his mother,
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
O Israel, wait for Yahweh
From now until forever.

Out of the depths I called to You, O Yahweh.
O Lord, hear my voice!
Let Your ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
If You should keep iniquities, O Yah,
O Lord, who could stand?
But with You there is forgiveness,
That You may be feared.

I hope for Yahweh, my soul does hope,
And for His word do I wait.
My soul waits for the Lord
More than the watchmen for the morning,
The watchmen for the morning.

How blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh,
Who walks in His ways.
When you shall eat of the fruit of the labor of your hands,
How blessed will you be and how well will it be for you.
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
In the innermost parts of your house,
Your children like olive plants
All around your table.
Behold, for thus shall the man be blessed
Who fears Yahweh.
May Yahweh bless you from Zion,
That you may see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
Indeed, may you see your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!