8 Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people].

1 "Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;

And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat.

Come, buy wine and milk

Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God]. [Rev 21:6, 7; 22:17]

2 "Why do you spend money for that which is not bread,

And your earnings for what does not satisfy?

Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,

And let your soul delight in *abundance. [Jer 31:12-14]

3 "Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me;

Hear, so that your soul may live;

And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,

According to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David. [2 Sam 7:8-16; Acts 13:34; Heb 13:20]

4 "Listen carefully, I have appointed *him [David, representing the Messiah] to be a witness to the nations [regarding salvation],

A leader and commander to the peoples.

5 "In fact, you *[Israel] will call a nation that you do not know,

And a nation that does not know you will run to you,

Because of the Lord your God, even the Holy One of Israel;

For He has glorified you."

6 Seek the Lord while He may be found;

Call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.

24 It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear. [Is 30:19; 58:9; Matt 6:8]

3 ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’

11 For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

1 As the deer pants [longingly] for the water brooks,

So my *soul pants [longingly] for You, O God.

2 My soul (my life, my inner self) thirsts for God, for the living God.

When will I come and see the face of God? [Ps 63:1, 2; John 7:37; 1 Thess 1:9, 10]

1 O God, You are my God; with deepest longing I will seek You;

My *soul [my life, my very self] thirsts for You, my flesh longs and sighs for You,

In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

2 So I have gazed upon You in the sanctuary,

To see Your power and Your glory. [Ps 42:1, 2]

3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,

My lips shall praise You.

4 So will I bless You as long as I live;

I will lift up my hands in Your name.

5 My *soul [my life, my very self] is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,

And my mouth offers praises [to You] with joyful lips.

6 When I remember You on my bed,

I meditate and thoughtfully focus on You in the night watches,

7 For You have been my help,

And in the shadow of Your wings [where I am always protected] I sing for joy.

8 My *soul [my life, my very self] clings to You;

Your right hand upholds me.

9 But those who seek my life to destroy it

Will [be destroyed and] go into the depths of the earth [into the underworld].

10 They will be given over to the power of the sword;

They will be a prey for foxes.

11 But the king will rejoice in God;

Everyone who swears by Him [honoring the true God, acknowledging His authority and majesty] will glory,

For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.

22 I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one, just as We are one;23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected and completed into one, so that the world may know [without any doubt] that You sent Me, and [that You] have loved them, just as You have loved Me.

17 "The Lord your God is in your midst,

A Warrior who saves.

He will rejoice over you with joy;

He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins],

He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

9 If we [freely] admit that we have sinned and confess our sins, He is faithful and just [true to His own nature and promises], and will forgive our sins and cleanse us continually from all unrighteousness [our wrongdoing, everything not in conformity with His will and purpose].