I called to the LORD, and he heard me. He heard my cries.

He lifted me out of the grave. He lifted me from that muddy place.

He picked me up, put me on solid ground, and kept my feet from slipping.

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.

Many will see what he did and worship him.

They will put their trust in the LORD.

Great blessings belong to those who trust in the LORD.

My God, I am happy to do whatever you want.

Let the teaching of Christ live in you richly. Use all wisdom to teach and strengthen each other. Sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Everything you say and everything you do should all be done for Jesus your Lord. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus. Wives, be under the authority of your husbands. This is the right thing to do in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be gentle to them. Children, obey your parents in all things. This pleases the Lord.

Fathers, do not nag your children. If you are too hard to please, they may want to stop trying. Slaves, obey your masters in all things. Do not obey just when they are watching you, to gain their favor. But serve them honestly, because you respect the Lord. In all the work you are doing, work the best you can. Work as if you were working for the Lord, not for men.

Remember to keep the Sabbath as a holy day. You may work and get everything done during six days each week. But the seventh day is a day of rest to honor the Lord your God. On that day no one may do any work: not you, your son or daughter, or your men or women slaves. Neither your animals nor the foreigners living in your cities may work. The reason is that in six days the Lord made everything. He made the sky, earth, sea, and everything in them. And on the seventh day, he rested. So the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

Then Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the people who are wise and smart. But you have shown them to those who are like little children. Yes, Father, this is what you really wanted.  My Father has given me all things. No one knows the Son—only the Father knows the Son. And no one knows the Father—only the Son knows the Father. And the only people who will know about the Father are those whom the Son chooses to tell. Come to me, all of you who are tired and have heavy loads. I will give you rest. Accept my work and learn from me. I am gentle and humble in spirit. And you will find rest for your souls. The work that I ask you to accept is easy. The load I give you to carry is not heavy.”