17 Show mercy to the people called by your name:Israel, whom you named your firstborn.
18 Take pity on your holy city:Jerusalem, your dwelling place.
19 Fill Zion with your majesty,your temple with your glory.
20 Give evidence of your deeds of old;fulfill the prophecies spoken in your name.
21 Reward those who have hoped in you,and let your prophets be proved true.
22 Hear the prayer of your servants,according to your good will toward your people.Thus all the ends of the earth will knowthat you are the eternal God.
23 The throat can swallow any food,yet some foods are more agreeable than others.