Find out for yourself that God is really good

1I will always say, “God is good.” Yes, I will keep on saying good things about God.

2I will tell people, “God has all the power.” I want everybody that has a hard life to hear that and be happy.

3Come here everybody. I want us all to say, “God is great.” Let’s come together and say, “God is really powerful.”

4You see, I prayed to God, and he listened to me. He took away everything that frightened me.

5People that trust God are really happy. They will never feel shame.

6I had a lot of trouble, but I prayed to God, and he listened to me. He saved me from all my troubles.

7Some people know that God is powerful, so they have strong respect for him. God sends his special angel spirit to be with those people, and that angel keeps those people safe from trouble.

8Find out for yourself that God is really good. Look at all the things he does. Whenever you get trouble, ask God to look after you. He will do that, and he will make you really happy.

9You are God’s special people. You know that he is powerful, so you have to really respect him. If you really respect God, he will give you everything that you need.

10Sometimes even strong young lions can’t find food and they go hungry, but people that trust God, they have all the good things that they need.

11Come here everyone, and listen to me. I will teach you to respect God properly.

12Do you want to live well? Do you want a long and happy life?

13If that’s what you want, don’t say bad things about other people,
and don’t lie to them.

14Turn away from doing bad things, and do good things. Don’t fight with people or make trouble.
Try very hard to live happily with other people.

15God looks after people that live the right way. And if they ask him for help, he listens to them.

16But God punishes people that do bad things. After they die, God doesn’t want anybody in the world to remember those bad people. So God will make everybody forget them.

17But some people live the right way, and whenever they ask God for help, he listens to them.
He saves them from all their troubles.

18Some people are really sad and feel hurt inside. God stays really close to those people. And some people think nothing good will happen to them. God helps those people too.

19If somebody lives the right way, that person might still have a lot of troubles.
But God will save that person from all those troubles.

20God will keep that person safe, and nobody will break any of that person’s bones.

21But people that do bad things, they will get trouble and die. And if somebody hates people that live the right way, God will punish that person.

22But if people work hard for God, he will keep them safe. And if people trust God and if they ask him to look after them, God will not punish them.