but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;    they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary;    they shall walk and not faint.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,    the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him,    and the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings    and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him dominion over the works of your hands;    you have put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen,    and also the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea,    whatever passes along the paths of the seas. O Lord, our Lord,    how majestic is your name in all the earth!

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.