Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
John’s greeting to his friend Gaius: a wish for health and well-being, body and soul. It is a friend’s wish, not a promise of wealth.
Psalm 65:11
Psalm 65:11
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
A harvest psalm: God crowns the year with His goodness. A fitting line for a new year of life.
KJVPsalm 65:11 in context
8They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. 9Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. 10Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. 11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. 12They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. 13The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Israel’s prayer book: songs of trust, lament, thanks and praise, many of them by David.
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