| O how abundant is your goodness that you have laid up for those who fear you, and accomplished for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of everyone! | Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men! |
| In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid; what can flesh do to me? | In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? |
| Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God; for many false prophets have gone out into the world. | Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. |
| And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. | And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him. |
| It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in mortals. | It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. |
| The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. | Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him. |
| Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. | Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. |
| Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace— in peace because they trust in you. | You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. |
| And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. | Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you. |
| Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him. | Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God; so whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight. |
| But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. | But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience. |
| Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you. |
| Not that I am referring to being in need; for I have learned to be content with whatever I have. | Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it. |
| But I trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. | But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me. |
| He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” | He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” |
| Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war rise up against me, yet I will be confident. | Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident. |
| Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. | Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. |
| Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way. | A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. |
| For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you. | “For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed, but my loving kindness will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says Yahweh who has mercy on you. |
| It does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. | Doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things. |
| Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. | For most certainly I tell you, whoever may tell this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and doesn’t doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening, he shall have whatever he says. |
| He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken. |
| And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming. | Now, little children, remain in him, that when he appears, we may have boldness and not be ashamed before him at his coming. |
| I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. | I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. |
| Do not envy the violent and do not choose any of their ways; for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord, but the upright are in his confidence. | Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways. For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright. |
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