| For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’ | For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. |
| Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. | Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. |
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| The mind of a person plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. | In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. |
| My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. | My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
| I will raise my eyes to the mountains; From where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. | I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
| Many plans are in a person’s heart, But the advice of the Lord will stand. | Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. |
| I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. | I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. |
| He gives strength to the weary, And to the one who lacks might He increases power. | He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. |
| Not that I speak from need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. | I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. |
| He will not allow your foot to slip; He who watches over you will not slumber. | He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber. |
| So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. | Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. |
| The Lord is my shepherd, I will not be in need. He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. | The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. |
| I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. | I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. |
| Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. | Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. |
| The Lord will fight for you, while you keep silent. | The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. |
| Unless the Lord builds a house, They who build it labor in vain; Unless the Lord guards a city, The watchman stays awake in vain. | Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. |
| It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, And He adds no sorrow to it. | The blessing of the Lord brings wealth, without painful toil for it. |
| If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me. | When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. |
| From my distress I called upon the Lord; The Lord answered me and put me in an open space. | When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place. |
| On the day of prosperity be happy, But on the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other So that a person will not discover anything that will come after him. | When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future. |
| But who am I and who are my people that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your hand we have given to You. | But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand. |
| And those who are in the flesh cannot please God. | Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God. |
| Protect me, God, for I take refuge in You. | Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. |
| For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them. | It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them. |
| Lord God of armies, restore us; Make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved. | Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. |
