The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. | The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior and a savior. He will rejoice over you with gladness and renew you through his love. He will exult over you with shouts of joy. |
I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. | I have given you a command. Be strong and brave, do not be afraid nor dismayed. I, the Lord, your God, will be with you wherever you go. |
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For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.” | For I, the Lord, am your God and I grasp your right hand. It is I who say to you, Do not fear; I will help you. |
From there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul. | But if you seek the Lord, your God, and you strive with all your heart and your soul, you will find him there. |
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you. | Whom do I have in heaven except you? And besides you there is nothing else I desire on earth. |
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. | When I am terrified, I place my trust in you. |
O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. | O Lord, you are my God. I will exalt you and praise your name, for you have accomplished wonderful things, formulated in ages past, faithful and sure. |
You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name's sake lead me and guide me. | You are truly my rock and my fortress; for the sake of your name, lead and guide me. |
I can do all things through him who strengthens me. | I can do all things in him who strengthens me. |
Therefore you are great, O Lord God; for there is no one like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. | How great you are, Lord God! There is no one like you, and there is no God except you alone, as everything that we have heard confirms. |
For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. | For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all is God. |
We love because he first loved us. | Therefore, we love because he first loved us. |
O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him. | Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. |
So we have known and believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. | We have come to know and to believe in the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him. |
Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. | Arise and shine forth, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has dawned upon you. |
Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. | Do not be deceived; God cannot be mocked. A person will reap only what he sows. |
The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. | The grass may wither and the flower may fade, but the word of our God will endure forever. |
For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord. | For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord. |
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us. | No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is made complete in us. |
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. | For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. |
There is no Holy One like the Lord, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. | There is no holy one like the Lord, there is none beside you, nor is there a rock like our God. |
Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. | If someone says, “I love God,” but at the same time hates his brother, he is a liar. For whoever does not love the brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. |
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” |
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. | Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you. |
See, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too hard for me? | I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything impossible for me to accomplish? |