Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. | Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose trust is the Lord. For he will be like a tree planted by the water That extends its roots by a stream, And does not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought, Nor cease to yield fruit. |
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. | ‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’ |
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Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. | Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. |
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. | Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know. |
Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? | Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me? |
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. | And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. |
Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee. | Oh, Lord God! Behold, You Yourself have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You. |
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. | Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; Save me and I will be saved, For You are my praise. |
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. | The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, To give to each person according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds. |
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord. | “Can a person hide himself in hiding places So that I do not see him?” declares the Lord. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord. |