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. | Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit. |
‘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.’ | For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. |
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Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. | Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. |
Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know. | Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. |
Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me? | See, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too hard for me? |
And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. | When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart. |
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. | Ah Lord God! It is you who made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. |
Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed; Save me and I will be saved, For You are my praise. | Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved; for you are my praise. |
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. | The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse— who can understand it? I the Lord test the mind and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings. |
“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. | Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord. |