| I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. | I love you, Yahweh, my strength. Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower. |
| In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. | In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears. |
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| To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless. | With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect. |
| You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. | For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness. |
| As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. | As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him. |
| For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? | For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God? |
| You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great. You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way. | You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great. You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped. |
