I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise will be continually on my lips. | I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he set me free from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. |
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In my anguish I cried out; the Lord heard my plea, and I was saved from all my troubles. | This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. |
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. | Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! |
The powerful suffer want and go hungry, but those who seek the Lord want for no good thing. | The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. |
Then keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. | Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. |
Shun evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. |
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. | The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. |
The face of the Lord is turned against those who do evil, to erase all memory of them from the earth. | The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. |
The righteous call out, and the Lord hears them; he rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord remains close to the brokenhearted, and he saves those whose spirit is crushed. | When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. |
The misfortunes of the righteous man are many, but the Lord delivers him, from all of them. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. |
The Lord redeems the lives of those who serve him; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him. | The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. |