I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise will be continually on my lips. | I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. |
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he set me free from all my fears. | I sought Yahweh, 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 Yahweh 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 Yahweh 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 do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing. |
Then keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. | Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies. |
Shun evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | Depart 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. | Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. |
The face of the Lord is turned against those who do evil, to erase all memory of them from the earth. | Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory 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. | The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed 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 Yahweh 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. | Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned. |