| Do not, O Lord, withhold your mercy from me; let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever. | Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me. |
| God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. | God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. |
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| So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it. | So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. |
| The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, but destruction for evildoers. | The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is the ruin of those who do evil. |
| Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. | Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. |
| For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds. | For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. |
| And now I am about to go the way of all the earth, and you know in your hearts and souls, all of you, that not one thing has failed of all the good things that the Lord your God promised concerning you; all have come to pass for you, not one of them has failed. | Now I am about to go the way of all the earth. You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the Lord your God gave you has failed. Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed. |
| He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. | Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. |
| The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. | All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. |
| The Rock, his work is perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he. | He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. |
| He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. | The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. |
| Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith. | See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness. |
| Surely the Lord God does nothing, without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. | Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. |
| Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. | ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord Almighty. |
| God is not a human being, that he should lie, or a mortal, that he should change his mind. Has he promised, and will he not do it? Has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it? | God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill? |
| I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. | I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. |
| The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we will also live with him. | Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him. |
| For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? | For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? |
| For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. | For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. |
| Rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing. | Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity. |
| Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart to revere your name. | Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. |
| You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honor your father and mother; also, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. | ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’ |
| The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors; may he not leave us or abandon us. | May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake us. |
| A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. | An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies. |
| Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. | The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy. |
