| But you, O Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. | But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. |
| You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. | You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden. |
| For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. | For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. |
| You are altogether beautiful, my love; there is no flaw in you. | You are all beautiful, my love. There is no spot in you. |
| Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart. | Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart. |
| Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. |
| Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. | Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. |
| Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. And even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows. | Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows. |
| But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it!” | But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.” |
| I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.” |
| Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. | Nevertheless, don’t rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven. |
| It is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God. | The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God. |
| Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. | Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence? If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there! |
| Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. | Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. |
| By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. | By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. |
| What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! | What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? May it never be! |
| No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. | No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. |
| The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eyes. | Yahweh’s precepts are right, rejoicing the heart. Yahweh’s commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes. |
| Come now, let us argue it out, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be like snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool. | “Come now, and let’s reason together,” says Yahweh: “Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” |
| The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. | The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts. |
| Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? | Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good? |
| Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? | Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? |
| Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. | Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God. |
| Those who are wise understand these things; those who are discerning know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them. | Who is wise, that he may understand these things? Who is prudent, that he may know them? For the ways of Yahweh are right, and the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them. |
| You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name's sake lead me and guide me. | For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me. |
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