| Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. | Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! |
| Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness. | Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. |
| Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. | Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. |
| In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. | This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. |
| The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help. | The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. |
| For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! | For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. |
| The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. |
| I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. | I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. |
| The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices. | To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. |
| For the Lord is our judge, our lawgiver, and our king. He will care for us and save us. | For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our king; he will save us. |
| Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. | Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! |
| You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. | For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. |
| Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world. | Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. |
| Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you. | Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. |
| So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, so I will have no fear. What can mere people do to me?” | So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” |
| Praise the Lord! How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying his commands. | Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments! |
| Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. | Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. |
| I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath! | I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. |
| The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. | As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. |
| The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity, but it destroys the wicked. | The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. |
| Better to have little, with fear for the Lord, than to have great treasure and inner turmoil. | Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it. |
| The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him. | The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. |
| Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the Lord our God. | Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. |
| What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. | Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! |
| “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.” | For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. |
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