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 mercy endures forever. |
The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in those who tell the truth. | Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight. |
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 out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. |
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. |
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 on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. |
You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. | For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. |
For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! | For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. |
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. |
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 moved. |
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! |
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 is risen upon you. |
Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things. Make known his praise around the world. | Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. |
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. | Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. |
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 may boldly 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 delights greatly in His commandments. |
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 my being. |
The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. | One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. |
The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity, but it destroys the wicked. | The way of the Lord is strength for the upright, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity. |
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; And He knows those who trust in Him. |
The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. | As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. |
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 with trouble. |
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 will remember 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 He has chosen as His own inheritance. |
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