| My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. | My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
| Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. | I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart. |
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| Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. | May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. |
| Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. | Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
| Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. | Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, Lord, We have waited for You eagerly; Your name, and remembering You, is the desire of our souls. |
| I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. | I delight to do Your will, my God; Your Law is within my heart. |
| My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. | My son, if your heart is wise, My own heart also will be glad. |
| Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. | Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. |
| Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. | Whom do I have in heaven but You? And with You, I desire nothing on earth. |
| Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. | Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain. |
| Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. | May He grant you your heart’s desire And fulfill your whole plan! |
| The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. | What is desirable in a person is his kindness, And it is better to be a poor person than a liar. |
| In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. | When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your comfort delights my soul. |
| Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. | I have treasured Your word in my heart, So that I may not sin against You. |
| As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. | And like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation. |
| The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. | The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart triumphs, And with my song I shall thank Him. |
| Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. | If an army encamps against me, My heart will not fear; If war arises against me, In spite of this I am confident. |
| Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. | Teach me Your way, Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. |
| Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. | Search me, God, and know my heart; Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there is any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way. |
| But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. | But I have trusted in Your faithfulness; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, Because He has looked after me. |
| For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. | But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better; yet to remain on in the flesh is more necessary for your sakes. |
| But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. | Now go and learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners. |
| With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. | With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. |
| And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. | And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” |
| I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. | I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. |
