Yet I am the Lord your God Ever since the land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but Me; For there is no savior besides Me. | I am the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. You know no God but me, nor any savior other than me. |
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. | While experiencing temptation, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one. |
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Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? | Do you not realize that you are God’s temple, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? |
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. | However, God has revealed these things to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit explores everything, even the depths of God. |
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. | Hence, be imitators of God, as beloved children. |
Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who uphold my life. | Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the one who sustains me. |
Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. | To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. |
Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. | In God alone is my soul at rest; it is from him that my salvation comes. |
Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. | Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. |
And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them. | God gave the midwives numerous families because they had feared God. |
Arise, O Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble. | Arise, O Lord! Lift up your hand, O God! Do not forget the afflicted. |
There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. | Therefore, a Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God, since those who enter into God’s rest also cease from their own labors as God did from his. |
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. | No one has ever seen God. It is the only Son, God, who is at the Father’s side, who has made him known. |
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and our strength, a well-proved help in times of trouble. |
My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. | In God alone be at rest, O my soul; it is from him that my hope comes. |
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God. | Why are you so disheartened, O my soul? Why do you sigh within me? Place your hope in God; for I will once again praise him, my Savior and my God. |
God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. | May God continue to bless us and be revered to the ends of the earth. |
I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart. | To do your will, O God, is my delight; your law is in my heart. |
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. | Beloved, since God loved us so much, we should love one another. |
O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. | O God, you are my God, for whom I have been searching earnestly. My soul yearns for you and my body thirsts for you, like the earth when it is parched, arid and without water. |
For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined. | For you, O God, have put us to the test; you have purified us as silver is refined. |
Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men! | Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to all those on whom his favor rests. |
But He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” | He replied, “What is impossible for men is possible for God.” |
Now a mediator does not mediate for one only, but God is one. | Now an intermediary is not necessary when there is only one party, and God is one. |
Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. | Do not let your hearts be troubled. You place your trust in God. Trust also in me. |