Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, By His name Yah, And rejoice before Him. A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation. | Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides upon the clouds — his name is the Lord— be exultant before him. Father of orphans and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. |
He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it. | Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. |
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One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination. | When one will not listen to the law, even one's prayers are an abomination. |
In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. | In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. |
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. |
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He. | The Rock, his work is perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he. |
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children, To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them. | But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. |
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, And like a high wall in his own esteem. | The wealth of the rich is their strong city; in their imagination it is like a high wall. |
Can one walk on hot coals, And his feet not be seared? | Or can one walk on hot coals without scorching the feet? |
For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. | For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life. |
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. | Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. |
And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. | She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. |
As he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return, To go as he came; And he shall take nothing from his labor Which he may carry away in his hand. | As they came from their mother's womb, so they shall go again, naked as they came; they shall take nothing for their toil, which they may carry away with their hands. |
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. | For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it. |
Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being. | Do not seek your own advantage, but that of the other. |
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! | Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. |
Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. | Happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways. |
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. | So then, a sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; for those who enter God's rest also cease from their labors as God did from his. |
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. | For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. |
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. | No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. |
You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him. | The Lord your God you shall follow, him alone you shall fear, his commandments you shall keep, his voice you shall obey, him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast. |
He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. | If you conquer, you will be clothed like them in white robes, and I will not blot your name out of the book of life; I will confess your name before my Father and before his angels. |
He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. | He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction. |
The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. | With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. |
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of his ways will die. | Those who keep the commandment will live; those who are heedless of their ways will die. |