| I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word. | I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word. |
| The Lord is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? | Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? |
| For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does. | For Yahweh’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness. |
| Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the Lord. | Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh. |
| I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. | I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. |
| I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.” | My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.” |
| The Lord makes some poor and others rich; he brings some down and lifts others up. | Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. |
| So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord! | Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in Yahweh. |
| Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. | Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart. |
| I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” | “Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.” |
| Have you never heard? Have you never understood? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. | Haven’t you known? Haven’t you heard? The everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth, doesn’t faint. He isn’t weary. His understanding is unsearchable. |
| So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. | But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit. |
| Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord. | Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law. |
| Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. | Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! |
| The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace. | Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace. |
| The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. | A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. |
| Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. | Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker. |
| For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. | For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding. |
| The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. | Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. |
| People may be right in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their heart. | Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts. |
| You must faithfully keep all my commands by putting them into practice, for I am the Lord. | Therefore you shall keep my commandments, and do them. I am Yahweh. |
| But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. | But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. |
| The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. | Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. |
| For the Lord is our judge, our lawgiver, and our king. He will care for us and save us. | For Yahweh is our judge. Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king. He will save us. |
| Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety. | The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe. |
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