He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. | He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken. |
Know therefore today, and lay it to your heart, that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. | Know therefore today, and take it to heart, that Yahweh himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath. There is no one else. |
Everyone who makes a practice of sinning also practices lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. | Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. |
The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. | Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works. |
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. | Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s covenant is sure, making wise the simple. |
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. | We know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. |
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth. |
You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. | Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. |
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. | To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice. |
He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. | He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it. |
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. | Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new. |
I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart. |
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. | Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint. |
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. | One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city. |
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. |
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. | Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. |
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. |
For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. | For with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation. |
I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. | But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Yet to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake. |
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. | For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s. |
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. | It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. |
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. | A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity. |
For the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true. | For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth. |
But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises. | But now he has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which on better promises has been given as law. |
Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor. | Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility. |
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