Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. | O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! |
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. | Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. |
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Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. | Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord. |
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. | Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. |
Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. | Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. |
Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. | Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. |
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. | With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. |
So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. | So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. |
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. | Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! |
Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. | Let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. |
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! | But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. |
Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. | Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. |
In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. | In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. |
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. | If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. |
May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. | Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. |
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth. |
Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. | Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth. |
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. | Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. |
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. | Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil. |
Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them. | Those who are wise understand these things; those who are discerning know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them. |
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. | Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. |
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. | And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. |
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth. |
Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. | Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your steadfast love. |
Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. | Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! |