| God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. | And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. |
| Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh. | Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. |
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| Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker. | Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. |
| Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah! | Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. |
| Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. | Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. |
| Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. | Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. |
| Let all that you do be done in love. | Do everything in love. |
| With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments. | I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. |
| Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. | May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. |
| Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. | Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. |
| Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him, to our God, for he will freely pardon. | 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. |
| Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth! | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. |
| But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream. | But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! |
| Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful. | 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. |
| In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness. | In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. |
| For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.” | For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.” |
| Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me. | Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. |
| Be exalted, 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. |
| Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good. | Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. |
| Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled; but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. | Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. |
| So then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober. | So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. |
| “Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, and don’t give place to the devil. | “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. |
| Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool that he may become wise. | Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. |
| He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.” | John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.” |
| Sing to Yahweh, for he has done excellent things! Let this be known in all the earth! | Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. |
