| Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. | Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. |
| Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. | Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. |
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| The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. |
| I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. | I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living. |
| The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. | The Lord bless you, and keep you; The Lord cause His face to shine on you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His face to you, And give you peace. |
| The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men. | The vine has dried up And the fig tree has withered; The pomegranate, the palm also, and the apple tree, All the trees of the field have dried up. Indeed, joy has dried up From the sons of mankind. |
| Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. | Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.” |
| The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. | The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law. |
| Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. | Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. |
| I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. | I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. |
| The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted. |
| I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. | “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” |
| I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. | I came forth from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and going to the Father. |
| The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. | The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who live in it. |
| Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. | Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! |
| It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name. | The One who builds His upper chambers in the heavens And has founded His vaulted dome over the earth, He who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out on the face of the earth, The Lord is His name. |
| Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. | Let me hear Your faithfulness in the morning, For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul. |
| He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. | The one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. |
| Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he. | Who has performed and accomplished it, Summoning the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’ |
| A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. | Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous. |
| Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. | Being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
| For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. | For those who are in accord with the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are in accord with the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. |
| And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. | And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not grasp it. |
| But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. | But You, Lord, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. |
| The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. | The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the upright, But ruin to the workers of injustice. |
