Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. | Do not be lacking in zeal, but serve the Lord with spiritual fervor. |
The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. | The Lord will fulfill his plan for me. Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever; do not forsake the work of your hands. |
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Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. | Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say: Rejoice! |
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. | The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. |
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. | I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation; I place my hope in his word. |
Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. |
You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. | You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain, for the Lord will not consider blameless those who take his name in vain. |
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain. | If the Lord does not build the house, those who construct it labor in vain. If the Lord does not guard the city, those who keep watch over it do so in vain. |
And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he had prayed for his friends; and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. | Thereupon the Lord restored the prosperity of Job after he had prayed for his friends, and he enriched him with twice as much as he had possessed before. |
Happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways. | Blessed are all those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. |
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. | Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my heavenly Father. |
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. | The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. |
For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek me and live. | For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: If you seek me, you will survive. |
Whatever your task, put yourselves into it, as done for the Lord and not for your masters, since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord Christ. | Whatever you do, do it wholeheartedly, as if you were doing it for the Lord and not for others, since you know that you will receive from the Lord an inheritance as your reward for you are serving the Lord Christ. |
Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. | Then it will come to pass that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. |
The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. | The Lord is righteous in all his ways and merciful in everything he does. |
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually. | Reflect on the Lord and his strength; seek his face continually. |
The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still. | The Lord will battle for you. Be calm! |
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen. | The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you all. |
Return, faithless Israel, says the Lord. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, says the Lord; I will not be angry forever. | Return, rebel Israel, says the Lord. I will not look upon you in anger. For I am merciful, says the Lord; my wrath will not continue forever. |
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. | Let your kindness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. |
The human mind plans the way, but the Lord directs the steps. | A man may plan his own course, but the Lord makes his steps secure. |
Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord. | Let us examine and test our ways and return to the Lord. |
But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. | Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the one who sustains me. |