You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. | Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord. |
I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. | I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. |
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If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. | If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. |
I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah | Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin. |
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? | The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? |
For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. | When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. | Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. |
And behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” | And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” |
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. | But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. |
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” | I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” |
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. | Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. |
By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. | This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. |
For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me. | Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. |
My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors! | My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. |
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. | “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. |
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. | Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. |
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. | If you love me, keep my commands. |
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah | I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. |
God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places. | The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. |
But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. | But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. |
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. | You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. |
Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. | Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. |
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. | My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. |
My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. | My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart. |