| Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. | For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. |
| Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. | Give heed to my reproof; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you. |
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| Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. | Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; do not hold your peace at my tears. For I am your passing guest, an alien, like all my forebears. |
| My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. | For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. |
| And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. | I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances. |
| He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. | Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. |
| Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. | You shall keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. |
| Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. | O Lord, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you. |
| If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. | 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. |
| The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength 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? |
| When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. | While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
| I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. | I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue. |
| The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. | “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” |
| I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. | Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah |
| Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. | My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. |
| For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. | For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. |
| If ye love me, keep my commandments. | If you love me, you will keep my commandments. |
| For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. | You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name's sake lead me and guide me. |
| O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee. | I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” |
| In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. | When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. |
| Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. | Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. |
| Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. | Hear, my child, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. |
| I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. | I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah |
| Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. | But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. |
| Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. | But as for me, I will look to the Lord, I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. |
