My soul, wait in silence for God alone, For my hope is from Him. | For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. |
Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry for help; Do not be silent to my tears; For I am a stranger with You, One who lives abroad, like all my fathers. | Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers. |
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In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears. | In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. |
My soul waits in silence for God alone; From Him comes my salvation. | For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. |
When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long. | For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. | Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. |
And I will put My Spirit within you and bring it about that you walk in My statutes, and are careful and follow My ordinances. | And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. |
You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere 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 You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. | O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. |
I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was exalted with my tongue. | I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. |
I acknowledged my sin to You, And I did not hide my guilt; I said, “I will confess my wrongdoings to the Lord”; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah | 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 |
The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom should I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom should I dread? | 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? |
Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is the sustainer of my soul. | Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. |
If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain 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 portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I wait for Him.” | “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” |
But You, Lord, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. | But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. |
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. | For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. |
My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. | By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. |
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your comfort delights my soul. | When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. |
I will raise my eyes to the mountains; From where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. | 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. |
For You are my rock and my fortress; For the sake of Your name You will lead me and guide me. | For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me. |
Listen, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. | Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. |
I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah | I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah |
The Lord God is my strength, And He has made my feet like deer’s feet, And has me walk on my high places. | God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places. |
If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. | If you love me, you will keep my commandments. |