| 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 should I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; Whom should I dread? |
| But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. | But You, Lord, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. |
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| If you love me, keep my commands. | If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. |
| Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. | For You are my rock and my fortress; For the sake of Your name You will lead me and guide me. |
| “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. | “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. |
| This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. | My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. |
| 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. | Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. | Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is the sustainer of my soul. |
| Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. | Hear my prayer, Lord, Listen to my pleadings! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness! |
| Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. | I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart. |
| I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” | “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I wait for Him.” |
| But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. | But as for me, I will be on the watch for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. |
| Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.” | So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not My own, but His who sent Me.” |
| My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. | My times are in Your hand; Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me. |
| 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, do not forget my teaching, But have your heart comply with my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you. |
| I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. | I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah |
| Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. | Listen, my son, and accept my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. |
| The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. | The Lord God is my strength, And He has made my feet like deer’s feet, And has me walk on my high places. |
| Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. | Bless the Lord, my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. |
| 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. | God, You are my God; I shall be watching for You; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and exhausted land where there is no water. |
| Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” | Jesus said to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and My God and your God.’ ” |
| Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” | One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” |
| 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. | My son, pay attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. They are not to escape from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. |
| I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And I wait for His word. |
