He alone is my rock and my salvation, My refuge; I will not be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand unshaken. |
I have treasured Your word in my heart, So that I may not sin against You. | I treasure your word in my heart for fear that I may sin against you. |
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Or can a person walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched? | Or can a man walk on red-hot coals without scorching his feet? |
So then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober. | So we must not fall asleep as the others do, but we must stay alert and sober. |
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is unsearchable. | Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the eternal God, the Creator of the earth’s farthest boundaries. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding cannot be scrutinized. |
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. | For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. |
Little children, let’s not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth. | Dear children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. |
Are five sparrows not sold for two assaria? And yet not one of them has gone unnoticed in the sight of God. But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows. | Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. Even the hairs on your head have all been counted. Do not be afraid. You are worth far more than any number of sparrows. |
Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain. | Dispose my heart to follow your statutes and to flee selfish gain. |
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified nor dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. | I have given you a command. Be strong and brave, do not be afraid nor dismayed. I, the Lord, your God, will be with you wherever you go. |
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. | Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good. |
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. | Bless those who persecute you; bless them and do not curse them. |
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance. | The Lord does not delay in keeping his promise, as some think in terms of delay, but he is patient with you. It is not his wish that any should perish but rather that all should be brought to repentance. |
Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. | O Lord, all my longing is known to you, and my sighs are not hidden from you. |
Not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. | Do not be lacking in zeal, but serve the Lord with spiritual fervor. |
“If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name,” says the Lord of armies, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.” | If you refuse to listen to me and do not sincerely resolve to give glory to my name, says the Lord of hosts, I will send a curse on you, and I will turn your blessings into a curse. Indeed, I have already done so because you have not heeded my warning. |
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male slave, or his female slave, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. | You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male slave, nor his female slave, nor his oxen, nor his donkey, nor anything that belongs to your neighbor. |
Do not weary yourself to gain wealth; Stop dwelling on it. | Do not wear yourself out in the pursuit of wealth, and cease even to think about it. |
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not just hearers who deceive themselves. | Be doers of the word and not just hearers who only deceive themselves. |
Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he grows older he will not abandon it. | Train a child in the way he should go, and he will not deviate from it, even in old age. |
You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may certainly rebuke your neighbor, but you are not to incur sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance, nor hold any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord. | You shall not hate your brother in your heart, nor shall you rebuke your brother in any way, lest you bear sin because of him. You shall not seek vengeance nor bear a grudge against the children of your people. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. |
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. | For our eyes are fixed not on what is seen but rather on that which cannot be seen. What is visible is transitory; what is invisible is eternal. |
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.” | Do not let anyone lead you astray. “Bad company corrupts good morals.” |
Are two sparrows not sold for an assarion? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs of your head are all counted. So do not fear; you are more valuable than a great number of sparrows. | Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them can fall to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. Even the hairs on your head have all been counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth far more than any number of sparrows. |
Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or in dread of them, for the Lord your God is the One who is going with you. He will not desert you or abandon you. | Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified of them, for the Lord, your God, is going forth with you. He will never leave you or abandon you. |