| Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! | Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. |
| Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! | Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! |
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| Oh, that they would always have hearts like this, that they might fear me and obey all my commands! If they did, they and their descendants would prosper forever. | Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever! |
| Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. | Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. |
| Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! | Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. |
| Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. | Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. |
| Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. | Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers. |
| How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world. | How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you. |
| Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. | Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. |
| I have swept away your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist. Oh, return to me, for I have paid the price to set you free. | I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you. |
| I have tried hard to find you— don’t let me wander from your commands. | I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. |
| John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey. | John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. |
| Paul said, “John’s baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning Jesus.” | Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” |
| If you love me, obey my commandments. | If you love me, keep my commands. |
| We love each other because he loved us first. | We love because He first loved us. |
| So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. | So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. |
| If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. | If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. |
| No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. | I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. |
| Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” | Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” |
| But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. | Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. |
| He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. | He must become greater; I must become less. |
| Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. | Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. |
| Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.” | Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.” |
| There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. | Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. |
| Anyone who eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him. | Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. |
