For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver. The Lord is our king; he is the one who will save us. | For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our king; he will save us. |
And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. | And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. |
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May the favor of the Lord, our God, rest upon us. And may the work of our hands prosper— indeed, may the work of our hands prosper. | Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! |
Give us this day our daily bread. | Give us this day our daily bread. |
May the Lord, our God, be with us, just as he was with our fathers; may he not leave us or abandon us. | The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us. |
Therefore, we fasted and prayed to God to grant us a safe journey, and he answered our prayer. | So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty. |
God is our refuge and our strength, a well-proved help in times of trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. |
Help us, O God, our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and wipe away our sins for your name’s sake. | Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake! |
Blessed be the Lord, day after day, the God of our salvation, who carries our burden. Selah | Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah |
Our God is in heaven; he does whatever he pleases. | Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. |
Teach us to comprehend how few our days are so that our hearts may be filled with wisdom. | So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. |
However, if we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all wrongdoing. | If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. |
It was for this purpose that he called you through our gospel so that you might come to share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. | To this he called you through our gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
Although it was our afflictions that he bore, our sufferings that he endured, we thought of him as stricken, as struck down by God and afflicted. | Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. |
To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. | To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. |
But he was pierced for our offenses and crushed for our iniquity; the punishment that made us whole fell upon him, and by his bruises we have been healed. | But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. |
Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. |
Indeed, who is God except the Lord? Who is the Rock besides our God? | For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? |
Let us examine and test our ways and return to the Lord. | Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord! |
For who is God except the Lord? Who is a rock aside from our God? | For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? |
You will again show us compassion and wash away our guilt; you will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. | He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. |
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. | Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. |
He is himself the sacrifice for our sins— and not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world. | He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. |
Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though our outer self is continuing to decay, our inner self is being renewed day by day. | So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. |
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from there we await our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. | But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. |