Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. | I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. |
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. | But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. |
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Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah | Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah. |
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. | Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. |
For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. | When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. | My salvation and my honor is with God. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. |
I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. | I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. |
Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. | Out of my distress, I called on Yah. Yah answered me with freedom. |
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. | Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness. |
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart. | Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. | He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken. |
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. | Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. |
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. | For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation. |
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved! | Turn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved. |
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! | Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. |
I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules. | I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments. |
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. | Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable. |
The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives. | The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously. |
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah | I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah. |
For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. | For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies. |
The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. | The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple. |
What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? | What is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him? |
Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me. | Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me. |
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? | My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? |
May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! | Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace. |