I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart. | Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart. |
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. |
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But You, Lord, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. | But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. |
With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. | With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! |
For Your goodness is great to the heavens And Your truth to the clouds. | For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds. |
I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah | I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah |
I will rejoice and be jubilant 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. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken. | He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. |
Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. | Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. |
When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long. | When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. |
Whom do I have in heaven but You? And with You, I desire nothing on earth. | Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. |
The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. | The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives. |
Blessed are those who comply with His testimonies, And seek Him with all their heart. | Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart! |
Taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! | Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! |
My salvation and my glory rest on God; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. | In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. |
The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. | The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. |
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will glorify the lowly with salvation. | For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation. |
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. Selah | Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah |
Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any wrongdoing have power over me. | Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. |
From my distress I called upon the Lord; The Lord answered me and put me in an open space. | I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. |
Lord God of armies, restore us; Make Your face shine upon us, and we will be saved. | Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved! |
The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who live in it. | The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. |
Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. | Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. |
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? |
What is man that You think of him, And a son of man that You are concerned about him? | What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? |