I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart. | Your decrees are my heritage forever; they are the joy 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 steadfast love. |
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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 around 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 seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. |
For Your goodness is great to the heavens And Your truth to the clouds. | For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds. |
I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah | I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched 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 exult 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 alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. |
Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. | Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. |
When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long. | While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all 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 nothing on earth that I desire other than you. |
The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. | The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving. |
Blessed are those who comply with His testimonies, And seek Him with all their heart. | Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart. |
Taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! | O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him. |
My salvation and my glory rest on God; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. | On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God. |
The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. | The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts 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 adorns the humble with victory. |
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. Selah | Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah |
Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any wrongdoing have power over me. | Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. |
From my distress I called upon the Lord; The Lord answered me and put me in an open space. | Out of my distress I called on the Lord; 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; let your face shine, that we may 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 that is in it, the world, and those who live in it. |
Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. | Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. |
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 behold the face of God? |
What is man that You think of him, And a son of man that You are concerned about him? | What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? |