Your statutes are my everlasting heritage; they are the very joy of my heart. | Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart. |
I will rejoice 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. |
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Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in accord with the law of the Lord. | Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord! |
Guide my steps in accord with your word and never let evil triumph over me. | Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. |
Blessed are those who observe his statutes and seek him with their whole heart. | Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart! |
For your kindness extends to the heavens; your faithfulness, to the skies. | For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand ever unshaken. | He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. |
Taste and see that the Lord is good; 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! |
Put your trust in the Lord and do good, that you may dwell in the land and be secure. | Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. |
My deliverance and my glory depend on God; he is my mighty rock and my refuge. | In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God. |
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. | The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. |
The Lord is near to all who call out to him, to all who call out to him sincerely. | The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. |
For the Lord takes delight in his people, and he crowns the humble with salvation. | For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation. |
What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? | What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? |
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 longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah |
Restore us, O Lord of hosts; let 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! |
I will praise you in sincerity of heart as I ponder your righteous judgments. | I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. |
My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come to behold the face of God? | My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? |
The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world and all who live in it. | The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. |
In peace I lie down and sleep, for only with your help, O Lord, can I rest secure. | I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. |
As long as I remained silent, my body wasted away as the result of my groaning throughout the day. | When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. |
Blessed be the Lord, day after day, the God of our salvation, who carries our burden. Selah | Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah |
The explanation of your words gives light and imparts understanding to the simple. | The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. |
May the Lord grant strength to his people. May the Lord bless his people with peace. | The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace. |
But you, O Lord, are a shield to protect me; you are my glory and the one who raises my head high. | But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. |