Your statutes are my everlasting heritage; they are the very joy of my heart. | Your laws are my treasure; they are my heart’s delight. |
I will rejoice and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. | I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises 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. | Joyful are people of integrity, who follow the instructions of the Lord. |
Guide my steps in accord with your word and never let evil triumph over me. | Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil. |
Blessed are those who observe his statutes and seek him with their whole heart. | Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts. |
For your kindness extends to the heavens; your faithfulness, to the skies. | For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand ever unshaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken. |
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. | Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge 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. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. |
My deliverance and my glory depend on God; he is my mighty rock and my refuge. | My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. |
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. | The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help. |
The Lord is near to all who call out to him, to all who call out to him sincerely. | The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. |
For the Lord takes delight in his people, and he crowns the humble with salvation. | For the Lord delights in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. |
What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? | What are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them? |
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah | I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. |
Restore us, O Lord of hosts; let your face shine upon us, and we will be saved. | Turn us again to yourself, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved. |
I will praise you in sincerity of heart as I ponder your righteous judgments. | As I learn your righteous regulations, I will thank you by living as I should! |
My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come to behold the face of God? | I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? |
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 everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. |
In peace I lie down and sleep, for only with your help, O Lord, can I rest secure. | In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. |
As long as I remained silent, my body wasted away as the result of my groaning throughout the day. | When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. |
Blessed be the Lord, day after day, the God of our salvation, who carries our burden. Selah | Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. |
The explanation of your words gives light and imparts understanding to the simple. | The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. |
May the Lord grant strength to his people. May the Lord bless his people with peace. | The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them 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 around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. |