For the Lord delights in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. | For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. |
I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? | My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? |
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Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth. | Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth. |
Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts. | Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. |
In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free. | I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place. |
The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace. | The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace. |
When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. | When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. |
Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. | Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. |
The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. | The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken. | He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. |
Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous will be long remembered. | Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. |
Praise the Lord; praise God our savior! For each day he carries us in his arms. | Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. |
Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! | O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. |
The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. | The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. |
The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. |
I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High. | I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. |
Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness. | Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. |
In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. | I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. |
I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have ransomed me. | My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. |
Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. | Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. |
But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. | But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. |
As I learn your righteous regulations, I will thank you by living as I should! | I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. |
He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. | As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. |
I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. | I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. |
For you bless the godly, O Lord; you surround them with your shield of love. | For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. |