| Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief. | Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my plea! Answer me because you are faithful and righteous. |
| I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. | I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. |
| Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. | Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you. |
| Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. | Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing. |
| I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever. | I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever. |
| Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. | Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise! No one can measure his greatness. |
| The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does. | The Lord is righteous in everything he does; he is filled with kindness. |
| The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. | The Lord is close to all who call on him, yes, to all who call on him in truth. |
| The Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous. | The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down. The Lord loves the godly. |
| The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. | The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked. |
| He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. | He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. |
| For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. | For the Lord delights in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. |
| Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. | Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord! |
Bible verse of the day
A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.