For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. | For a day in Your courtyards is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God Than live in the tents of wickedness. |
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. | For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all who call upon You. |
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Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. | Teach me Your way, Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. |
Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. | Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. |
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. | For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or like a watch in the night. |
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. | So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. |
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. | May the kindness of the Lord our God be upon us; And confirm for us the work of our hands; Yes, confirm the work of our hands. |
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. | One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” |
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. | He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may take refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and wall. |
When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. | If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me. |
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. | When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your comfort delights my soul. |
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. | Come, let’s worship and bow down, Let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker. |
Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. | Hate evil, you who love the Lord, Who watches over the souls of His godly ones; He saves them from the hand of the wicked. |