Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who wait for the Lord. | So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord! |
How blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! | Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! |
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When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long. | When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. |
I acknowledged my sin to You, And I did not hide my guilt; I said, “I will confess my wrongdoings to the Lord”; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah | Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. |
You are my hiding place; You keep me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah | For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. |
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will advise you with My eye upon you. | The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” |
For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in faithfulness. | For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does. |
He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. | He loves whatever is just and good; the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth. |
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their lights. | The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born. |
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen for His own inheritance. | What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. |
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who wait for His faithfulness. | But the Lord watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his unfailing love. |
Let Your favor, Lord, be upon us, Just as we have waited for You. | Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord, for our hope is in you alone. |
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. | I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. |
I sought the Lord and He answered me, And rescued me from all my fears. | I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. |
This wretched man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. | In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles. |
Taste and see that the Lord is good; How 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! |
The young lions do without and suffer hunger; But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing. | Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing. |
Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. | Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies! |
Turn from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. | Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. |
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears are toward their cry for help. | The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help. |
The face of the Lord is against evildoers, To eliminate the memory of them from the earth. | But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil; he will erase their memory from the earth. |
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears And rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit. | The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. |
The afflictions of the righteous are many, But the Lord rescues him from them all. | The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time. |
The Lord redeems the souls of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will suffer for their guilt. | But the Lord will redeem those who serve him. No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. |
Trust in the Lord and do good; Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness. | Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. |