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 a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. |
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all who call upon You. | For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you. |
Teach me Your way, Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. | Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name. |
Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. | Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. |
For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it passes by, Or like a watch in the night. | For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night. |
So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. |
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. | Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us. Establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands. |
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 who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.” |
He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may take refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and wall. | He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart. |
If I should say, “My foot has slipped,” Your faithfulness, Lord, will support me. | When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up. |
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your comfort delights my soul. | In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul. |
Come, let’s worship and bow down, Let’s kneel before the Lord our Maker. | Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker. |
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. | You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. |
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