| Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. | Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who wait for the Lord. |
| Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. | How blessed is he whose wrongdoing is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! |
| When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. | When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long. |
| Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin. | 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 |
| You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. | You are my hiding place; You keep me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah |
| I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. | I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will advise you with My eye upon you. |
| For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. | For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in faithfulness. |
| The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. | He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. |
| By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their lights. |
| Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. | Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen for His own inheritance. |
| But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love. | Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who wait for His faithfulness. |
| May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. | Let Your favor, Lord, be upon us, Just as we have waited for You. |
| I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. | I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
| I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord and He answered me, And rescued me from all my fears. |
| This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. | This wretched man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. |
| Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. | Taste and see that the Lord is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! |
| The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. | The young lions do without and suffer hunger; But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing. |
| Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. | Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. |
| Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | Turn from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. |
| The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry. | The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears are toward their cry for help. |
| But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth. | The face of the Lord is against evildoers, To eliminate the memory of them from the earth. |
| The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. | 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 righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all. | The afflictions of the righteous are many, But the Lord rescues him from them all. |
| The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. | The Lord redeems the souls of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will suffer for their guilt. |
| Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. | Trust in the Lord and do good; Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness. |
Bible verse of the day
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