Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your 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 he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. | Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. |
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When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. | While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah | Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah |
You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah | You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah |
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. | I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. |
For the word of the Lord is right, And all His work is done in truth. | For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. |
He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. | He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. |
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. |
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance. | Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. |
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy. | Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. |
Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You. | Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. |
I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. | I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. |
This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. | This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord, and was saved from every trouble. |
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! | O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him. |
The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. | The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. |
Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. | Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. |
Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. | Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. |
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. | The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. |
The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. | The face of the Lord is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. |
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. | When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit. |
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all. |
The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned. | The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. |
Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. | Trust in the Lord, and do good; so you will live in the land, and enjoy security. |