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 a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live in the tents of wickedness. |
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you. | For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you. |
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Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name. | Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart to revere your name. |
Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. | Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. |
For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night. | For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, or like a watch in the night. |
So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. |
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. | Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the work of our hands— O prosper the work of our hands! |
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.” | You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.” |
He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart. | He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. |
When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up. | When I thought, “My foot is slipping,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. |
In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul. | When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. |
Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker. | O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! |
You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. | The Lord loves those who hate evil; he guards the lives of his faithful; he rescues them from the hand of the wicked. |