Search me, God, and know my heart; Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there is any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way. | Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. |
Hear my prayer, Lord, Listen to my pleadings! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness! | Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness. |
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I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah | I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah |
Let me hear Your faithfulness in the morning, For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul. | Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. |
Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. | Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path. |
I will exalt You, my God, the King, And I will bless Your name forever and ever. | I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. |
Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. | Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. |
The Lord is righteous in all His ways, And kind in all His works. | The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. |
The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth. | The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. |
The Lord opens the eyes of those who are blind; The Lord raises up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous. | The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. |
The Lord watches over strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked. | The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. |
He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. | He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. |
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will glorify the lowly with salvation. | For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory. |
Everything that has breath shall praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! | Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! |
Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! | Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers. |
But You, Lord, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. | But you, O Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. |
Salvation belongs to the Lord; May Your blessing be upon Your people! Selah | Deliverance belongs to the Lord; may your blessing be on your people! Selah |
In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, Lord, have me dwell in safety. | I will both lie down and sleep in peace; for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety. |
In the morning, Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will present my prayer to You and be on the watch. | O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch. |
For You bless the righteous person, Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield. | For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover them with favor as with a shield. |
What is man that You think of him, And a son of man that You are concerned about him? | What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? |
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. | I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. |
I will rejoice and be jubilant in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. | I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. |
The Lord will also be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble. | The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. |
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, For You, Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You. | And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. |