Hear my prayer, O Lord; do not be deaf to my cry or ignore my weeping. For I am a wayfarer before you, a nomad like all my ancestors. | Hear my prayer, O Lord, And give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You, A sojourner, as all my fathers were. |
To do your will, O God, is my delight; your law is in my heart. | I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart. |
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O Lord, do not withhold your mercy from me; may your kindness and your truth keep me safe forever. | Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me. |
As a deer longs for running streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. | As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. |
My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come to behold the face of God? | My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? |
The depths of the sea resound in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and your breakers sweep over me. | Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and billows have gone over me. |
During the day the Lord grants his kindness, and at night his praise is with me, a prayer to the living God. | The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me— A prayer to the God of my life. |
Why are you so disheartened, O my soul? Why do you sigh within me? Place your hope in God; for I will once again praise him, my Savior and my God. | Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; For I shall yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God. |
It was not their own swords that won them the land, nor did their own arms make them victorious; rather, it was your right hand and your arm and the light of your face, because you loved them. | For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them; But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, Because You favored them. |
God is our refuge and our strength, a well-proved help in times of trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. |
Be still and acknowledge that I am God, exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth. | Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! |
Have mercy on me, O God, in accord with your kindness; in your abundant compassion wipe away my offenses. Wash me completely from my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin. | Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. |
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a resolute spirit within me. | Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. |
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a contrite and humble heart, O God, you will not spurn. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise. |
Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the one who sustains me. | Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who uphold my life. |
Entrust your cares to the Lord, and he will uphold you; he will never allow the righteous to waver. | Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. |
When I am terrified, I place my trust in you. | Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. |
In God, whose word I praise, in God I place my trust and know no fear; what can people do to me? | In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? |
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory shine over all the earth. | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth. |
For your kindness extends to the heavens; your faithfulness, to the skies. | For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds. |
But I will sing of your strength; when morning dawns, I will proclaim your kindness. For you have been my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. | But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble. |
In God alone is my soul at rest; it is from him that my salvation comes. | Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand ever unshaken. | He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. |
In God alone be at rest, O my soul; it is from him that my hope comes. | My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand unshaken. | He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. |