My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. | My salvation and my honor is with God. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. |
“And with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.” | Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work. |
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You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. | God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water. |
Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. | Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name. |
For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. | For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined. |
I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. | I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue. |
May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. | God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him. |
Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. | Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to Yah, his name! Rejoice before him! A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. |
God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. | God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. |
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. | Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah. |
My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long. | My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all day long. |
My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered. | My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you! |
Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. | Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you. |
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. | My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake. | Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake. |
Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. | Turn us again, Yahweh God of Armies. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved. |
Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. | Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. |
Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. | 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. |
You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you. | For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you. |
Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. | Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name. |
Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. | Before the mountains were born, before you had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. |
A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night. | For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night. |
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. |
May the favor of the Lord our God rest 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 on us. Establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands. |
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” | 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.” |