| Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; do not hold your peace at my tears. For I am your passing guest, an alien, like all my forebears. | 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. |
| I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. | To do your will, O God, is my delight; your law is in my heart. |
| Do not, O Lord, withhold your mercy from me; let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever. | O Lord, do not withhold your mercy from me; may your kindness and your truth keep me safe forever. |
| As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. | As a deer longs for running streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. |
| My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? | My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come to behold the face of God? |
| Deep calls to deep at the thunder of your cataracts; all your waves and your billows have gone over me. | The depths of the sea resound in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and your breakers sweep over me. |
| By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. | During the day the Lord grants his kindness, and at night his praise is with me, a prayer to the living God. |
| Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. | 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. |
| For not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm give them victory; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, for you delighted in them. | 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. |
| God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and our strength, a well-proved help in times of trouble. |
| Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth. | Be still and acknowledge that I am God, exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth. |
| Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. | 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. |
| Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. | Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a resolute spirit within me. |
| The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. | My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a contrite and humble heart, O God, you will not spurn. |
| But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. | Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the one who sustains me. |
| Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. | Entrust your cares to the Lord, and he will uphold you; he will never allow the righteous to waver. |
| When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. | When I am terrified, I place my trust in you. |
| In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid; what can flesh do to me? | In God, whose word I praise, in God I place my trust and know no fear; what can people do to me? |
| Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth. | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory shine over all the earth. |
| For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds. | For your kindness extends to the heavens; your faithfulness, to the skies. |
| But I will sing of your might; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been a fortress for me and a refuge in the day of my distress. | 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. |
| For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. | In God alone is my soul at rest; it is from him that my salvation comes. |
| He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand ever unshaken. |
| For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. | In God alone be at rest, O my soul; it is from him that my hope comes. |
| He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand unshaken. |
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