| 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. | O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty 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 lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. |
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| For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. | For You, O 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, And He was extolled with my tongue. |
| May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. | God shall bless us, And 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, By His name Yah, And rejoice before Him. A father of the fatherless, a defender of 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 solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. |
| Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. | Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah |
| My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long. | Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day. |
| My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered. | My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed. |
| Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. | Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that 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 fail; 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, O God of our salvation, For the glory of Your name; And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins, For Your name’s sake! |
| Restore us, Lord God Almighty; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved. | Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved! |
| Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. | Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. |
| 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 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, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon 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, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart 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 brought forth, Or ever 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 like yesterday when it is past, And like a watch in the night. |
| Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to number 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. | And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And 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 Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” |
| He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. | He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. |
| When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. | If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. |
