| 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. | O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. |
| 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. | Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. |
| For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us as silver is refined. | For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. |
| I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was extolled with my tongue. | I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. |
| God shall bless us, And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. | God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him! |
| 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. | Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him! Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. |
| God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. | God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. |
| Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah | Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation. Selah |
| Let my mouth be filled with Your praise And with Your glory all the day. | My mouth is filled with your praise, and with your glory all the day. |
| My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed. | My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed. |
| Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. | Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. |
| My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. | My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
| 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! | Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake! |
| Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved! | Restore us, O Lord God of hosts! Let your face shine, that we may be saved! |
| Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. | Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. |
| 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. | For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. |
| For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. | For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. |
| Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. | Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. |
| Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. | Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God. |
| For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday when it is past, And like a watch in the night. | For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. |
| So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom. | So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. |
| 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. | Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! |
| 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 who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” |
| He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. | He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. |
| If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. | When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. |
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