For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. | For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory. |
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! | Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! |
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Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers. | Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers. |
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. | But you, O Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. |
Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! Selah | Deliverance belongs to the Lord; may your blessing be on your people! Selah |
In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. | I will both lie down and sleep in peace; for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety. |
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. | O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch. |
For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield. | For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover them with favor as with a shield. |
What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? | What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? |
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. | I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. |
I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. | I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. |
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. | The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. |
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. | And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. |
Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted. | Rise up, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; do not forget the oppressed. |
But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. | But I trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. |
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend. | Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right, and speak the truth from their heart; who do not slander with their tongue, and do no evil to their friends, nor take up a reproach against their neighbors. |
Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. |
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” | I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” |
I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. | I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. |
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. | You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore. |
I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. | I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. |
In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. | In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. |
With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless. | With the loyal you show yourself loyal; with the blameless you show yourself blameless. |
For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. | It is you who light my lamp; the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. |
This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. | This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him. |