| For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation. | For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. |
| Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah! | Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. |
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| Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers. | Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. |
| But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. | But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. |
| Salvation belongs to Yahweh. May your blessing be on your people. Selah. | Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. |
| In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, Yahweh, make me live in safety. | I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. |
| Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly. | My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. |
| For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. | For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. |
| What is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him? | What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? |
| I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works. | I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. |
| I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. | I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. |
| Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble. | The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. |
| Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you. | And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. |
| Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless. | Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. |
| But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me. | But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. |
| He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart; he who doesn’t slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man. | He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. |
| Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in you. | Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. |
| My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.” | O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee. |
| I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. | I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. |
| You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more. | Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. |
| I love you, Yahweh, my strength. Yahweh 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 high tower. | I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. |
| In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears. | In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. |
| With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect. | With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright. |
| For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness. | For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. |
| As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him. | As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. |
