| You are truly my rock and my fortress; for the sake of your name, lead and guide me. | Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. |
| My life is in your hands; deliver me from the power of my enemies, from the clutches of those who pursue me. | My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. |
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| Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your kindness. | Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. |
| How great is your goodness, O Lord, which you have stored up for those who fear you and which you bestow on those who take refuge in you, in the presence of all the people. | How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you. |
| Be strong and courageous in your hearts, all you who place your hope in the Lord. | Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. |
| Blessed is the one whose offense is forgiven, whose sin is erased. | Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. |
| As long as I remained silent, my body wasted away as the result of my groaning throughout the day. | When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
| Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I made no attempt to conceal my guilt. I said, “I will confess my offenses to the Lord,” and you removed the guilt of my sin. Selah | Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.” And you forgave the guilt of my sin. |
| You are a place of refuge for me; you preserve me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah | You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. |
| I will instruct you and guide you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and keep my eyes upon you. | I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. |
| For the word of the Lord is true, and he is faithful in everything he does. | For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. |
| The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is filled with his kindness. | The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love. |
| The heavens were made by the word of the Lord, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. | By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. |
| Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. | Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. |
| But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those who trust in his kindness. | But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love. |
| O Lord, let your kindness rest upon us, for we have placed our hope in you. | May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. |
| I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise will be continually on my lips. | I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. |
| I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he set me free from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. |
| In my anguish I cried out; the Lord heard my plea, and I was saved from all my troubles. | This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. |
| Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. | Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. |
| The powerful suffer want and go hungry, but those who seek the Lord want for no good thing. | The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. |
| Then keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. | Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. |
| Shun evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. |
| The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. | The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry. |
| The face of the Lord is turned against those who do evil, to erase all memory of them from the earth. | But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth. |
