My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart. |
Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me. | Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul. |
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Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. | Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved. |
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. | When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. |
In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? | In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? |
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. | Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth! |
For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. | For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies. |
But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. | But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress. |
Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. | My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him. |
Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. | He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken. |
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. | My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him. |
Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken. |
My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. | My salvation and my honor is with God. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. |
“And with you, Lord, is unfailing love”; and, “You reward everyone according to what they have done.” | Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work. |
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. | God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary 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 loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name. |
For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. | For you, 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. He was extolled with my tongue. |
May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him. | God will bless us. 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: to Yah, his name! Rejoice before him! A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the 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 lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land. |
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. | Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah. |
My mouth is filled with your praise, declaring your splendor all day long. | My mouth shall be filled with your praise, with your honor all day long. |
My lips will shout for joy when I sing praise to you— I whom you have delivered. | My lips shall shout for joy! My soul, which you have redeemed, sings praises to you! |
Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. | Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you. |