| And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts. | I will walk in complete freedom because I have sought your commands. |
| I made haste, and did not delay To keep Your commandments. | I will make haste and not delay to observe your precepts. |
| I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life. | Never will I forget your commands, for through them you have given me life. |
| Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. | Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light to my path. |
| Your testimonies I have taken as a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart. | Your statutes are my everlasting heritage; they are the very joy of my heart. |
| You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word. | You are my refuge and my shield; I put my hope in your word. |
| The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. | The explanation of your words gives light and imparts understanding to the simple. |
| Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. | Guide my steps in accord with your word and never let evil triumph over me. |
| The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. | Every word you utter is true, and all your righteous judgments are everlasting. |
| Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble. | Those who love your law have great peace; they encounter no stumbling blocks. |
| Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. |
| I will lift up my eyes to the hills— From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. | I lift up my eyes to the mountains; from where will I receive help? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
| He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. | He will not permit your foot to stumble; he who guards you will not fall asleep. |
| The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore. | The Lord will protect you against all evil; he will watch over your life. The Lord will watch over your coming and your going both now and forevermore. |
| Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. |
| Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain. | If the Lord does not build the house, those who construct it labor in vain. If the Lord does not guard the city, those who keep watch over it do so in vain. |
| Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. | Blessed are all those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. |
| Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. | Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cries of supplication. |
| I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. | I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation; I place my hope in his word. |
| Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! | How wonderful and delightful it is for brothers to live together in unity. |
| The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. | The Lord will fulfill his plan for me. Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever; do not forsake the work of your hands. |
| O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. | O Lord, you have examined me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I stand; you perceive my thoughts from a distance. |
| For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. | A word is not even on my tongue and you, O Lord, are completely aware of it. |
| Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. | Where can I go to hide from your spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to the heavens, you are there; if I take my rest in the netherworld, you are also there. |
| For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. | You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am wonderfully made; awesome are your works, as I know very well. |
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