| I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments. | I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought your precepts. |
| I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands. | I hurry and do not delay to keep your commandments. |
| I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life. | I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life. |
| Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. |
| Your laws are my treasure; they are my heart’s delight. | Your decrees are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. |
| You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope. | You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word. |
| The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. | The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. |
| Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil. | Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. |
| The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever. | The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. |
| Those who love your instructions have great peace and do not stumble. | Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. |
| Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
| I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! | I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. |
| He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. | He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. |
| The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. | The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore. |
| Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. |
| Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. | Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain. |
| How joyful are those who fear the Lord— all who follow his ways! | Happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways. |
| From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help. Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer. | Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! |
| I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. |
| How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! | How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! |
| The Lord will work out his plans for my life— for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me. | The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. |
| O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. | O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. |
| You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. | Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. |
| I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. | Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. |
| You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. | For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well. |
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The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right;his ears are open to their cries for help.