I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought your precepts. | I will walk in complete freedom because I have sought your commands. |
I hurry and do not delay to keep your commandments. | I will make haste and not delay to observe your precepts. |
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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 decrees are my heritage forever; they are the joy 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 unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. | The explanation of your words gives light and imparts understanding to the simple. |
Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. | Guide my steps in accord with your word and never let evil triumph over me. |
The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. | Every word you utter is true, and all your righteous judgments are everlasting. |
Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. | Those who love your law have great peace; they encounter no stumbling blocks. |
Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. |
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. | 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 let your foot 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 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. | 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, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch 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. |
Happy is everyone 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 cry 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 hope. | I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation; I place my hope in his word. |
How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! | How wonderful and delightful it is for brothers to live together in unity. |
The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work 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 when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. | 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. |
Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. | 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 to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, 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 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. | 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. |