| I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. | I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
| I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. |
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| This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. | This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. |
| Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. | Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him! |
| The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. | The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing. |
| Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. | Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. |
| Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. |
| The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry. | The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. |
| But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth. | The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. |
| The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. | The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. |
| The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all. |
| The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. | The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned. |
| Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. | Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. |
| Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. | Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. |
| Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. | Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday. |
| Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. | Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. |
| Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. | A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the Lord upholds the righteous. |
| The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously. | The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives. |
| The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him. | The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. |
| For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish. | For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. |
| All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. | Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. |
| Hear my prayer, Lord, listen to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. I dwell with you as a foreigner, a stranger, as all my ancestors were. | Hear my prayer, O Lord, And give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You, A sojourner, as all my fathers were. |
| I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart. | I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart. |
| Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me. | Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me. |
| As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. | As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. |
