| I will make haste and not delay to observe your precepts. | I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments. |
| Never will I forget your commands, for through them you have given me life. | I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have revived me. |
| Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light to my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. |
| Your statutes are my everlasting heritage; they are the very joy of my heart. | I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart. |
| You are my refuge and my shield; I put my hope in your word. | You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. |
| The explanation of your words gives light and imparts understanding to the simple. | The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. |
| Guide my steps in accord with your word and never let evil triumph over me. | Establish my footsteps in Your word, And do not let any wrongdoing have power over me. |
| Every word you utter is true, and all your righteous judgments are everlasting. | The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting. |
| Those who love your law have great peace; they encounter no stumbling blocks. | Those who love Your Law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble. |
| Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. | Rescue my soul, Lord, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue. |
| 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. | I will raise my eyes to the mountains; From where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. |
| He will not permit your foot to stumble; he who guards you will not fall asleep. | He will not allow your foot to slip; He who watches over you will not slumber. |
| 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. | The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in From this time and forever. |
| Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. |
| 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. | Unless the Lord builds a house, They who build it labor in vain; Unless the Lord guards a city, The watchman stays awake in vain. |
| Blessed are all those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. | Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. |
| 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. | Out of the depths I have cried to You, Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the sound of my pleadings. |
| I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation; I place my hope in his word. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And I wait for His word. |
| How wonderful and delightful it is for brothers to live together in unity. | Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brothers to live together in unity! |
| The Lord will fulfill his plan for me. Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever; do not forsake the work of your hands. | The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your faithfulness, Lord, is everlasting; Do not abandon the works of Your hands. |
| 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. | Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I get up; You understand my thought from far away. |
| A word is not even on my tongue and you, O Lord, are completely aware of it. | Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, Lord, You know it all. |
| 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. | 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, behold, You are there. |
| 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. | For You created my innermost parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. |
| Examine me, O God, and know my heart; test me and understand my thoughts. See if I follow an evil way, and guide me on the way to eternity. | Search me, God, and know my heart; Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there is any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way. |
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