Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me. | Keep my steps steady according to your promise, and never let iniquity have dominion over me. |
The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. | The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. |
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Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble. | Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble. |
Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
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 hills— from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. |
He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. | He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. |
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 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 in the name of 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 the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain. | 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. |
Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. | Happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks 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. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! |
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. |
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! | How very good and pleasant it is when kindred 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 purpose for me; your steadfast love, 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 searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. |
For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. | Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. |
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 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. |
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. | 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. |
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. | Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. |
Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness. | Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness. |
I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah | I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah |
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. | Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. |
Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. | Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path. |
I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. | I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. |
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. | Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. |