God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and our strength, a well-proved help in times of trouble. |
Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! | Be still and acknowledge that I am God, exalted among the nations, exalted on the earth. |
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Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! | Have mercy on me, O God, in accord with your kindness; in your abundant compassion wipe away my offenses. Wash me completely from my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin. |
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. | Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a resolute spirit within me. |
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. | My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a contrite and humble heart, O God, you will not spurn. |
Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. | Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the one who sustains me. |
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. | Entrust your cares to the Lord, and he will uphold you; he will never allow the righteous to waver. |
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. | When I am terrified, I place my trust in you. |
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? | In God, whose word I praise, in God I place my trust and know no fear; what can people do to me? |
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory shine over all the earth. |
For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. | For your kindness extends to the heavens; your faithfulness, to the skies. |
But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. | But I will sing of your strength; when morning dawns, I will proclaim your kindness. For you have been my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. |
For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. | In God alone is my soul at rest; it is from him that my salvation comes. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand ever unshaken. |
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. | In God alone be at rest, O my soul; it is from him that my hope comes. |
He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress, so that I stand unshaken. |
On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. | My deliverance and my glory depend on God; he is my mighty rock and my refuge. |
And that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work. | And so does kindness, O Lord. You reward each person in accordance with his deeds. |
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. | O God, you are my God, for whom I have been searching earnestly. My soul yearns for you and my body thirsts for you, like the earth when it is parched, arid and without water. |
Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. | Your kindness is a greater joy than life itself; thus my lips will speak your praise. I will bless you all my life; with uplifted hands I will call on your name. |
For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. | For you, O God, have put us to the test; you have purified us as silver is refined. |
I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. | I lifted up my voice in prayer to him; his praise was on my tongue. |
God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him! | May God continue to bless us and be revered to the ends of the earth. |
Sing to God, sing praises to his name; lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts; his name is the Lord; exult before him! Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. | Sing to God, sing praise to his name; exalt him who rides upon the clouds. Rejoice in the presence of this God whose name is the Lord. The Father of orphans and the defender of widows: such is God in his holy dwelling place. |
God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. | He gives a home to those who are forsaken and leads out prisoners amid chants of exultation, while rebels are forced to live in an arid land. |