The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. | The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives. |
The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way. | The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way. |
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For the Lord loves justice And does not abandon His godly ones; They are protected forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be eliminated. | For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. |
Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. | O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. |
Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry for help; Do not be silent to my tears; For I am a stranger with You, One who lives abroad, like all my fathers. | Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers. |
I delight to do Your will, my God; Your Law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. |
You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me. | As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me! |
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, God. | As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. |
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God? | My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? |
Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have passed over me. | Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me. |
The Lord will send His goodness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life. | By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. |
Why are you in despair, my soul? And why are you restless within me? Wait for God, for I will again praise Him For the help of His presence, my God. | Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. |
For by their own sword they did not possess the land, And their own arm did not save them, But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence, For You favored them. | For not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in them. |