The young lions do without and suffer hunger; But they who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing. | The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. |
Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit. | Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. |
Turn from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. | Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. |
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears are toward their cry for help. | The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry. |
The face of the Lord is against evildoers, To eliminate the memory of them from the earth. | But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth. |
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears And rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit. | 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 afflictions of the righteous are many, But the Lord rescues him from them all. | The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all. |
The Lord redeems the souls of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will suffer for their guilt. | The Lord will rescue his servants; no one who takes refuge in him will be condemned. |
Trust in the Lord and do good; Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness. | Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. |
Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart. | Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. |
Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He will do it. He will bring out your righteousness as the light, And your judgment as the noonday. | 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. |
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; Do not get upset because of one who is successful in his way, Because of the person who carries out wicked schemes. | 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. |
Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous. | 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. |
The wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. | The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously. |
The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way. | The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him. |
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 the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish. |
Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. | All my longings lie open before you, Lord; 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, 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. |
I delight to do Your will, my God; Your Law is within my heart. | I desire to do your will, 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. | Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and faithfulness always protect me. |
As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, God. | As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my 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 can I go and meet with 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 in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept 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 directs his love, 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, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. |
Bible verse of the day
My son, comply with the commandment of your father,And do not ignore the teaching of your mother.