Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, Lord, You know it all. | A word is not even on my tongue and you, O Lord, are completely aware of it. |
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. | 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. |
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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. | 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. |
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. | 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. |
Hear my prayer, Lord, Listen to my pleadings! Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness! | O Lord, hear my prayer, incline your ear to my supplications. In your faithfulness respond to me with your righteousness. |
I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You, like a weary land. Selah | I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah |
Let me hear Your faithfulness in the morning, For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul. | At dawn let me experience your kindness, for in you I place my trust. Show me the path I must walk, for to you I lift up my soul. |
Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. | Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your gracious Spirit lead me along a level path. |
I will exalt You, my God, the King, And I will bless Your name forever and ever. | I will extol you, my God and King; I will bless your name forever and ever. |
Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. | Great is the Lord and worthy of the highest praise; no one can even begin to comprehend his greatness. |
The Lord is righteous in all His ways, And kind in all His works. | The Lord is righteous in all his ways and merciful in everything he does. |
The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth. | The Lord is near to all who call out to him, to all who call out to him sincerely. |
The Lord opens the eyes of those who are blind; The Lord raises up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous. | And opens the eyes of those who cannot see. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. |
The Lord watches over strangers; He supports the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts the way of the wicked. | The Lord watches over the stranger and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he blocks the way of the wicked. |
He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. | He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. |
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will glorify the lowly with salvation. | For the Lord takes delight in his people, and he crowns the humble with salvation. |
Everything that has breath shall praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! | Let everything that breathes offer praise to the Lord. Alleluia. |
Blessed is the person who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! | Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the company of scoffers. |
But You, Lord, are a shield around me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. | But you, O Lord, are a shield to protect me; you are my glory and the one who raises my head high. |
Salvation belongs to the Lord; May Your blessing be upon Your people! Selah | Salvation comes from the Lord. May your blessing be upon your people. Selah |
In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, Lord, have me dwell in safety. | In peace I lie down and sleep, for only with your help, O Lord, can I rest secure. |
In the morning, Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will present my prayer to You and be on the watch. | O Lord, at daybreak you hear my voice; at daybreak I bring my petition before you and await your reply. |
For You bless the righteous person, Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield. | Truly, you bless the righteous, O Lord; you surround them with your goodwill as with a shield. |
What is man that You think of him, And a son of man that You are concerned about him? | What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? |
I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. | I will offer praise to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all your wondrous deeds. |