| I will instruct you and guide you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and keep my eyes upon you. | I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. |
| For the word of the Lord is true, and he is faithful in everything he does. | For Yahweh’s word is right. All his work is done in faithfulness. |
| The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is filled with his kindness. | He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh. |
| The heavens were made by the word of the Lord, and all their host by the breath of his mouth. | By Yahweh’s word, the heavens were made: all their army by the breath of his mouth. |
| Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage. | Blessed is the nation whose God is Yahweh, the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. |
| But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those who trust in his kindness. | Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness. |
| O Lord, let your kindness rest upon us, for we have placed our hope in you. | Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. |
| I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise will be continually on my lips. | I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. |
| I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he set me free from all my fears. | I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. |
| In my anguish I cried out; the Lord heard my plea, and I was saved from all my troubles. | This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. |
| Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. | Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. |
| The powerful suffer want and go hungry, but those who seek the Lord want for no good thing. | The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing. |
| Then keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. | Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies. |
| Shun evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it. |
| The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. | Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. |
| The face of the Lord is turned against those who do evil, to erase all memory of them from the earth. | Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth. |
| The righteous call out, and the Lord hears them; he rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord remains close to the brokenhearted, and he saves those whose spirit is crushed. | The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. |
| The misfortunes of the righteous man are many, but the Lord delivers him, from all of them. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all. |
| The Lord redeems the lives of those who serve him; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him. | Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned. |
| Put your trust in the Lord and do good, that you may dwell in the land and be secure. | Trust in Yahweh, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture. |
| Take delight in the Lord, and he will grant you what your heart desires. | Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart. |
| Commit your way to the Lord; place your trust in him, and he will act. He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, and the justice of your cause, like the noonday. | Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this: he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noon day sun. |
| Wait quietly for the Lord and be patient until he comes. Do not fret over the man who prospers because of his evil schemes. | Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. |
| Preferable is the little that the righteous possess than the great wealth of the wicked. For the power of the wicked will be overcome, but the Lord protects the righteous. | Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous. |
| The wicked man borrows but neglects to repay, whereas the righteous man is generous in giving. | The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously. |
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