I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches. | I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches. |
I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations. | I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me. |
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Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money! | Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. |
I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments. | I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts. |
I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands. | I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments. |
I will never forget your commandments, for by them you give me life. | I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me. |
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. |
Your laws are my treasure; they are my heart’s delight. | I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. |
You are my refuge and my shield; your word is my source of hope. | You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word. |
The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. | The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple. |
Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil. | Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me. |
The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever. | All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. |
Those who love your instructions have great peace and do not stumble. | Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble. |
Rescue me, O Lord, from liars and from all deceitful people. | Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! | I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. |
He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. | He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. |
The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. | Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more. |
Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth. |
Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. | Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. |
How joyful are those who fear the Lord— all who follow his ways! | Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways. |
From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help. Hear my cry, O Lord. Pay attention to my prayer. | Out of the depths I have cried to you, Yahweh. Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my petitions. |
I am counting on the Lord; yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in his word. | I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word. |
How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! | See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity! |
The Lord will work out his plans for my life— for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me. | Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me. Your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands. |
O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. | Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me. You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar. |