Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way. | The steps of a man are established by the Lord, And He delights in his way. |
For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his faithful ones. The righteous shall be kept safe forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. | 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. |
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O Lord, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you. | Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. |
Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; do not hold your peace at my tears. For I am your passing guest, an alien, like all my forebears. | 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. |
I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. | I delight to do Your will, my God; Your Law is within my heart. |
Do not, O Lord, withhold your mercy from me; let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever. | You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me. |
As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. | As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, God. |
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? | My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before God? |
Deep calls to deep at the thunder of your cataracts; all your waves and your billows have gone over me. | Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have passed over me. |
By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. | 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. |
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my help and my God. | 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. |
For not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm give them victory; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your countenance, for you delighted in them. | 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. |
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, A very ready help in trouble. |
Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth. | Stop striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth. |
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. | Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness; According to the greatness of Your compassion, wipe out my wrongdoings. Wash me thoroughly from my guilt And cleanse me from my sin. |
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. | Create in me a clean heart, God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. |
The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise. |
But surely, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. | Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is the sustainer of my soul. |
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. | Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. |
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. | When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. |
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid; what can flesh do to me? | In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? |
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth. | Be exalted above the heavens, God; May Your glory be above all the earth. |
For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds. | For Your goodness is great to the heavens And Your truth to the clouds. |
But I will sing of your might; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been a fortress for me and a refuge in the day of my distress. | But as for me, I will sing of Your strength; Yes, I will joyfully sing of Your faithfulness in the morning, For You have been my refuge And a place of refuge on the day of my distress. |
For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. | My soul waits in silence for God alone; From Him comes my salvation. |