| The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. | The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously. |
| The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. | A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. |
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| For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. | For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. |
| Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. | Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you. |
| Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. | Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were. |
| I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart. |
| Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. | Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me. |
| As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. | As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God. |
| My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? | My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? |
| Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. | Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me. |
| Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. | Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life. |
| Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. | Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God. |
| For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. | For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them. |
| God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. | God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. |
| Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. | Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth. |
| Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. | Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin. |
| Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. | Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. |
| The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart. |
| Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. | Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul. |
| Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. | Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved. |
| What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. | When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. |
| In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. | In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? |
| Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth. | Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth! |
| For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. | For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies. |
| But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. | But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress. |
