| For to you a thousand years are like a yesterday that has passed or one of the watches of the night. | For a thousand years in your sight are just like yesterday when it is past, like a watch in the night. |
| Teach us to comprehend how few our days are so that our hearts may be filled with wisdom. | So teach us to count our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. |
| May the favor of the Lord, our God, rest upon us. And may the work of our hands prosper— indeed, may the work of our hands prosper. | Let the favor of the Lord our God be on us. Establish the work of our hands for us. Yes, establish the work of our hands. |
| You who abide in the shelter of the Most High, who rest in the shadow of the Almighty, say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I place my trust.” | He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of Yahweh, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.” |
| With his feathers he will shelter you, and you will take refuge under his wings; his faithfulness serves as a protective shield. | He will cover you with his feathers. Under his wings you will take refuge. His faithfulness is your shield and rampart. |
| When I realized that my foot was slipping, your kindness, O Lord, raised me up. | When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up. |
| When my anxious thoughts multiplied, your comfort filled my soul with joy. | In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul. |
| Come forth! Let us bow down to worship him; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker. | Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker. |
| Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he protects the souls of his faithful ones and rescues them from the hand of the wicked. | You who love Yahweh, hate evil! He preserves the souls of his saints. He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. |
| Bless the Lord, O my soul; my entire being, bless his holy name. | Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! |
| The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. | Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness. |
| As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. | As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. |
| As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him. | Like a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him. |
| But from everlasting to everlasting the kindness of the Lord is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children, with those who keep his covenant and diligently observe his commandments. | But Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts. |
| I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have life. | I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. |
| Give thanks to the Lord, invoke his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples. | Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples. |
| Reflect on the Lord and his strength; seek his face continually. | Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more. |
| He has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things. | For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good. |
| He sent forth his word and healed them, saving them from the grave. | He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves. |
| I will give thanks to you among the peoples, O Lord; I will sing your praises among the nations. | I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples. |
| Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory shine over all the earth. | Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; those who are guided by it will grow in understanding. His praise will last forever. | The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever! |
| Alleluia. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his precepts. | Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, who delights greatly in his commandments. |
| The future bodes well for him who is generous in helping those in need and who conducts his affairs with justice. | It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment. |
| He will never be swayed; the righteous man will be remembered forever. | For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever. |
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