| The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives. | The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives. |
| The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. | The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way. |
| For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. | For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off. |
| Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. | O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. |
| Hear my prayer, O Lord, And give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You, A sojourner, as all my fathers were. | Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers. |
| I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. |
| Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me. | As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me! |
| As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. | As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. |
| My soul thirsts 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 calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and billows have gone over me. | Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me. |
| The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be with me— A prayer to the God of my life. | By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, 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 yet praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God. | Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God. |
| For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them; But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, Because You favored them. | For not by their own sword did they win the land, nor did their own arm save them, but your right hand and your arm, and the light of your face, for you delighted in 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 nations, 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 Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. | 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! |
| Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. | Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. |
| The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise. | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. |
| Behold, God is my helper; The Lord is with those who uphold my life. | Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. |
| Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. | Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. |
| Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. | When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. |
| In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? | In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? |
| Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let Your glory be above all the earth. | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth! |
| For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto the clouds. | For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. |
| But I will sing of Your power; Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning; For You have been my defense And refuge in the day of my trouble. | But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. |
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