The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. | Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. |
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous. | Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous. |
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The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down. | Yahweh preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but he turns the way of the wicked upside down. |
He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. | He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. |
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation. | For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation. |
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! | Let everything that has breath praise Yah! Praise Yah! |
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful. | Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers. |
But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. | But you, Yahweh, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. |
Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah | Salvation belongs to Yahweh. May your blessing be on your people. Selah. |
I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. | In peace I will both lay myself down and sleep, for you alone, Yahweh, make me live in safety. |
My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. | Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly. |
For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. | For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. |
What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? | What is man, that you think of him? What is the son of man, that you care for him? |