The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving. | The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives. |
Our steps are made firm by the Lord, when he delights in our way. | The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. |
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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 forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off. |
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, 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. |
I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. | I delight to do Your will, O my God, And 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. | Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve 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 pants my soul for You, O 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 unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; All Your waves and billows have gone 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 command His lovingkindness in the daytime, And in the night His song shall be 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 again praise him, my help and my God. | 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. |
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 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. |
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 am exalted among the nations, I am 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 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. | 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. |
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. | Create in me a clean heart, O 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— These, O 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 with those who uphold my life. |
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. | Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. |
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. | Whenever I am afraid, I will 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 (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? |
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth. | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let 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 mercy reaches unto the heavens, And Your truth unto 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 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. |