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