The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord shine his face upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace. | Yahweh bless you, and keep you. Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace. |
The one who calls you is faithful, and he will accomplish this. | He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it. |
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Therefore, encourage one another and strengthen one another, as indeed you are doing. | Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do. |
I will instruct you and guide you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and keep my eyes upon you. | I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. |
Test everything, and hold fast to what is good. Avoid every form of evil. | Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good. Abstain from every form of evil. |
So we must not fall asleep as the others do, but we must stay alert and sober. | So then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober. |
May the Lord guide your hearts to the love of God and the steadfastness of Christ. | May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ. |
Do not be afraid or dismayed, the Lord will go before you; he will not fail or forsake you. | Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged. |
Be doers of the word and not just hearers who only deceive themselves. | But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves. |
However, the Lord is faithful. He will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. | But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. |
O Lord, all my longing is known to you, and my sighs are not hidden from you. | Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you. |
I have instructed you in the ways of wisdom and led you along the paths of righteousness. | I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths. |
Turn away from the mouth that deceives and keep your distance from lips that mislead. | Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. |
Whom do I have in heaven except you? And besides you there is nothing else I desire on earth. | Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you. |
O Lord, you grant peace to those who are steadfast because of their trust in you. | You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. |
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and give you help, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. | Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. |
May the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. | Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all. |
I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah | I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah. |
O God, you are my God, for whom I have been searching earnestly. My soul yearns for you and my body thirsts for you, like the earth when it is parched, arid and without water. | God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water. |
Speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves, and defend the rights of the destitute. | Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate. |
For I, the Lord, am your God and I grasp your right hand. It is I who say to you, Do not fear; I will help you. | For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’ |
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. |
Those who revere your name place their trust in you, for you never abandon those who seek you, O Lord. | Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you. |
When I am terrified, I place my trust in you. | When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. |
Rejoice always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. | Always rejoice. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you. |