| The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. | He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it. |
| The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you 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. |
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| But test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil. | Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good. Abstain from every form of evil. |
| Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. | Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do. |
| So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. | So then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober. |
| May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance. | May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ. |
| Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. | If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless. |
| I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. | I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. |
| The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. | 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. |
| But the Lord is faithful, and 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. |
| All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. | Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you. |
| I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. | I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths. |
| Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. | Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. |
| He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. | To which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous 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. |
| You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no 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. |
| Now 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. |
| Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. | Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you. |
| You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. | You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you. |
| I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land. | I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah. |
| If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. | If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. |
| May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. | May the Lord make you to increase and abound in love toward one another and toward all men, even as we also do toward you. |
| For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says 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.’ |
| Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. | Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate. |
| I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. | I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples. |
