Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, we have waited for you. Your name and your renown are the desire of our soul. | As we proceed in the path of your judgments, we wait for you, O Lord; your name and your renown are all that our heart desires. |
Jesus said to him, “Go your way. Your faith has made you well.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the way. | Jesus said to him, “Go on your way! Your faith has made you well.” Immediately, he received his sight and followed him along the road. |
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Let your loving kindness be on us, Yahweh, since we have hoped in you. | O Lord, let your kindness rest upon us, for we have placed our hope in you. |
But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. | But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that the fact that you are fasting will not be obvious to others but only to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees everything that is done in secret will reward you. |
You shall serve Yahweh your God, and he will bless your bread and your water, and I will take sickness away from among you. | You shall serve the Lord, your God. He will bless your bread and water and take away sickness from your midst. |
Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. | Dispose my heart to follow your statutes and to flee selfish gain. |
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. | Even though I wander through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are at my side, with your rod and your staff that comfort me. |
But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me. | As for me, I trust in your kindness; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord because he has been good to me. |
We have sinned, and have dealt perversely, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even turning aside from your precepts and from your ordinances. | We have sinned and done what is wrong, we have acted wickedly and rebelled, we have rejected your commandments and your laws. |
May he grant you your heart’s desire, and fulfill all your counsel. | May he give you your heart’s desire and grant you success in all your plans. |
But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress. | But I will sing of your strength; when morning dawns, I will proclaim your kindness. For you have been my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. |
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. | Trust wholeheartedly in the Lord rather than relying on your own intelligence. In everything you do, acknowledge him, and he will see that your paths are straight. |
Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name. | Your kindness is a greater joy than life itself; thus my lips will speak your praise. I will bless you all my life; with uplifted hands I will call on your name. |
I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me. | I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set your judgments before me. |
Yahweh, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth. | O Lord, you are my God. I will exalt you and praise your name, for you have accomplished wonderful things, formulated in ages past, faithful and sure. |
So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off. | In much the same manner will wisdom be sweet to your soul. If you find it, you will have a future, and your hope will not be cut off. |
I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. | I treasure your word in my heart for fear that I may sin against you. |
Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to Yahweh’s house.”’ | Return and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: I have heard, I have seen your tears. I will heal you today, and the day after tomorrow you will go up to the temple of the Lord. |
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. |
I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me. | Never will I forget your commands, for through them you have given me life. |
Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil. | Do not swerve either to the right or to the left; keep your foot far from evil. |
I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches. | I rejoice in following your statutes more than I would rejoice in endless riches. |
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them.” | Remember your Creator in the days of your youth before the bad times come and the years draw near when you will say, “I take no pleasure in them”. |
Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble. | Those who love your law have great peace; they encounter no stumbling blocks. |
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life. | Guard your heart with all possible vigilance, for from it flow the wellsprings of life. |