Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal faithfully are His delight. | Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight. |
For You bless the righteous person, Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield. | For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. |
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So having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now proclaiming to mankind that all people everywhere are to repent. | The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent. |
Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who wait for His faithfulness. | Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness. |
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. | Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. |
But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. | Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. |
Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. | Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. |