Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. | For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name’s sake, Lead me and guide me. |
The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy. | Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal truthfully are His delight. |
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Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield. | For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. |
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. | Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent. |
But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love. | Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy. |
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. | Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. |
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. | I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. |