Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. | Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. |
Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you. | Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. |
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Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. | I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. |
For the word of the Lord holds true, and we can trust everything he does. | For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. |
In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. | In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. | Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. |
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. | The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. |
So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord! | Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. |
The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving. | The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. |
Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. |
Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. | O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch. |
That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God. | And those who are in the flesh cannot please God. |
I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth. | I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. |
Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection. | Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. |
Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. | Making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. | May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge. | Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. |
How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world. | O how abundant is your goodness that you have laid up for those who fear you, and accomplished for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of everyone! |
In the same way, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels when even one sinner repents. | Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. |
And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.” | And every day in the temple and at home they did not cease to teach and proclaim Jesus as the Messiah. |
I have rejoiced in your laws as much as in riches. | I delight in the way of your decrees as much as in all riches. |
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. | Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life long. |
Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased. | Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors! |
So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. | So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. |
I will teach you wisdom’s ways and lead you in straight paths. | I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. |