| Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. | Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your steadfast love! |
| When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. | When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. |
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| Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. | Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. |
| He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. | He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord. |
| Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy. | Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love. |
| Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. | And that to you, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For you will render to a man according to his work. |
| The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. | What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar. |
| But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. | But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. |
| Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. | Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. |
| The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. | The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him. |
| Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. | Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! |
| For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. | “For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you. |
| The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. |
| For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. | For your steadfast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. |
| He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. | Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. |
| For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. | For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. |
| Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. | Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord! |
| Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. | Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! |
| Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. | As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me! |
| Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. | Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. |
| Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. | By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. |
| Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. | Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. |
| And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. | And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. |
| But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. | But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. |
| Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. | Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. |
