The Lord is righteous in all his ways and merciful in everything he does. | The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. |
Salvation comes from the Lord. May your blessing be upon your people. Selah | Deliverance belongs to the Lord; may your blessing be on your people! Selah |
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O Lord, let your kindness rest upon us, for we have placed our hope in you. | Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. |
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to place your trust in mortals. | It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in mortals. |
Put your trust in the Lord and do good, that you may dwell in the land and be secure. | Trust in the Lord, and do good; so you will live in the land, and enjoy security. |
For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord. | For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord. |
The Lord then said, “Very well. All that he has is in your power. However, you may not lay a hand upon him.” So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord. | The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, all that he has is in your power; only do not stretch out your hand against him!” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. |
The Lord is my portion, I say to myself; therefore, I will place my hope in him. | “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” |
Be strong and courageous in your hearts, all you who place your hope in the Lord. | Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord. |
You shall observe my commandments and obey them. I am the Lord. | Thus you shall keep my commandments and observe them: I am the Lord. |
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he set me free from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears. |
I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise will be continually on my lips. | I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. |
Come forth! Let us bow down to worship him; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker. | O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! |
The Lord will protect you against all evil; he will watch over your life. The Lord will watch over your coming and your going both now and forevermore. | The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore. |
Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts: he is the King of glory. Selah | Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah |
Therefore say to them, “Thus says the Lord God: The fulfillment of my words will not be delayed any longer. What I have said will be done now. This is the word of the Lord God.” | Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: None of my words will be delayed any longer, but the word that I speak will be fulfilled, says the Lord God. |
When I realized that my foot was slipping, your kindness, O Lord, raised me up. | When I thought, “My foot is slipping,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. |
One who finds a wife finds happiness and receives favor from the Lord. | He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord. |
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us exult and rejoice in it. | This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. |
Great is the Lord and worthy of the highest praise; no one can even begin to comprehend his greatness. | Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. |
The reward of humility and fear of the Lord is wealth, honor, and life. | The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life. |
A man’s ways may seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart. | All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the Lord weighs the heart. |
Now let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful in your judgments, for the Lord, our God, will not tolerate the perversion of justice, or partiality, or the taking of bribes. | Now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the Lord our God, or partiality, or taking of bribes. |
For the Lord himself is the one who bestows wisdom; from his mouth come forth knowledge and understanding. | For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. |
For the Lord takes delight in his people, and he crowns the humble with salvation. | For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory. |