For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver. The Lord is our king; he is the one who will save us. | For Yahweh is our judge. Yahweh is our lawgiver. Yahweh is our king. He will save us. |
And opens the eyes of those who cannot see. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. | Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous. |
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Place your hope in the Lord: be strong and courageous in your heart, and place your hope in the Lord. | Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh. |
May the Lord grant strength to his people. May the Lord bless his people with peace. | Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace. |
Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. | ‘Return to me,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘and I will return to you,’ says Yahweh of Armies. |
The Lord will become king over the whole earth. When that day comes, he will be the only Lord, and his name will be the only name. | Yahweh will be King over all the earth. In that day Yahweh will be one, and his name one. |
Hear, O Israel, the Lord, our God, is Lord alone. You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. | Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God. Yahweh is one. You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. |
The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord shine his face upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace. | Yahweh bless you, and keep you. Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace. |
Make your ways known to me, O Lord; teach me your paths. | Show me your ways, Yahweh. Teach me your paths. |
Thereupon the Lord restored the prosperity of Job after he had prayed for his friends, and he enriched him with twice as much as he had possessed before. | Yahweh restored Job’s prosperity when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before. |
The Lord will battle for you. Be calm! | Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still. |
I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation; I place my hope in his word. | I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in his word. |
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom should I be afraid? | Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? |
You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain, for the Lord will not consider blameless those who take his name in vain. | You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name. |
Can someone hide in a secret place so that I cannot see him? Do I not fill heaven and earth? | “Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says Yahweh. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says Yahweh. |
Reflect on the Lord and his strength; seek his face continually. | Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more. |
Entrust everything that you do to the Lord, and your plans will turn out to be successful. | Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed. |
Blessed are all those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. | Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways. |
The Lord will fulfill his plan for me. Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever; do not forsake the work of your hands. | Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me. Your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands. |
Indeed, who is God except the Lord? Who is the Rock besides our God? | For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God? |
If the Lord does not build the house, those who construct it labor in vain. If the Lord does not guard the city, those who keep watch over it do so in vain. | Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. |
Arise, O Lord! Lift up your hand, O God! Do not forget the afflicted. | Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless. |
Let us examine and test our ways and return to the Lord. | Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh. |
For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: If you seek me, you will survive. | For Yahweh says to the house of Israel: “Seek me, and you will live.” |
A man may plan his own course, but the Lord makes his steps secure. | A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps. |