| To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king's matter. | I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king. |
| We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. | We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. |
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| But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. | But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. | You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. |
| I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. | I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. |
| I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules. | I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws. |
| My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? | My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? |
| And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. | And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. |
| The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. | The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. |
| And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.” | In that day you will say: “Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.” |
| In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? | In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? |
| But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. | But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. |
| Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. | Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. |
| Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. | Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. |
| Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. | If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. |
| I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. | I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. |
| For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. | For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. |
| Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. | Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. |
| So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. | And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. |
| For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. | For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. |
| For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? | For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? |
| For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? | For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? |
| Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. | Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. |
| But I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior. | But I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me. |
| Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! | He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” |
