Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. | Whom do I have in heaven except you? And besides you there is nothing else I desire on earth. |
He must increase, but I must decrease. | He must increase; I must decrease. |
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Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise. | Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved; you are the one whom I praise. |
I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. | I keep the Lord always before me, for with him at my right hand I will never fall. |
I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman? | I have made a covenant with my eyes not to look with desire upon a virgin. |
I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works. | I will offer praise to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all your wondrous deeds. |
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. | If I give away everything to feed the poor and hand over my body to be burned, but do not have love, I achieve nothing. |
I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. | I will extol you, my God and King; I will bless your name forever and ever. |
I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. | I have instructed you in the ways of wisdom and led you along the paths of righteousness. |
For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. | For I will provide the weary with all they need, and I will restore the strength of all those who have grown faint with hunger. |
I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples, And I will sing praises to You among the nations. | I will give thanks to you among the peoples, O Lord; I will sing your praises among the nations. |
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. | At dawn let me experience your kindness, for in you I place my trust. Show me the path I must walk, for to you I lift up my soul. |
Therefore 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 will look to the Lord. I place my hope in God my savior; my God will hear me. |
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. | Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled; be not afraid. |
Then Jesus said to them, “I shall be with you a little while longer, and then I go to Him who sent Me.” | Jesus then said, “I will remain with you only for a short time longer, and then I shall return to him who sent me.” |
Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. | For this reason, I rejoice when I endure weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and distress for the sake of Christ. For it is when I am weak that I am strong. |
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye. | I will instruct you and guide you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and keep my eyes upon you. |
Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. | Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace but a sword. |
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified. | Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, for fear that after preaching to others I myself may be disqualified. |
‘Return, backsliding Israel,’ says the Lord; ‘I will not cause My anger to fall on you. For I am merciful,’ says the Lord; ‘I will not remain angry forever.’ | Return, rebel Israel, says the Lord. I will not look upon you in anger. For I am merciful, says the Lord; my wrath will not continue forever. |
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. | Your kindness is a greater joy than life itself; thus my lips will speak your praise. I will bless you all my life; with uplifted hands I will call on your name. |
Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. | Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. |
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. | If I have the gift of prophecy and the ability to understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all the faith necessary to move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. |
Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. | Amen, amen, I say to you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do, and indeed will do even greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father. |
Thus I will magnify Myself and sanctify Myself, and I will be known in the eyes of many nations. Then they shall know that I am the Lord. | I will, thereby, display my greatness and my holiness and make myself known to many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord. |