Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases. | But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases. |
I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. | I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living. |
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Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors! | Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men. |
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. | “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” |
I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. | I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths. |
Making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. | Being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | Whatever you will ask in my name, I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
I delight in the way of your decrees as much as in all riches. | I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches. |
I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. | I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. |
Deceit is in the mind of those who plan evil, but those who counsel peace have joy. | Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace. |
You then, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure. | The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe. |
Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray. | Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. |
For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light. | For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. |
For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Turn, then, and live. | “For I have no pleasure in the death of him who dies,” says the Lord Yahweh. “Therefore turn yourselves, and live!” |
To you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. | For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. |
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. | Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. |
Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. | Watch! Stand firm in the faith! Be courageous! Be strong! |
And every day in the temple and at home they did not cease to teach and proclaim Jesus as the Messiah. | Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Jesus, the Christ. |
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch. | Yahweh, in the morning you will hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly. |
Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses, but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God. | Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we trust in the name of Yahweh our God. |
Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. | Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting. |
Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world. | Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. |
So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. | God created man in his own image. In God’s image he created him; male and female he created them. |
Happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord. | Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law. |