Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near. | Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. |
He gives strength to the weary, And to the one who lacks might He increases power. | He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. |
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The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever. | The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. |
Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. | Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. |
The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You. | Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace— in peace because they trust in you. |
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. | For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. |
Praise the Lord in song, for He has done glorious things; Let this be known throughout the earth. | Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth. |
For the Lord is our judge, The Lord is our lawgiver, The Lord is our king; He will save us. | For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our ruler, the Lord is our king; he will save us. |
This also comes from the Lord of armies, Who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great. | This also comes from the Lord of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom. |
Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil. | Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil. |
For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand, Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’ | For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.” |
Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor, Obtain justice for the orphan, Plead for the widow’s case. | Learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow. |
But now, Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter, And all of us are the work of Your hand. | Yet, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand. |
Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!” | Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!” |
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts than your thoughts. | For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. |
Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, Lord, We have waited for You eagerly; Your name, and remembering You, is the desire of our souls. | In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and your renown are the soul's desire. |
I have wiped out your wrongdoings like a thick cloud And your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you. | I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. |
I, I Myself, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you are afraid of mortal man, And of a son of man who is made like grass. | I, I am he who comforts you; why then are you afraid of a mere mortal who must die, a human being who fades like grass? |
Who has performed and accomplished it, Summoning the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the Lord, am the first, and with the last. I am He.’ | Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am first, and will be with the last. |
However, it was our sicknesses that He Himself bore, And our pains that He carried; Yet we ourselves assumed that He had been afflicted, Struck down by God, and humiliated. | Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. |
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and she will name Him Immanuel. | Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. |
Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest. | Until a spirit from on high is poured out on us, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is deemed a forest. |
Since you are precious in My sight, Since you are honored and I love you, I will give other people in your place and other nations in exchange for your life. | Because you are precious in my sight, and honored, and I love you, I give people in return for you, nations in exchange for your life. |
And on that day you will say, “Give thanks to the Lord, call on His name. Make known His deeds among the peoples; Make them remember that His name is exalted.” | And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the Lord, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations; proclaim that his name is exalted. |
Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness. | O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. |