He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. | He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength. |
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. |
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The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. | The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands 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 is risen upon you. |
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. | “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. |
Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace— in peace because they trust in you. | You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. |
Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be known in all the earth. | Sing to the Lord, For He has done excellent things; This is known in all the earth. |
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our ruler, the Lord is our king; he will save us. | For the Lord is our Judge, The Lord is our Lawgiver, The Lord is our King; He will save us. |
This also comes from the Lord of hosts; he is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom. | This also comes from the Lord of hosts, Who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance. |
Learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow. | Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow. |
Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil. | Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil. |
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Do not fear, I will help you.” | For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’ |
In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and your renown are the soul's desire. | Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O Lord, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You. |
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!” | Also 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.” |
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. |
I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. | I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, And like a cloud, your sins. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you. |
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? | I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid Of a man who will die, And of the son of a man who will be made like grass? |
Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. | Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. |
Who has performed and done this, calling the generations from the beginning? I, the Lord, am first, and will be with the last. | Who has performed and done it, Calling the generations from the beginning? ‘I, the Lord, am the first; And with the last I am He.’ |
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. | Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. |
Even to your old age I am he, even when you turn gray I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save. | Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you. |
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. | Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest. |
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. | Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life. |
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. | And in that day you will say: “Praise the Lord, call upon His name; Declare His deeds among the peoples, Make mention that His name is exalted.” |
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. | O Lord, You are my God. I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. |