| In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. | When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. |
| But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. | But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God's grace. |
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| The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. | The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. |
| I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. | I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. |
| A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. | A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish child is a mother's grief. |
| In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. | On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God. |
| Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. | Though the fig tree does not blossom, and no fruit is on the vines; though the produce of the olive fails and the fields yield no food; though the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the God of my salvation. |
| My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. | My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
| I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. |
| For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. | It is you who light my lamp; the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness. |
| He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. |
| He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. |
| Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. | Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. |
| Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. | You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word. |
| Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. |
| My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. | My child, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad. |
| Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. | Give heed to my reproof; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you. |
| Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. | For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. |
| In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. | In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. |
| Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. | Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; do not hold your peace at my tears. For I am your passing guest, an alien, like all my forebears. |
| My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. | For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. |
| And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. | I will put my spirit within you, and make you follow my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances. |
| He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. | Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. |
| The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. | The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eyes. |
| Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. | You shall keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. |
