The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart triumphs, And with my song I shall thank Him. | The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. |
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. | The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. |
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“I love You, Lord, my strength.” The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my savior, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. | I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and 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 makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother. | A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. |
My salvation and my glory rest on God; The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. | On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. |
My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. | My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. |
I delight to do Your will, my God; Your Law is within my heart. | I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. |
For You light my lamp; The Lord my God illumines my darkness. | For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, My refuge; I will not be shaken. | He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. |
He alone is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken. | He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. |
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. | Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. |
You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word. | You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word. |
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. |
But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of God’s grace. | But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. |
Turn to my rebuke, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. | If you turn at my reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit to you; I will make my words known to you. |
My son, if your heart is wise, My own heart also will be glad. | My son, if your heart is wise, my heart too will be glad. |
My soul, wait in silence for God alone, For my hope is from Him. | For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. |
Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry for help; Do not be silent to my tears; For I am a stranger with You, One who lives abroad, like all my fathers. | Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; hold not your peace at my tears! For I am a sojourner with you, a guest, like all my fathers. |
In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help before Him came 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. |
My soul waits in silence for God alone; From Him comes my salvation. | For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. |
When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long. | For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. | Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. |
And I will put My Spirit within you and bring it about that you walk in My statutes, and are careful and follow My ordinances. | And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. |
You shall keep My Sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am the Lord. | You shall keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. |
The precepts 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 pure, enlightening the eyes. |