| Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. | My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him. |
| Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. | Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you. |
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| 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, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were. |
| My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. | My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation 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 cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them. |
| He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. | He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me, and I in him. |
| Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the Lord. | You shall keep my Sabbaths, and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am Yahweh. |
| Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. | Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you. |
| If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. | If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, even as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. |
| The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? | Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? |
| When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. | When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. |
| I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. | I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue. |
| The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. | “Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.” |
| I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. | I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. |
| Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. | In this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples. |
| For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. | “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not my ways,” says Yahweh. |
| If ye love me, keep my commandments. | If you love me, keep my commandments. |
| For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. | For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me. |
| O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee. | My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.” |
| In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. | In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul. |
| Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. | Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God. |
| Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. | Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many. |
| I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. | I spread out my hands to you. My soul thirsts for you, like a parched land. Selah. |
| Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. | Behold, God is my helper. The Lord is the one who sustains my soul. |
| Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. | But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. |
