Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! | Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. |
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! | Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker. |
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Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! | Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out! |
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! | Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. |
Oh that they had such a heart as this always, to fear me and to keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their descendants forever! | Oh that there were such a heart in them that they would fear me and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them and with their children forever! |
Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! | Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples. |
Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind! | Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men! |
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. | Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered. |
With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! | With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments. |
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers. | Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers. |
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. | I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you. |
We love because he first loved us. | We love him, because he first loved us. |
He must increase, but I must decrease. | He must increase, but I must decrease. |
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. | Little children, keep yourselves from idols. |
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. | If you love me, keep my commandments. |
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. | If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. |
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. | I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you. |
You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. | You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am. |
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. | Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. |
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. | He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. |
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. | Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. |
So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.” | Jesus therefore answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.” |
Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” | Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” |
Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. | You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. |
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. | The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness hasn’t overcome it. |