Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unfathomable 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, that they would have fear of me in their hearts and they would observe all of my commandments always. Then things would go well with them and their children 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! |
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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. |
Come forth! Let us bow down to worship him; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker. | Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before Yahweh, our Maker. |
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures forever. | Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever. |
How great is your goodness, O Lord, which you have stored up for those who fear you and which you bestow on those who take refuge in you, in the presence of all the people. | 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! |
Give thanks to the Lord, invoke his name; proclaim his deeds among the peoples. | Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples. |
Blessed is the one whose offense is forgiven, whose sin is erased. | Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered. |
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your precepts. | With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments. |
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the company 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 swept away your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like a 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. |
John’s clothing was made of camel’s hair, with a leather loincloth around his waist, and his food consisted of locusts and wild honey. | Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. |
He must increase; I must decrease. | He must increase, but I must decrease. |
Dear children, keep away from idols. | Little children, keep yourselves from idols. |
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. | If you love me, keep my commandments. |
Therefore, we love because he first loved us. | We love him, because he first loved us. |
I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. | I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you. |
Everyone who sins breaks the law, for sin is lawlessness. | Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. |
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. | He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love. |
This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you. | This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. |
Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you then will truly be free. | If therefore the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. |
Beloved, since God loved us so much, we should love one another. | Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another. |
You have already been cleansed by the word I have spoken to you. | You are already pruned clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. |
You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. | You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am. |
Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, it will be enough for us.” | Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” |