| Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain. | Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain. |
| Happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways. | Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. |
| Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! | Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. |
| I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. |
| How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity! | Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! |
| The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. | The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands. |
| O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. | O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. |
| Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. | For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. |
| Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. | Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. |
| For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; that I know very well. | For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. |
| Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. | Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. |
| Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness. | Hear my prayer, O Lord, Give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me, And in Your righteousness. |
| I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. Selah | I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah |
| Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. | Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. |
| Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path. | Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. |
| I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. | I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever. |
| Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. | Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable. |
| The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. | The Lord is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works. |
| The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. | The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. |
| The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. | The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous. |
| The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. | The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down. |
| He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds. | He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. |
| For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory. | For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation. |
| Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! | Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! |
| Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers. | Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful. |
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