O Lord, grant us salvation. O Lord, grant us success. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord. | Save us now, we beg you, Yahweh! Yahweh, we beg you, send prosperity now. Blessed is he who comes in Yahweh’s name! We have blessed you out of Yahweh’s house. |
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in accord with the law of the Lord. | Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to Yahweh’s law. |
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Blessed are those who observe his statutes and seek him with their whole heart. | Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart. |
I will praise you in sincerity of heart as I ponder your righteous judgments. | I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments. |
How can a young man lead a spotless life? By living according to your word. | How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. |
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. |
I treasure your word in my heart for fear that I may sin against you. | I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. |
I rejoice in following your statutes more than I would rejoice in endless riches. | I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches. |
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set your judgments before me. | I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me. |
Dispose my heart to follow your statutes and to flee selfish gain. | Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. |
I will walk in complete freedom because I have sought your commands. | I will walk in liberty, for I have sought your precepts. |
I will make haste and not delay to observe your precepts. | I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments. |
Never will I forget your commands, for through them you have given me life. | I will never forget your precepts, for with them, you have revived me. |
Your word is a lamp for my feet and a light to my path. | Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path. |
Your statutes are my everlasting heritage; they are the very joy of my heart. | I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. |
You are my refuge and my shield; I put my hope in your word. | You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word. |
The explanation of your words gives light and imparts understanding to the simple. | The entrance of your words gives light. It gives understanding to the simple. |
Guide my steps in accord with your word and never let evil triumph over me. | Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me. |
Every word you utter is true, and all your righteous judgments are everlasting. | All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. |
Those who love your law have great peace; they encounter no stumbling blocks. | Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble. |
Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. | Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
I lift up my eyes to the mountains; from where will I receive help? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. | I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. |
He will not permit your foot to stumble; he who guards you will not fall asleep. | He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. |
The Lord will protect you against all evil; he will watch over your life. The Lord will watch over your coming and your going both now and forevermore. | Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul. Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more. |
Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. | Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth. |