| Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers. | Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. |
| But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. | But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. |
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| From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. | Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. |
| In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. | I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. |
| In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. | My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. |
| Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield. | For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. |
| What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? | What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? |
| I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. | I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. |
| I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High. | I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. |
| The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. | The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. |
| Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you. | And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. |
| Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless. | Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. |
| But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me. | But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. |
| The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart; whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others. | He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. |
| Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. | Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. |
| I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” | O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee. |
| I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. | I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. |
| You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. | Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. |
| I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. | I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. |
| In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. | In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. |
| To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless. | With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright. |
| You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. | For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. |
| As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. | As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. |
| For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? | For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God? |
| You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great. You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way. | Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. |
