| For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. | For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past, or like a watch in the night. |
| So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. | So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart. |
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| And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. | Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the work of our hands— O prosper the work of our hands! |
| He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. | You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.” |
| He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. | He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. |
| When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. | When I thought, “My foot is slipping,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. |
| In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. | When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. |
| O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. | O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! |
| Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. | The Lord loves those who hate evil; he guards the lives of his faithful; he rescues them from the hand of the wicked. |
| Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. | Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. |
| The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. |
| As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. | As far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us. |
| Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. | As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him. |
| But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. | But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children, to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. |
| I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. | I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. |
| O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. | O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. |
| Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore. | Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually. |
| For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. | For he satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things. |
| He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. | He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from destruction. |
| I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. | I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples, and I will sing praises to you among the nations. |
| Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth. | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let your glory be over all the earth. |
| The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. | The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever. |
| Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. | Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord, who greatly delight in his commandments. |
| A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. | It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice. |
| Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. | For the righteous will never be moved; they will be remembered forever. |
