The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. | The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. |
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous. | The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. |
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The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked He turns upside down. | The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. |
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 will beautify the humble with salvation. | For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with victory. |
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord! | Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! |
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. | 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. |
But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. | But you, O Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. |
Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah | Deliverance belongs to the Lord; may your blessing be on your people! Selah |
I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. | I will both lie down and sleep in peace; for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety. |
My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. | O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch. |
For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. | For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover them with favor as with a shield. |
What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? | What are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them? |