I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. | I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. |
The Lord is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works. | Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works. |
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Surely he will never be shaken; The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. | For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever. |
I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. | I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments. |
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all. |
A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the Lord upholds the righteous. | Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous. |
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. | Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. |
The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives. | The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously. |
He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare. | There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold. |
For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. | For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. |
The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. | All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. |
The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish. | The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. |
The memory of the righteous is blessed, But the name of the wicked will rot. | The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. |
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. | Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe. |
The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered. | With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. |
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. |
Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. | Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved. |
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous. | For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous. |
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. | Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. |
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous. | Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous. |
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. | But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. |
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who begets a wise child will delight in him. | The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him. |
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little. | The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. |
Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. | Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective. |
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. | For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. |