| He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. | Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. |
| Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. | Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. |
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| In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. | In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. |
| I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. | I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! |
| Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. | Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. |
| 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. | I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. |
| I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. | In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches. |
| Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. | Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased! |
| Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. | Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! |
| I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. | I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. |
| Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. | You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. |
| Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. | Eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
| My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. | O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. |
| Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. | Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord! |
| Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. | Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. |
| 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 but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. |
| Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. | Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but those who plan peace have joy. |
| I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. | I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. |
| And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. | The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. |
| I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. | I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. |
| For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light. | For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. |
| For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. | For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. |
| And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. | And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus. |
| For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh. | For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. |
