| Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? | The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? |
| You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name. | You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name. |
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| “Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says Yahweh. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says Yahweh. | “Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares the Lord. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the Lord. |
| Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more. | Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. |
| Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed. | Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. |
| Blessed is everyone who fears Yahweh, who walks in his ways. | Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. |
| Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me. Your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands. | The Lord will vindicate me; your love, Lord, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands. |
| For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God? | For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? |
| Unless Yahweh builds the house, they who build it labor in vain. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain. | Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. |
| Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless. | Arise, Lord! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless. |
| Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh. | Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. |
| For Yahweh says to the house of Israel: “Seek me, and you will live.” | This is what the Lord says to Israel: “Seek me and live.” |
| A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps. | In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. |
| The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility. | Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor. |
| Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more. | Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. |
| A man’s steps are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way. | The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him. |
| ‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh; ‘I will not look in anger on you, for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will not keep anger forever.’ | ‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord, ‘I will frown on you no longer, for I am faithful,’ declares the Lord, ‘I will not be angry forever.’ |
| Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near. | Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. |
| For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God? | For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? |
| Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. | Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. |
| Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? | The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? |
| Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! | Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. |
| Yahweh makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. | The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts. |
| Yahweh commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Yahweh our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as we are today. | The Lord commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the Lord our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today. |
| For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness. | You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. |
