You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip. | You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great. You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way. |
Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. | The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. |
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If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. | If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. |
Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. | Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. |
My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart. | My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart. |
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. | Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. |
As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. | As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. |
Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. | I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. |
For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” | As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” |
The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. | All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal. |
Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever. | For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. |
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. | I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. |
He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. | He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. |
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. | The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. |
Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “None of My words will be postponed any more, but the word which I speak will be done,” says the Lord God.’ | Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: None of my words will be delayed any longer; whatever I say will be fulfilled, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ |
Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. | The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. |
Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. |
He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it. | The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. |
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. | Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. |
You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. | You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. |
For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. | For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. |
All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. | Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. |
Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me.” | Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.” |
I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food. | I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. |
This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him. | Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him. |