Psalm 103

1 Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul,
And all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name.

2 Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul,
And do not forget any of His benefits;

13 Just as a father loves his children,
So the Lord loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].

17 But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,

18 To those who honor and keep His covenant,
And remember to do His commandments [imprinting His word on their hearts].

Psalm 112

5 It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He conducts his affairs with justice.

Psalm 116

1 I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear]
My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).

2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.

7 Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

Psalm 118

5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
The Lord answered me and set me free.

6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear.
What can [mere] man do to me?

Psalm 119

3 They do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.

4 You have ordained Your precepts,
That we should follow them with [careful] diligence.

5 Oh, that my ways may be established
To observe and keep Your statutes [obediently accepting and honoring them]!

6 Then I will not be ashamed
When I look [with respect] to all Your commandments [as my guide].

7 I will give thanks to You with an upright heart,
When I learn [through discipline] Your righteous judgments [for my transgressions].

14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.

18 Open my eyes [to spiritual truth] so that I may behold
Wonderful things from Your law.

30 I have chosen the faithful way;
I have placed Your ordinances before me.

60 I hurried and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.

64 The earth, O Lord, is full of Your lovingkindness and goodness;
Teach me Your statutes.

66 Teach me good judgment (discernment) and knowledge,
For I have believed and trusted and relied on Your commandments.

93 I will never forget Your precepts,
For by them You have revived me and given me life.

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
And a light to my path.

106 I have sworn [an oath] and have confirmed it,
That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.

114 You are my hiding place and my shield;
I wait for Your word.

130 The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light;
Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike).

142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is truth.

143 Trouble and anguish have found me,
Yet Your commandments are my delight and my joy.

160 The sum of Your word is truth [the full meaning of all Your precepts],
And every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever.

165 Those who love Your law have great peace;
Nothing makes them stumble.

Psalm 120

1 In my trouble I cried to the Lord,
And He answered me.

Psalm 121

1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]—
From where shall my help come?

2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

7 The Lord will protect you from all evil;
He will keep your life.

8 The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in [everything that you do]
From this time forth and forever.

Psalm 136

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness (graciousness, mercy, compassion) endures forever.

Psalm 138

2 I will bow down [in worship] toward Your holy temple
And give thanks to Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have magnified Your word together with Your name.

7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will save me.

8 The Lord will accomplish that which concerns me;
Your [unwavering] lovingkindness, O Lord, endures forever—
Do not abandon the works of Your own hands.

Psalm 139

5 You have enclosed me behind and before,
And [You have] placed Your hand upon me.

6 Such [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high [above me], I cannot reach it.

13 For You formed my innermost parts;
You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb.

14 I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.

23 Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart;
Test me and know my anxious thoughts;

24 And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me,
And lead me in the everlasting way.

Psalm 143

10 Teach me to do Your will [so that I may please You],
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

Psalm 145

14 The Lord upholds all those [of His own] who fall
And raises up all those who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all look to You [in hopeful expectation],
And You give them their food in due time.

16 You open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways
And gracious and kind in all His works.

18 The Lord is near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).

Psalm 147

3 He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds [healing their pain and comforting their sorrow].

4 He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by their names.

5 Great is our [majestic and mighty] Lord and abundant in strength;
His understanding is inexhaustible [infinite, boundless].

Psalm 149

4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.

Psalm 150

6 Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)