Book of Common Prayer: I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go; I will guide you with my eye.*
CEB: I will instruct you and teach you about the direction you should go. I’ll advise you and keep my eye on you.
*The verse number in the Book of Common Prayer is 32:9. (Psalm verse numberings differ by translation.)
The Common English Bible is a more accessible translation. Both are approved for use during worship in the Episcopal Church.
NRSV: For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.
CEB: I know the plans I have in mind for you, declares the Lord; they are plans for peace, not disaster, to give you a future filled with hope.
The NRSV is the New Revised Standard Version, which is the academic standard for biblical translation. The Common English Bible is a more accessible translation. Both are approved for use during worship in the Episcopal Church.
NRSV: Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
CEB: Come to me, all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest.
The NRSV is the New Revised Standard Version, which is the academic standard for biblical translation. The Common English Bible is a more accessible translation. Both are approved for use during worship in the Episcopal Church.
