Book of Common Prayer: The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I have been helped.*
CEB: The Lord is my strength and my shield. My heart trusts him. I was helped, my heart rejoiced, and I thank him with my song.
*The verse number in the Book of Common Prayer is 28:8. (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: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
CEB: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in faith so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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: God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.
CEB: God is love, and those who remain in love remain in God and God remains in them.
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.
