23 The Lord makes firm the steps

of the one who delights in him;

24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,

for the Lord upholds him with his hand.

25 I was young and now I am old,

yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken

or their children begging bread.

26 They are always generous and lend freely;

their children will be a blessing.

23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord,

when he delights in his way;

24 though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,

for the Lord upholds his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

or his children begging for bread.

26 He is ever lending generously,

and his children become a blessing.

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord:

And he delighteth in his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down:

For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old;

Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor his seed begging bread.

26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth;

And his seed is blessed.

23 The Lord directs the steps of the godly.

He delights in every detail of their lives.

24 Though they stumble, they will never fall,

for the Lord holds them by the hand.

25 Once I was young, and now I am old.

Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned

or their children begging for bread.

26 The godly always give generous loans to others,

and their children are a blessing.

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,

And He delights in his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;

For the Lord upholds him with His hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old;

Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor his descendants begging bread.

26 He is ever merciful, and lends;

And his descendants are blessed.

23 When people’s steps follow the Lord,

God is pleased with their ways.

24 If they stumble, they will not fall,

because the Lord holds their hand.

25 I was young, and now I am old,

but I have never seen good people left helpless

or their children begging for food.

26 Good people always lend freely to others,

and their children are a blessing.

23 A man’s goings are established of Jehovah;

And he delighteth in his way.

24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;

For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old;

Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,

Nor his seed begging bread.

26 All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth;

And his seed is blessed.

23 The steps of a man are established by Jehovah, and he delighteth in his way: 24 though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old, and I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread: 26 all the day he is gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing.

23 A person’s steps are directed by the Lord, 

and the Lord delights in his way. 

24 When he falls, he will not be thrown down headfirst 

because the Lord holds on to his hand. 

25 I have been young, and now I am old, 

but I have never seen a righteous person abandoned 

or his descendants begging for food. 

26 He is always generous and lends freely. 

His descendants are a blessing. 

23 A man’s steps are established by the Lord,

and He takes pleasure in his way.

24 Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed,

because the Lord holds his hand.

25 I have been young and now I am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned

or his children begging for bread.

26 He is always generous, always lending,

and his children are a blessing.

23 Our steps are made firm by the Lord,

when he delights in our way;

24 though we stumble, we shall not fall headlong,

for the Lord holds us by the hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old,

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

or their children begging bread.

26 They are ever giving liberally and lending,

and their children become a blessing.

23 The steps of a man are established by Yahweh,

and he takes pleasure in his way.

24 Though he fall, he will not be cast headlong,

for Yahweh supports him with his hand.

25 I was a youth, but I am now old;

yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken

or his children begging for bread.

26 All the day he is gracious and lends,

and his children are a blessing.

23 If the Lord is pleased with the way a man lives,

he makes his steps secure.

24 Even if the man trips, he won’t fall.

The Lord’s hand takes good care of him.

25 I once was young, and now I’m old.

But I’ve never seen godly people deserted.

I’ve never seen their children begging for bread.

26 The godly are always giving and lending freely.

Their children will be blessed.