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# Rejoice in the Lord
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"be happy because of all the Lord has done." See how you translated this in [Philippians 3:1 ](../03/01.md ).
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# The Lord is near
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Possible meanings are 1) The Lord Jesus is near to the believers in spirit or 2) the day the Lord Jesus will return to the earth is near.
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# in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God
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"whatever happens to you, ask God for everything you need with prayer and thanks"
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# the peace of God
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"the peace that God gives"
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# which surpasses all understanding
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"which is more than we can understand"
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# will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ
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This presents God's peace as a soldier who protects our hearts and thoughts from worrying. Here "hearts" is a metonym for a person's emotions. AT: "will be like a soldier and guard your emotions and thoughts in Christ" or "will protect you in Christ and will keep you from worrying about the troubles of this life" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/joy]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pray]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peace]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/heart]]
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