I know, my God, that you search the heart and take pleasure in uprightness; in the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people who are present here offering freely and joyously to you.
Isaiah 26:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The way of the righteous is level; straight is the path of the righteous that you clear. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The way of the [consistently] righteous (those living in moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relationship of their lives) is level and straight; You, O [Lord], Who are upright, direct aright and make level the path of the [uncompromisingly] just and righteous. American Standard Version (1901) The way of the just is uprightness: thou that art upright dost direct the path of the just. Common English Bible The way of the righteous is level; you clear a path for the righteous. Catholic Public Domain Version The path of the just is upright; the difficult path of the just is right to walk in. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The way of the just is right: the path of the just is right to walk in. |
I know, my God, that you search the heart and take pleasure in uprightness; in the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people who are present here offering freely and joyously to you.
for the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes behold; his gaze examines humankind.
For the Lord is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.
Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.
Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
For there is no truth in their mouths; their hearts are destruction; their throats are open graves; they flatter with their tongues.
The righteousness of the blameless keeps their ways straight, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
The righteous walk in integrity— happy are the children who follow them!
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it, but it shall be for God’s people; no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray.
I will lead the blind by a road they do not know; by paths they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do, and I will not forsake them.
For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
I know, O Lord, that the way of humans is not in their control, that mortals as they walk cannot direct their steps.
Those who are wise understand these things; those who are discerning know them. For the ways of the Lord are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them.
The Lord within it is righteous; he does no wrong. Every morning he renders his judgment, each dawn without fail, but the unjust knows no shame.
Therefore do not pronounce judgment before the time, before the Lord comes, who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive commendation from God.
Indeed, this is our boast, the testimony of our conscience: we have behaved in the world with holiness and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God—and all the more toward you.
For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.
The children of God and the children of the devil are revealed in this way: all who do not do what is right are not from God, nor are those who do not love a brother or sister.
Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous.