I have followed his footsteps closely. I have stayed on his path and did not turn from it.
You know I’m not guilty, but there is no one to rescue me from your hands.
Yet, the righteous person clings to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
“If my steps have left the ⌞proper⌟ path, or my heart has followed ⌞the desire of⌟ my eyes, or my hands are stained ⌞with sin⌟,
Then I would still have comfort. I would be happy despite my endless pain, because I have not rejected the words of the Holy One.
Arrogant people have mocked me with cruelty, yet I have not turned away from your teachings.
But when people become crooked, the Lord will lead them away with troublemakers. Let there be peace in Israel!
my steps have remained firmly in your paths. My feet have not slipped.
The words from his mouth are ⌞nothing but⌟ trouble and deception. He has stopped doing what is wise and good.
Our hearts never turned away. Our feet never left your path.
Yet, you crushed us in a place for jackals and covered us with the shadow of death.
Acquire wisdom. Acquire understanding. Do not forget. Do not turn away from the words that I have spoken.
I will remove those who have turned away from following the Lord and those who no longer seek the Lord or ask him for help.”
He will give everlasting life to those who search for glory, honor, and immortality by persisting in doing what is good. But he will bring
We are proud that our conscience is clear. We are proud of the way that we have lived in this world. We have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity, especially toward you. It was not by human wisdom that we have lived but by God’s kindness.
You and God are witnesses of how pure, honest, and blameless we were in our dealings with you believers.