A decision that is fair makes good people happy, but it makes those who are evil very afraid.
The Lord protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do wrong.
Then I will tell those people clearly, ‘Get away from me, you people who do wrong. I never knew you.’
You welcome people who enjoy doing good and who remember you by living the way you want them to. But we sinned against you, and you became angry with us. But you always saved us!
I learned that the best thing for people to do is to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live.
God is good. He knows what the wicked are doing, and he will punish them.
and don’t go stumbling into the arms of another woman.
I enjoy your laws. I will not forget your word.
Praise the Lord! Great blessings belong to those who fear and respect the Lord, who are happy to do what he commands.
My God, I am happy to do whatever you want. I never stop thinking about your teachings.”
In my mind I am happy with God’s law.
Jesus said, “My food is to do what the one who sent me wants me to do. My food is to finish the work that he gave me to do.
If I had not found joy in your teachings, my suffering would have destroyed me.
Whoever leaves the path of wisdom will be on their way to an early death.