then hearin heavenand forgivethe sinof Your servantsand of Your peopleIsrael,indeed,teachthem the goodwayin whichthey should walk.And sendrainon Your land,whichYou have givenYour peoplefor an inheritance.
Now it happened[after] manydaysthat the wordof the LORDcameto Elijahin the thirdyear,saying,"Go,showyourself to Ahab,and I will sendrainon the faceof the earth."
Now Elijahsaidto Ahab,"Goup, eatand drink;for there is the soundof the roarof a [heavy] shower."
In a littlewhilethe skygrewblackwith cloudsand wind,and there was a heavyshower.And Ahabrodeand wentto Jezreel.
Establishmy footstepsin Your word,And do not let anyiniquityhavedominionover me.
Teachme, O LORD,the wayof Your statutes,And I shall observeit to the end.
Let me hearYour lovingkindnessin the morning;For I trustin You; Teachme the wayin whichI should walk;For to You I liftup my soul.
Whois the manwho fearsthe LORD?He will instructhim in the wayhe should choose.
Goodand uprightis the LORD;ThereforeHe instructssinnersin the way.
Teachme Your way,O LORD,And leadme in a levelpathBecauseof my foes.
I will instructyou and teachyou in the waywhichyou should go;I will counselyou with My eyeupon you.
O LORD,leadme in Your righteousnessbecauseof my foes;MakeYour waystraightbeforeme.
Your creaturessettledin it; You providedin Your goodnessfor the poor,O God.
You shedabroada plentifulrain,O God;You confirmedYour inheritancewhen it was parched.
Teachme Your way,O LORD;I will walkin Your truth;Unitemy heartto fearYour name.
Blessedis the manwhomYou chasten,O LORD,And whom You teachout of Your law;
Your earswill heara wordbehindyou, "Thisis the way,walkin it," wheneveryou turnto the rightor to the left.
A highwaywill be there,a roadway,And it will be calledthe Highwayof Holiness.The uncleanwill not travelon it, But it [will] be for him who walks[that] way,And foolswill not wander[on it].
Are thereanyamong the idolsof the nationswho giverain?Orcan the heavensgrantshowers?Is it not You, O LORDour God?Therefore we hopein You, For You are the one who has doneallthesethings.
that the LORDyour Godmay tellus the wayin whichwe should walkand the thingthat we should do."
Thussaysthe LORD,"Standby the waysand seeand askfor the ancientpaths,Wherethe goodwayis, and walkin it; And you will findrestfor your souls.But they said,'We will not walk[in it].'
So rejoice,O sonsof Zion,And be gladin the LORDyour God;For He has givenyou the earlyrainfor [your] vindication.And He has poureddownfor you the rain,The earlyand latterrainas before.
Manynationswill comeand say,"Comeand let us goup to the mountainof the LORDAnd to the houseof the Godof Jacob,That He may teachus aboutHis waysAnd that we may walkin His paths."For from Zionwill goforththe law,Even the wordof the LORDfrom Jerusalem.
And they senttheir disciplesto Him, along with the Herodians,saying,"Teacher,we knowthat You are truthfuland teachthe wayof Godin truth,and deferto no one;for You are not partialto any.
"Moreover,as for me, farbe it from me that I should sinagainst the LORDby ceasingto prayfor you; but I will instructyou in the goodand rightway.
