The wayof the righteousis smooth;O UprightOne,makethe pathof the righteouslevel.
For we are His workmanship,createdin ChristJesusfor goodworks,whichGodprepared beforehandsothat we would walkin them.
Little children,make sure no onedeceivesyou; the one who practicesrighteousnessis righteous,justas He is righteous;
For our proud confidenceis this:the testimonyof our conscience,that in holinessand godlysincerity,not in fleshlywisdombut in the graceof God,we have conductedourselves in the world,and especiallytowardyou.
"I will leadthe blindby a waythey do not know,In pathsthey do not knowI will guidethem. I will makedarknessinto lightbeforethem And ruggedplacesinto plains.Theseare the thingsI will do,And I will not leavethem undone."
By thisthe childrenof Godand the childrenof the devilare obvious:anyonewho does not practicerighteousnessis not of God,northe one who does not lovehis brother.
A righteousmanwho walksin his integrity--How blessedare his sonsafterhim.
For the LORDis righteous,He lovesrighteousness;The uprightwill beholdHis face.
Thereforedo not go on passing judgmentbeforethe time,[but wait] untilthe Lordcomeswhowill bothbring to lightthe things hiddenin the darknessand disclosethe motivesof [men's] hearts;and theneach man'spraisewill cometo him from God.
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].
For the LORDknowsthe wayof the righteous,But the wayof the wickedwill perish.
Let Him weighme with accuratescales,And let Godknowmy integrity.
"Since I know,O my God,that You trythe heartand delightin uprightness,I, in the integrityof my heart,have willinglyofferedallthese[things]; so nowwith joyI have seenYour people,who are presenthere,make[their] offeringswillinglyto You.
The LORDis righteouswithinher; He will donoinjustice.EverymorningHe bringsHis justiceto light;He does not fail.But the unjustknowsnoshame.
The LORDis in His holytemple;the LORD'Sthroneis in heaven;His eyesbehold,His eyelidstestthe sonsof men.
Make me knowYour ways,O LORD;Teachme Your paths.
Leadme in Your truthand teachme, For You are the Godof my salvation;For You I waitallthe day.
Teachme Your way,O LORD,And leadme in a levelpathBecauseof my foes.
But the pathof the righteousis like the lightof dawn,That shinesbrighterand brighteruntilthe fullday.
But you will not goout in haste,Norwill you goas fugitives;For the LORDwill gobeforeyou, And the Godof Israel[will be] your rearguard.
He entersinto peace;They restin their beds,[Each one] who walkedin his uprightway.
I know,O LORD,that a man'swayis not in himself,Noris it in a manwho walksto directhis steps.
Whoeveris wise,let him understandthesethings;[Whoever] is discerning,let him knowthem. For the waysof the LORDare right,And the righteouswill walkin them, But transgressorswill stumblein them.
Thereis nothingreliablein whatthey say;Their inwardpartis destruction[itself]. Their throatis an opengrave;They flatterwith their tongue.
In allyour waysacknowledgeHim, And He will makeyour pathsstraight.
The righteousnessof the blamelesswill smoothhis way,But the wickedwill fallby his own wickedness.
The wayof a guiltymanis crooked,But as for the pure,his conductis upright.
Thereforethe LORDlongsto be graciousto you, And thereforeHe waits on highto havecompassionon you. For the LORDis a Godof justice;How blessedare allthose who longfor Him.
