The wayof the righteousis smooth;O UprightOne,makethe pathof the righteouslevel.
"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.
Let Him weighme with accuratescales,And let Godknowmy integrity.
For the LORDknowsthe wayof the righteous,But the wayof the wickedwill perish.
The LORDis in His holytemple;the LORD'Sthroneis in heaven;His eyesbehold,His eyelidstestthe sonsof men.
For the LORDis righteous,He lovesrighteousness;The uprightwill beholdHis face.
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.
Thereis nothingreliablein whatthey say;Their inwardpartis destruction[itself]. Their throatis an opengrave;They flatterwith their tongue.
The righteousnessof the blamelesswill smoothhis way,But the wickedwill fallby his own wickedness.
A righteousmanwho walksin his integrity--How blessedare his sonsafterhim.
The wayof a guiltymanis crooked,But as for the pure,his conductis upright.
In allyour waysacknowledgeHim, And He will makeyour pathsstraight.
But the pathof the righteousis like the lightof dawn,That shinesbrighterand brighteruntilthe fullday.
Thereforethe LORDlongsto be graciousto you, And thereforeHe waits on highto havecompassionon you. For the LORDis a Godof justice;How blessedare allthose who longfor Him.
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].
"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."
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.
The LORDis righteouswithinher; He will donoinjustice.EverymorningHe bringsHis justiceto light;He does not fail.But the unjustknowsnoshame.
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.
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.
For we are His workmanship,createdin ChristJesusfor goodworks,whichGodprepared beforehandsothat we would walkin them.
By thisthe childrenof Godand the childrenof the devilare obvious:anyonewho does not practicerighteousnessis not of God,northe one who does not lovehis brother.
Little children,make sure no onedeceivesyou; the one who practicesrighteousnessis righteous,justas He is righteous;
