For I, the LORD,lovejustice,I haterobberyin the burntoffering;And I will faithfullygivethem their recompenseAnd makean everlastingcovenantwith them.
"I will establishMy covenantbetweenMe and you and your descendantsafteryou throughout their generationsfor an everlastingcovenant,to be Godto you and to your descendantsafteryou.
"Trulyis not my housesowith God?For He has madean everlastingcovenantwith me, Orderedin allthings,and secured;For allmy salvationand all[my] desire,Will He not indeedmake [it] grow?
Then He confirmedit to Jacobfor a statute,To Israelas an everlastingcovenant,
For the LORDis righteous,He lovesrighteousness;The uprightwill beholdHis face.
I will instructyou and teachyou in the waywhichyou should go;I will counselyou with My eyeupon you.
He lovesrighteousnessand justice;The earthis fullof the lovingkindnessof the LORD.
For the LORDlovesjusticeAnd does not forsakeHis godlyones;They are preservedforever,But the descendantsof the wickedwill be cutoff.
You have lovedrighteousnessand hatedwickedness;ThereforeGod,Your God,has anointedYou With the oilof joyaboveYour fellows.
"GatherMy godlyonesto Me, Those who have madea covenantwith Me by sacrifice."
Do not trustin oppressionAnd do not vainlyhopein robbery;Ifrichesincrease,do not set[your] heart[upon them].
The strengthof the Kinglovesjustice;You have establishedequity;You have executedjusticeand righteousnessin Jacob.
In allyour waysacknowledgeHim, And He will makeyour pathsstraight.
"I walkin the wayof righteousness,In the midstof the pathsof justice,
"I will makejusticethe measuringlineAnd righteousnessthe level;Then hailwill sweepawaythe refugeof liesAnd the waterswill overflowthe secretplace.
Thereforethe LORDlongsto be graciousto you, And thereforeHe waits on highto havecompassionon you. For the LORDis a Godof justice;How blessedare allthose who longfor Him.
But the LORDof hostswill be exaltedin judgment,And the holyGodwill showHimself holyin righteousness.
"For the mountainsmay be removedand the hillsmay shake,But My lovingkindnesswill not be removedfrom you, And My covenantof peacewill not be shaken,"Saysthe LORDwho hascompassionon you.
"Inclineyour earand cometo Me. Listen,that you may live;And I will makean everlastingcovenantwith you, [According to] the faithfulmerciesshown to David.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Preservejusticeand dorighteousness,For My salvationis aboutto comeAnd My righteousnessto be revealed.
"For justas the newheavensand the newearthWhichI makewill endurebeforeMe," declaresthe LORD,"Soyour offspringand your namewill endure.
"I will makean everlastingcovenantwith them that I will not turnawayfrom them, to dothem good;and I will putthe fearof Me in their heartsso that they will not turnawayfrom Me.
but let him who boastsboastof this,that he understandsand knowsMe, that I am the LORDwho exerciseslovingkindness,justiceand righteousnesson earth;for I delightin thesethings,"declaresthe LORD.
"Nevertheless, I will rememberMy covenantwith you in the daysof your youth,and I will establishan everlastingcovenantwith you.
"I will makea covenantof peacewith them and eliminateharmfulbeastsfrom the landso that they may livesecurelyin the wildernessand sleepin the woods.
"You also say,My, howtiresomeit is!' And you disdainfullysniffat it," saysthe LORDof hosts,"and you bringwhat was takenby robberyand [what is] lameor sick;so you bringthe offering!Should I receivethat from your hand?"saysthe LORD.
"But woeto you, scribesand Pharisees,hypocrites,becauseyou shutoff the kingdomof heavenfrom people;for you do not enterin yourselves,nordo you allowthosewho are enteringto goin.
May the Lorddirectyour heartsinto the loveof Godand into the steadfastnessof Christ.
