"My foothas heldfastto His path;I have keptHis wayand not turnedaside.
Accordingto Your knowledgeI am indeednot guilty,Yet thereis nodeliverancefrom Your hand.
"Nevertheless the righteouswill holdto his way,And he who has cleanhandswill growstrongerand stronger.
"Ifmy stephas turnedfrom the way,Or my heartfollowedmy eyes,Or if any spothas stuckto my hands,
"But it is stillmy consolation,And I rejoicein unsparingpain,That I have not deniedthe wordsof the HolyOne.
The arrogantutterlyderideme, [Yet] I do not turnasidefrom Your law.
But as for those who turnasideto their crookedways,The LORDwill leadthem away with the doersof iniquity.Peacebe upon Israel.
My stepshave heldfastto Your paths.My feethave not slipped.
The wordsof his mouthare wickednessand deceit;He has ceasedto be wise[and] to dogood.
Our hearthas not turnedback,And our stepshave not deviatedfrom Your way,
YetYou have crushedus in a placeof jackalsAnd coveredus with the shadowof death.
Acquirewisdom!Acquireunderstanding!Do not forgetnorturnawayfrom the wordsof my mouth.
And those who have turnedbackfrom followingthe LORD,And those whohave not soughtthe LORDor inquiredof Him."
to thosewho by perseverancein doinggoodseekfor gloryand honorand immortality,eternallife;
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.
You are witnesses,and [so is] God,howdevoutlyand uprightlyand blamelesslywe behavedtoward you believers;
