"He will singto menand say,I have sinnedand pervertedwhatis right,And it is not properfor me.
Then she calledthe nameof the LORDwho spoketo her, "You are a Godwhosees";for she said,"Have I evenremainedalivehereafterseeingHim?"
Then Davidsaidto Nathan,"I have sinnedagainst the LORD."And Nathansaidto David,"The LORDalsohas takenawayyour sin;you shall not die.
"For the eyesof the LORDmoveto and frothroughoutthe earththat He may stronglysupportthose whose heartis completelyHis. You have actedfoolishlyin this.Indeed,from nowon you will surely havewars."
Teachme what I do not see;IfI have doneiniquity,I will not doit again'?
"For he has said,It profitsa mannothingWhen he is pleasedwith God.'
"Have I sinned?Whathave I doneto You, O watcherof men?Whyhave You setme as Your target,So that I ama burdento myself?
He has not dealtwith us according to our sins,Norrewardedus according to our iniquities.
The LORDis in His holytemple;the LORD'Sthroneis in heaven;His eyesbehold,His eyelidstestthe sonsof men.
ThereforeI esteemrightall[Your] preceptsconcerning everything,I hateeveryfalse~way.Pe.
The LORDhas lookeddownfrom heavenupon the sonsof menTo seeif thereare anywho understand,Who seekafter God.
The eyesof the LORDare in everyplace,Watchingthe eviland the good.
He who concealshis transgressionswill not prosper,But he who confessesand forsakes[them] will findcompassion.
For the waysof a manare beforethe eyesof the LORD,And He watchesallhis paths.
Ifyou seeoppressionof the poorand denialof justiceand righteousnessin the province,do not be shockedat the sight;for one officialwatchesoveranother official,and there are higherofficialsoverthem.
"The priestsdid not say,'Whereis the LORD?'And those who handlethe lawdid not knowMe; The rulersalso transgressedagainst Me, And the prophetsprophesiedby BaalAnd walkedafterthings that did not profit.
"Can a manhidehimself in hidingplacesSo I do not seehim?" declaresthe LORD."Do I not fillthe heavensand the earth?"declaresthe LORD.
Onlyacknowledgeyour iniquity,That you have transgressedagainst the LORDyour GodAnd have scatteredyour favorsto the strangersundereverygreentree,And you have not obeyedMy voice,'declaresthe LORD.
"Then they will comfortyou whenyou seetheir conductand actions,for you will knowthat I have not donein vainwhateverI didto it," declaresthe LordGOD.
Then Aaronsaidto Moses,"Oh,my lord,I begyou, do not account[this] sinto us, in whichwe have actedfoolishlyand in whichwe have sinned.
"For whatwill it profita manifhe gainsthe wholeworldand forfeitshis soul?Orwhatwill a mangivein exchangefor his soul?
"But the tax collector,standingsome distance away,was evenunwillingto liftup his eyesto heaven,but was beatinghis breast,saying,'God,be mercifulto me, the sinner!'
Thereforewhatbenefitwere you thenderivingfrom the things of whichyou are nowashamed?For the outcomeof those thingsis death.
But ifI dothe very thingI do not want[to do], I agreewith the Law, [confessing] that the Lawis good.
For I joyfully concurwith the lawof Godin the innerman,
