"Lo,Godwill not reject[a man of] integrity,Norwill He supportthe evildoers.
"Farbe it from You to dosucha thing,to slaythe righteouswith the wicked,so that the righteousand the wickedare [treated] alike. Farbe it from You! Shall not the Judgeof allthe earthdealjustly?"
"For the wickedis reservedfor the dayof calamity;They will be ledforthat the dayof fury.
"Remembernow,who[ever] perishedbeing innocent?Or wherewere the uprightdestroyed?
"It is [all] one;thereforeI say,He destroysthe guiltlessand the wicked.'
[The righteous] cry,and the LORDhearsAnd deliversthem out of alltheir troubles.
Whenhe falls,he will not be hurledheadlong,Becausethe LORDis the One who holdshis hand.
Markthe blamelessman,and beholdthe upright;For the manof peacewill have a posterity.
For the LORDwill not abandonHis people,Norwill He forsakeHis inheritance.
He who walksin integritywalkssecurely,But he who pervertshis wayswill be foundout.
Thussaysthe LORDto CyrusHis anointed,WhomI have takenby the righthand,To subduenationsbeforehim And to loosethe loinsof kings;To opendoorsbeforehim so that gateswill not be shut:
