"Is it being said,O houseof Jacob:'Is the Spiritof the LORDimpatient?Are theseHis doings?'Do not My wordsdogoodTo the one walkinguprightly?
You have dealtwellwith Your servant,O LORD,according to Your word.
You are goodand dogood;Teachme Your statutes.
He who walkswith integrity,and worksrighteousness,And speakstruthin his heart.
With the pureYou showYourself pure,And with the crookedYou showYourself astute.
For the LORDGodis a sunand shield;The LORDgivesgraceand glory;Nogoodthingdoes He withholdfrom those who walkuprightly.
The wayof the LORDis a strongholdto the upright,But ruinto the workersof iniquity.
He who walksin integritywalkssecurely,But he who pervertshis wayswill be foundout.
He who walksin his uprightnessfearsthe LORD,But he who is deviousin his waysdespisesHim.
He storesup soundwisdomfor the upright;[He is] a shieldto those who walkin integrity,
He who walksblamelesslywill be delivered,But he who is crookedwill fallallat once.
"Whywas therenomanwhen I came?When I called,[why] was therenoneto answer?Is My handsoshortthat it cannotransom?OrhaveI nopowerto deliver?Behold,I dryup the seawith My rebuke,I makethe riversa wilderness;Their fishstinkfor lackof waterAnd dieof thirst.
"Cryloudly,do not holdback;Raiseyour voicelike a trumpet,And declareto My peopletheir transgressionAnd to the houseof Jacobtheir sins.
Your wordswere foundand I atethem, And Your wordsbecamefor me a joyand the delightof my heart;For I have been calledby Your name,O LORDGodof hosts.
Hearthe wordof the LORD,O houseof Jacob,and allthe familiesof the houseof Israel.
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.
Nowhearthis,headsof the houseof JacobAnd rulersof the houseof Israel,Who abhorjusticeAnd twisteverythingthat is straight,
Then he saidto me, "Thisis the wordof the LORDto Zerubbabelsaying,Not by mightnorby power,but by My Spirit,'saysthe LORDof hosts.
The LORDsaidto Moses,"Is the LORD'Spowerlimited?Nowyou shall seewhether My wordwill cometrue~for you ornot."
"Thereforebearfruitin keepingwith repentance;
They answeredand saidto Him, "Abrahamis our father."Jesussaidto them, "Ifyou are Abraham'schildren,dothe deedsof Abraham.
Thereforedid that whichis goodbecome[a cause] [of] deathfor me? May it neverbe! Ratherit was sin,in orderthat it might be shownto be sinby effectingmy deaththroughthat which is good,sothat throughthe commandmentsinwould becomeutterlysinful.
You are not restrainedby us, but you are restrainedin your own affections.
holdingto a formof godliness,although they have deniedits power;Avoidsuch men as these.
