For the LORDknowsthe wayof the righteous,But the wayof the wickedwill perish.
Nevertheless,the firmfoundationof Godstands,havingthisseal,"The Lordknowsthosewho are His," and, "Everyonewho namesthe nameof the Lordis to abstainfrom wickedness."
"I amthe goodshepherd,and I knowMy ownand My ownknowMe,
The wayof the wickedis an abominationto the LORD,But He lovesone who pursuesrighteousness.
The LORDis good,A strongholdin the dayof trouble,And He knowsthose who takerefugein Him.
The LORDprotectsthe strangers;He supportsthe fatherlessand the widow,But He thwartsthe wayof the wicked.
"My sheephearMy voice,and I knowthem, and they followMe;
Thereis a way[which seems] rightto a man,But its endis the wayof death.
"Enterthroughthe narrowgate; for the gateis wideand the wayis broadthat leadsto destruction,and thereare manywho enterthroughit.
"But He knowsthe wayI take;[When] He has triedme, I shall comeforthas gold.
When my spiritwas overwhelmedwithinme, You knewmy path.In the waywhereI walkThey have hiddena trapfor me.
But these,likeunreasoninganimals,bornas creatures of instinctto be capturedand killed,revilingwherethey have no knowledge,will in the destructionof thosecreatures alsobe destroyed,
The wickedwill seeit and be vexed,He will gnashhis teethand meltaway;The desireof the wickedwill perish.
The enemyhas cometo an endin perpetualruins,And You have uprootedthe cities;The verymemoryof them has perished.
"He keepsthe feetof His godlyones,But the wickedonesare silencedin darkness;For not by mightshall a manprevail.
Lookto the rightand see;For thereis noonewho regardsme; There is noescapefor me; Noonecaresfor my soul.
