With allmy heartI have soughtYou; Do not let me wanderfrom Your commandments.
Giveme understanding,that I may observeYour lawAnd keepit with all[my] heart.
How blessedare those who observeHis testimonies,Who seekHim with all[their] heart.
He restoresmy soul;He guidesme in the pathsof righteousnessFor His name'ssake.
AllJudahrejoicedconcerningthe oath,for they had swornwith their wholeheartand had soughtHim earnestly,and He let them findHim. So the LORDgavethem reston everyside.
A highwaywill be there,a roadway,And it will be calledthe Highwayof Holiness.The uncleanwill not travelon it, But it [will] be for him who walks[that] way,And foolswill not wander[on it].
Establishmy footstepsin Your word,And do not let anyiniquityhavedominionover me.
A manwho wandersfrom the wayof understandingWill restin the assemblyof the dead.
You have rejectedallthose who wanderfrom Your statutes,For their deceitfulnessis useless.
You rebukethe arrogant,the cursed,Who wanderfrom Your commandments.
Slaves,in all thingsobeythosewho are your masterson earth,not with external service,as those who [merely] please men,but with sincerityof heart,fearingthe Lord.
"Yetin spite of allthisher treacheroussisterJudahdid not returnto Me with allher heart,but ratherin deception,"declaresthe LORD.
From those who leavethe pathsof uprightnessTo walkin the waysof darkness;
But as for those who turnasideto their crookedways,The LORDwill leadthem away with the doersof iniquity.Peacebe upon Israel.
For their heartwas not steadfasttowardHim, Norwere they faithfulin His covenant.
I have goneastraylike a lostsheep;seekYour servant,For I do not forgetYour commandments.
Then Samuelspoketo allthe houseof Israel,saying,"Ifyou returnto the LORDwith allyour heart,removethe foreigngodsand the Ashtarothfrom amongyou and directyour heartsto the LORDand serveHim alone;and He will deliveryou from the handof the Philistines."
Do not lovethe worldnorthe things in the world.Ifanyonelovesthe world,the loveof the Fatheris not in him.
"No onecanservetwomasters;for eitherhe will hatethe oneand lovethe other,orhe will be devotedto oneand despisethe other.You cannotserveGodand wealth.
Their heartis faithless;Nowthey must beartheir guilt.The LORD will breakdowntheir altars[And] destroytheir [sacred] pillars.
The arroganthave forgeda lieagainstme; With all[my] heartI will observeYour precepts.
I soughtYour favorwith all[my] heart;Be graciousto me according to Your word.
"My flockwanderedthrough allthe mountainsand on everyhighhill;My flockwas scatteredoverallthe surfaceof the earth,and therewas nooneto searchor seek[for them]."'"
