For I have keptthe waysof the LORD,And have not wickedlydepartedfrom my God.
I have not turnedasidefrom Your ordinances,For You Yourselfhave taughtme.
They wentout from us, but they were not [really] of us; for ifthey had beenof us, they would have remainedwith us; but [they went out], sothat it would be shownthat they allare not of us.
"In view of this,I alsodo my bestto maintainalwaysa blamelessconscience[both] beforeGodand before men.
"Nowtherefore, [O] sons,listento me, For blessedare they who keepmy ways.
Vindicateme, O LORD,for I have walkedin my integrity,And I have trustedin the LORDwithoutwavering.
You are witnesses,and [so is] God,howdevoutlyand uprightlyand blamelesslywe behavedtoward you believers;
As for the deedsof men,by the wordof Your lipsI have keptfrom the pathsof the violent.
Josiahremovedallthe abominationsfrom allthe landsbelonging to the sonsof Israel,and made allwho were presentin Israelto servethe LORDtheir God.Throughouthis lifetimethey did not turnfrom followingthe LORDGodof their fathers.
"I regretthat I have madeSaulking,for he has turnedbackfrom followingMe and has not carriedout My commands."And Samuelwas distressedand criedout to the LORDallnight.
He walkedin the wayof his fatherAsaand did not departfrom it, doingrightin the sightof the LORD.
Olet the evilof the wickedcometo an end,but establishthe righteous;For the righteousGodtriesthe heartsand minds.
Thenthe kingwas verypleasedand gaveordersfor Danielto be takenup out of the den.So Danielwas takenup out of the denand noinjurywhateverwas foundon him, becausehe had trustedin his God.
