The fearof the LORDis clean,enduringforever;The judgmentsof the LORDare true;they are righteousaltogether.
"Onlyfearthe LORDand serveHim in truthwith allyour heart;for considerwhatgreatthingsHe has donefor you.
Your righteousnessis an everlastingrighteousness,And Your lawis truth.
Aleph. How blessedare those whose wayis blameless,Who walkin the lawof the LORD.
And they sangthe songof Moses,the bond-servantof God,and the songof the Lamb,saying,"Greatand marvelousare Your works,O LordGod,the Almighty;Righteousand true are Your ways,Kingof the nations!
He will blessthose who fearthe LORD,The smalltogetherwith the great.
The fearof the LORDis the beginningof wisdom;A goodunderstandinghave allthose who do[His commandments]; His praiseenduresforever.
"It will comeabout when I leaveyou that the Spiritof the LORDwill carryyou whereI do not know;so when I comeand tellAhaband he cannotfindyou, he will killme, although [I] your servanthave fearedthe LORDfrom my youth.
"Or whatgreatnationis there that has statutesand judgmentsas righteousas thiswholelawwhichI am settingbeforeyou today?
Now Josephsaidto them on the thirdday,"Dothisand live,for I fearGod:
BECAUSEHIS JUDGMENTSARE true AND RIGHTEOUS;for He has judgedthe greatharlotwhowas corruptingthe earthwith her immorality,and HE HAS AVENGEDTHE BLOODOF HIS BOND-SERVANTSON HER."
And I heardthe altarsaying,"Yes,O LordGod,the Almighty,true and righteousare Your judgments."
And we knowthat the judgmentof Godrightlyfallsupon thosewho practicesuch things.
Indeed,[while following] the wayof Your judgments,O LORD,We have waitedfor You eagerly;Your name,even Your memory,is the desireof [our] souls.
I have swornand I will confirmit, That I will keepYour righteousordinances.
I shall givethanksto You with uprightnessof heart,When I learnYour righteousjudgments.
Your righteousnessis like the mountainsof God;Your judgmentsare [like] a greatdeep.O LORD,You preservemanand beast.
Transgressionspeaksto the ungodlywithinhis heart;Thereis nofearof Godbeforehis eyes.
His waysprosperat alltimes;Your judgmentsare on high,out of his sight;As for allhis adversaries,he snortsat them.
But the formergovernorswhowere beforeme laidburdenson the peopleand tookfrom them breadand winebesidesfortyshekelsof silver;eventheir servantsdomineeredthe people.But I did not dosobecauseof the fearof God.
"Now theseare the ordinanceswhichyou are to setbeforethem:
He said,"Do not stretchout your handagainstthe lad,and donothingto him; for nowI knowthat you fearGod,since you have not withheldyour son,your onlyson, from Me."
Beholdthenthe kindnessand severityof God;to thosewho fell,severity,but to you, God'skindness,ifyou continuein His kindness;otherwiseyou alsowill be cut off.
They said,"Cornelius,a centurion,a righteousand God-fearingmanwell spokenof by the entirenationof the Jews,was [divinely] directedby a holyangelto sendfor you [to come] to his houseand heara messagefrom you."
"The fearof the LORDis to hateevil;Prideand arroganceand the evilwayAnd the pervertedmouth,I hate.
He declaresHis wordsto Jacob,His statutesand His ordinancesto Israel.
I know,O LORD,that Your judgmentsare righteous,And that in faithfulnessYou have afflictedme.
At midnightI shall riseto givethanksto You Becauseof Your righteousordinances.
Turnawaymy reproachwhichI dread,For Your ordinancesare good.
You, O LORD,will keepthem; You will preservehim from thisgenerationforever.
I have inheritedYour testimoniesforever,For they are the joyof my heart.
"I have not spokenin secret,In somedarkland;I did not sayto the offspringof Jacob,SeekMe in a wasteplace;I, the LORD,speakrighteousness,Declaringthingsthat are upright.
