For You are not a Godwho takespleasurein wickedness;Noevildwellswith You.
"Since I know,O my God,that You trythe heartand delightin uprightness,I, in the integrityof my heart,have willinglyofferedallthese[things]; so nowwith joyI have seenYour people,who are presenthere,make[their] offeringswillinglyto You.
He who practicesdeceitshall not dwellwithinmy house;He who speaksfalsehoodshall not maintainhis positionbeforeme.
The LORDteststhe righteousand the wicked,And the one who lovesviolenceHis soulhates.
Surelythe righteouswill givethanksto Your name;The uprightwill dwellin Your presence.
"Thesethingsyou have doneand I keptsilence;You thoughtthat I was just likeyou; I will reproveyou and state[the case] in orderbefore your eyes.
ThusI have seenYou in the sanctuary,To seeYour powerand Your glory.
O LORD,whydo You rejectmy soul?[Why] do You hideYour facefrom me?
To declarethat the LORDis upright;[He is] my rock,and there is nounrighteousnessin Him.
Can a throneof destructionbe alliedwith You, One which devisesmischiefby decree?
[Your] eyesare toopureto approveevil,And You cannot lookon wickedness[with favor]. Whydo You lookwith favor On those who dealtreacherously?Why are You silentwhen the wickedswallowup Those morerighteousthanthey?
You have weariedthe LORDwith your words.Yet you say,"Howhave we wearied[Him]?" In that you say,"Everyonewho doesevilis goodin the sightof the LORD,and He delightsin them," or,"Whereis the Godof justice?"
Jesusansweredand saidto him, "IfanyonelovesMe, he will keepMy word;and My Fatherwill lovehim, and We will cometo him and makeOur abodewith him.
Pursuepeacewith all men,and the sanctificationwithoutwhichno onewill seethe Lord.
But accordingto His promisewe are lookingfor newheavensand a newearth,in whichrighteousnessdwells.
And the cityhasnoneedof the sunorof the moonto shineon it, for the gloryof Godhas illuminedit, and its lamp[is] the Lamb.
and nothingunclean,and noone who practicesabominationand lying,shall evercomeinto it, but onlythosewhose names are writtenin the Lamb'sbookof life.
