When justice is done, good people are happy, but evil people are ruined.
The Lord will protect good people but will ruin those who do evil.
Then I will tell them clearly, ‘Get away from me, you who do evil. I never knew you.’
You help those who enjoy doing good, who remember how you want them to live. But you were angry because we sinned. For a long time we disobeyed, so how can we be saved?
So I realize that the best thing for them is to be happy and enjoy themselves as long as they live.
God, who is always right, watches the house of the wicked and brings ruin on every evil person.
My son, don’t be held captive by a woman who takes part in adultery. Don’t fondle a woman who is not your wife.
I enjoy obeying your demands, and I will not forget your word.
Praise the Lord! Happy are those who respect the Lord, who want what he commands.
My God, I want to do what you want. Your teachings are in my heart.”
In my mind, I am happy with God’s law.
Jesus said, “My food is to do what the One who sent me wants me to do and to finish his work.
If I had not loved your teachings, I would have died from my sufferings.
Whoever does not use good sense will end up among the dead.