How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law,
“Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.
It was good for me to suffer, so that I might learn your statutes.
Listen! The Lord is calling to the city! It is wise to respect your authority, O Lord! Listen, O nation, and those assembled in the city!
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.
Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the Lord your God disciplines you.
All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!