The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;
Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!
He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not stumbled.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.
Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.
The Lord detests dishonest scales, but accurate weights find favor with him.
The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse, but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.
In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.
Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways.
Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own; it is not for them to direct their steps.
but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the Lord.
And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. “It is not by strength that one prevails;
Now get up early, along with your master’s servants who have come with you, and leave in the morning as soon as it is light.”