- I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
- For he will never be shaken.
The righteous will be remembered forever. - Yahweh is righteous in all his ways,
and gracious in all his works. - I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
when I learn your righteous judgments. - Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but Yahweh delivers him out of them all. - Better is a little that the righteous has,
than the abundance of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but Yahweh upholds the righteous. - Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous.
His ears listen to their cry. - The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back,
but the righteous give generously. - There are those who covet greedily all day long;
but the righteous give and don’t withhold. - All of your words are truth.
Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. - For you will bless the righteous.
Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. - The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hope of the wicked will perish. - Yahweh’s name is a strong tower:
the righteous run to him, and are safe. - The memory of the righteous is blessed,
but the name of the wicked will rot. - With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. - The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. - Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you.
He will never allow the righteous to be moved. - Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. - Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith.
- For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.
- The father of the righteous has great joy.
Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him. - Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind.
Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down.
Yahweh loves the righteous. - But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.
The heart of the wicked is of little worth. - Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
For in it is revealed God’s righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, “But the righteous shall live by faith.”Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you. Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you.
Yes, I will help you.
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