- 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.”Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a right spirit within me. Haven’t I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be dismayed, for Yahweh your God is with you wherever you go.Next verse!With image