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Is it any pleasure to the Almighty[a] if you are righteous,
    or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?

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  1. 22.3 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

What pleasure(A) would it give the Almighty if you were righteous?(B)
    What would he gain if your ways were blameless?(C)

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who also do no wrong
    but walk in his ways.(A)
You have commanded your precepts
    to be kept diligently.
O that my ways may be steadfast
    in keeping your statutes!
Then I shall not be put to shame,
    having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.(B)

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they do no wrong(A)
    but follow his ways.(B)
You have laid down precepts(C)
    that are to be fully obeyed.(D)
Oh, that my ways were steadfast
    in obeying your decrees!(E)
Then I would not be put to shame(F)
    when I consider all your commands.(G)

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Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.(A)

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Therefore, since we have these promises,(A) dear friends,(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness(C) out of reverence for God.

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16 Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience toward God and all people.(A)

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16 So I strive always to keep my conscience clear(A) before God and man.

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17 You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, “Where is the God of justice?”(A)

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Breaking Covenant Through Injustice

17 You have wearied(A) the Lord with your words.

“How have we wearied him?” you ask.(B)

By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased(C) with them” or “Where is the God of justice?(D)

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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)

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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
    but those who act faithfully are his delight.(A)

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22 The Lord detests lying lips,(A)
    but he delights(B) in people who are trustworthy.(C)

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20 Crooked minds are an abomination to the Lord,
    but those of blameless ways are his delight.(A)

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20 The Lord detests those whose hearts are perverse,(A)
    but he delights(B) in those whose ways are blameless.(C)

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11 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord,
    but an accurate weight is his delight.(A)

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11 The Lord detests dishonest scales,(A)
    but accurate weights find favor with him.(B)

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10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse
    nor his pleasure in the speed of a runner,[a](A)
11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who hope in his steadfast love.

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Footnotes

  1. 147.10 Heb legs of a person

10 His pleasure is not in the strength(A) of the horse,(B)
    nor his delight in the legs of the warrior;
11 the Lord delights(C) in those who fear him,(D)
    who put their hope(E) in his unfailing love.(F)

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59 When I think of your ways,
    I turn my feet to your decrees;(A)

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59 I have considered my ways(A)
    and have turned my steps to your statutes.

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Psalm 39

Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness

To the leader: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

I said, “I will guard my ways
    that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will keep a muzzle on my mouth
    as long as the wicked are in my presence.”(A)

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Psalm 39[a]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

I said, “I will watch my ways(A)
    and keep my tongue from sin;(B)
I will put a muzzle on my mouth(C)
    while in the presence of the wicked.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 39:1 In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.

10 But he knows the way that I take;
    when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold.(A)
11 My foot has held fast to his steps;
    I have kept his way and have not turned aside.(B)
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
    I have treasured his words in my bosom.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 23.12 Gk: Heb words more than my daily bread

10 But he knows the way that I take;(A)
    when he has tested me,(B) I will come forth as gold.(C)
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;(D)
    I have kept to his way without turning aside.(E)
12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(F)
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(G)

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