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80 May I be blameless in keeping your decrees;
    then I will never be ashamed.

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80 May I wholeheartedly follow(A) your decrees,(B)
    that I may not be put to shame.(C)

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A Call to Obey the Lord’s Commands

16 “Today the Lord your God has commanded you to obey all these decrees and regulations. So be careful to obey them wholeheartedly.

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Follow the Lord’s Commands

16 The Lord your God commands you this day to follow these decrees and laws; carefully observe them with all your heart and with all your soul.(A)

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Living as Children of God

28 And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.

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God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children,(A) continue in him, so that when he appears(B) we may be confident(C) and unashamed before him at his coming.(D)

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Paul’s Change of Plans

12 We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness[a] and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:12 Some manuscripts read honesty.

Paul’s Change of Plans

12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience(A) testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity[a](B) and godly sincerity.(C) We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom(D) but on God’s grace.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:12 Many manuscripts holiness

47 As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”

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47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite(A) in whom there is no deceit.”(B)

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I will drive you out of Jerusalem and hand you over to foreigners, who will carry out my judgments against you.

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I will drive you out of the city and deliver you into the hands(A) of foreigners and inflict punishment on you.(B)

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23 Guard your heart above all else,
    for it determines the course of your life.

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23 Above all else, guard(A) your heart,
    for everything you do flows from it.(B)

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Yes, what joy for those
    whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt,[a]
    whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

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Footnotes

  1. 32:2 Greek version reads of sin. Compare Rom 4:8.

Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them(A)
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.(B)

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21 May integrity and honesty protect me,
    for I put my hope in you.

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21 May integrity(A) and uprightness(B) protect me,
    because my hope, Lord,[a] is in you.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 25:21 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have Lord.

    I trust in you, my God!
Do not let me be disgraced,
    or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.
No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced,
    but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.

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I trust in you;(A)
    do not let me be put to shame,
    nor let my enemies triumph over me.
No one who hopes in you
    will ever be put to shame,(B)
but shame will come on those
    who are treacherous(C) without cause.

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20 In this way, King Hezekiah handled the distribution throughout all Judah, doing what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God. 21 In all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to follow God’s laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful.

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20 This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful(A) before the Lord his God. 21 In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.(B)

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Amaziah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, but not wholeheartedly.

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He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.(A)

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17 Although the pagan shrines were not removed from Israel, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful throughout his life.

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17 Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life.

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