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O God, you take no pleasure in wickedness;
    you cannot tolerate the sins of the wicked.

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For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness;
    with you, evil people(A) are not welcome.

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27 Nothing evil[a] will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

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Footnotes

  1. 21:27 Or ceremonially unclean.

27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,(A) but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(B)

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A Call to Listen to God

14 Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord.

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Warning and Encouragement

14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone(A) and to be holy;(B) without holiness no one will see the Lord.(C)

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17 You have wearied the Lord with your words.

“How have we wearied him?” you ask.

You have wearied him by saying that all who do evil are good in the Lord’s sight, and he is pleased with them. You have wearied him by asking, “Where is the God of justice?”

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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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13 Surely righteous people are praising your name;
    the godly will live in your presence.

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13 Surely the righteous will praise your name,(A)
    and the upright will live(B) in your presence.(C)

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13 But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.

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13 But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth,(A) where righteousness dwells.

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13 But you are pure and cannot stand the sight of evil.
    Will you wink at their treachery?
Should you be silent while the wicked
    swallow up people more righteous than they?

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13 Your eyes are too pure(A) to look on evil;
    you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.(B)
Why then do you tolerate(C) the treacherous?(D)
    Why are you silent while the wicked
    swallow up those more righteous than themselves?(E)

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I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house,
    and liars will not stay in my presence.

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No one who practices deceit
    will dwell in my house;
no one who speaks falsely
    will stand in my presence.

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20 Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side—
    leaders whose decrees permit injustice?

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20 Can a corrupt throne(A) be allied with you—
    a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?(B)

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15 They will declare, “The Lord is just!
    He is my rock!
    There is no evil in him!”

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15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.(A)

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21 While you did all this, I remained silent,
    and you thought I didn’t care.
But now I will rebuke you,
    listing all my charges against you.

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21 When you did these things and I kept silent,(A)
    you thought I was exactly[a] like you.
But I now arraign(B) you
    and set my accusations(C) before you.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 50:21 Or thought the ‘I am’ was

The Lord examines both the righteous and the wicked.
    He hates those who love violence.

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The Lord examines the righteous,(A)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.(B)

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17 I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.

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17 I know, my God, that you test the heart(A) and are pleased with integrity. All these things I have given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.(B)

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