Psalm 101:2
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2 I will study the way that is blameless.
When shall I attain it?
I will walk with integrity of heart
within my house;(A)
Psalm 119:106
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106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to observe your righteous ordinances.(A)
1 Kings 9:4
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4 As for you, if you will walk before me as David your father walked, with integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and my ordinances,(A)
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Psalm 119:115
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115 Go away from me, you evildoers,
that I may keep the commandments of my God.(A)
1 Timothy 3:4-5
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4 He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in every way, 5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?
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Psalm 101:6
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6 I will look with favor on the faithful in the land,
so that they may live with me;
whoever walks in the way that is blameless
shall minister to me.(A)
Psalm 75:1-2
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Psalm 75
Thanksgiving for God’s Wondrous Deeds
To the leader: Do Not Destroy. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.
1 We give thanks to you, O God;
we give thanks; your name is near.
People tell of your wondrous deeds.(A)
2 At the set time that I appoint,
I will judge with equity.
Psalm 40:17
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17 As for me, I am poor and needy,
but the Lord takes thought for me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
do not delay, O my God.(A)
Deuteronomy 6:7
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7 Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.(A)
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
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The Righteous Branch of David
5 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.(A) 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: “The Lord is our righteousness.”(B)
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Psalm 143:7-8
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7 Answer me quickly, O Lord;
my spirit fails.
Do not hide your face from me,
or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.(A)
8 Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning,
for in you I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.(B)
2 Chronicles 31:20-21
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20 Hezekiah did this throughout all Judah; he did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God.(A) 21 And every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God and in accordance with the law and the commandments, to seek his God, he did with all his heart, and he prospered.
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2 Chronicles 30:12
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12 The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the officials commanded by the word of the Lord.
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2 Chronicles 15:17
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17 But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was true all his days.
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1 Kings 11:4
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4 For when Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.(A)
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1 Samuel 22:14
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14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David? He is the king’s son-in-law and is quick[a] to do your bidding and is honored in your house.(A)
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- 22.14 Heb and turns aside
1 Samuel 18:14-15
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14 David had success in all his undertakings, for the Lord was with him.(A) 15 When Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in awe of him.
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Joshua 24:15
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15 Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living, but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”(A)
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Genesis 18:19
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19 No, for I have chosen[a] him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”(A)
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- 18.19 Heb known
Isaiah 38:3
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3 “Remember now, O Lord, I implore you, how I have walked before you in faithfulness with a whole heart and have done what is good in your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.(A)
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2 Samuel 8:15
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David’s Officers
15 So David reigned over all Israel, and David administered justice and equity to all his people.
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