And I said, “O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

he keeps back his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword.

He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken.

the Lord protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.

He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever;

Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.

Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die.

If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will he not repay man according to his work?

Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.

For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.

Whoever keeps a command will know no evil thing, and the wise heart will know the proper time and the just way.

They do not say in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the Lord our God, who gives the rain in its season, the autumn rain and the spring rain, and keeps for us the weeks appointed for the harvest.’

As a well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps fresh her evil; violence and destruction are heard within her; sickness and wounds are ever before me.

“Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, and declare it in the coastlands far away; say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him, and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.’

“Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.

walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; he shall surely live, declares the Lord God.

“But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does what is just and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die.