O LORD, my God, if I have wronged anyone, if I have betrayed a friend or without cause done violence to my enemy --- if I have done any of these things---

then let my enemies pursue me and catch me, let them cut me down and kill me and leave me lifeless on the ground!

The LORD rewards me because I do what is right; he blesses me because I am innocent.

I have observed all his laws; I have not disobeyed his commands.

And so he rewards me because I do what is right, because he knows that I am innocent.

"I have set a time for judgment," says God, "and I will judge with fairness.

Look, my father, look at the piece of your robe I am holding! I could have killed you, but instead I only cut this off. This should convince you that I have no thought of rebelling against you or of harming you. You are hunting me down to kill me, even though I have not done you any wrong.

You know the old saying, 'Evil is done only by evil people.' And so I will not harm you.

The LORD will judge, and he will decide which one of us is wrong. May he look into the matter, defend me, and save me from you."

Please forgive me, sir, for any wrong I have done. The LORD will make you king, and your descendants also, because you are fighting his battles; and you will not do anything evil as long as you live.

David ruled over all of Israel and made sure that his people were always treated fairly and justly.

Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us and took us to the house of the man we were going to stay with ---Mnason, from Cyprus, who had been a believer since the early days.

Paul said, "I am standing before the Emperor's own judgment court, where I should be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you yourself well know.

If I have broken the law and done something for which I deserve the death penalty, I do not ask to escape it. But if there is no truth in the charges they bring against me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to the Emperor."

We are proud that our conscience assures us that our lives in this world, and especially our relations with you, have been ruled by God-given frankness and sincerity, by the power of God's grace and not by human wisdom.

but the LORD will not abandon them to their enemy's power or let them be condemned when they are on trial.

He will answer from heaven and save me; he will defeat my oppressors. God will show me his constant love and faithfulness.

I am surrounded by enemies, who are like lions hungry for human flesh. Their teeth are like spears and arrows; their tongues are like sharp swords.

And so the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and how to keep the wicked under punishment for the Day of Judgment,