You guide me with your instruction and at the end you will receive me with honor.

As I learn your righteous judgments, I will praise you with a pure heart.

I make plans and carry them out. I have understanding, and I am strong.

The spirit of the LORD will give him wisdom and the knowledge and skill to rule his people. He will know the LORD's will and honor him,

he will judge the poor fairly and defend the rights of the helpless. At his command the people will be punished, and evil persons will die.

The holy God of Israel, the LORD who saves you, says: "I am the LORD your God, the one who wants to teach you for your own good and direct you in the way you should go.

The Sovereign LORD has taught me what to say, so that I can strengthen the weary. Every morning he makes me eager to hear what he is going to teach me.

When my thoughts were bitter and my feelings were hurt,

You plant them, and they take root; they grow and bear fruit. They always speak well of you, yet they do not really care about you.

I, the LORD, search the minds and test the hearts of people. I treat each of them according to the way they live, according to what they do."

I will also kill her followers, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who knows everyone's thoughts and wishes. I will repay each of you according to what you have done.

You know my heart. You have come to me at night; you have examined me completely and found no evil desire in me. I speak no evil,

During the day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer; I call at night, but get no rest.

May the LORD show his constant love during the day, so that I may have a song at night, a prayer to the God of my life.

As I lie in bed, I remember you; all night long I think of you,

In times of trouble I pray to the Lord; all night long I lift my hands in prayer, but I cannot find comfort.

I spend the night in deep thought; I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:

In the night I remember you, LORD, and I think about your law.

All night long I lie awake, to meditate on your instructions.

At night I long for you with all my heart; when you judge the earth and its people, they will all learn what justice is.

At that time Jesus went up a hill to pray and spent the whole night there praying to God.