The LORD is in his holy temple; he has his throne in heaven. He watches people everywhere and knows what they are doing.

The LORD looks down from heaven and sees all of us humans.

From where he rules, he looks down on all who live on earth.

The LORD looked down from his holy place on high, he looked down from heaven to earth.

I see everything they do. Nothing is hidden from me; their sins do not escape my sight.

No one can hide where I cannot see them. Do you not know that I am everywhere in heaven and on earth?

The way to become wise is to honor the LORD; he gives sound judgment to all who obey his commands. He is to be praised forever.

Obey them faithfully, and this will show the people of other nations how wise you are. When they hear of all these laws, they will say, 'What wisdom and understanding this great nation has!'

God said to us humans, "To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord. To understand, you must turn from evil."

The wicked do not care about the LORD; in their pride they think that God doesn't matter.

When you said, "Come worship me," I answered, "I will come, LORD."

And to Solomon he said, "My son, I charge you to acknowledge your father's God and to serve him with an undivided heart and a willing mind. He knows all our thoughts and desires. If you go to him, he will accept you; but if you turn away from him, he will abandon you forever.

and he went to meet King Asa. He called out, "Listen to me, King Asa, and all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you as long as you are with him. If you look for him, he will let you find him, but if you turn away, he will abandon you.

But even so, there is some good in you. You have removed all the symbols of the goddess Asherah which people worshiped, and you have tried to follow God's will."

Turn to the LORD and pray to him, now that he is near.