Keep what you believe about this matter, then, between yourself and God. Happy are those who do not feel guilty when they do something they judge is right!

You yourselves admit, then, that you approve of what your ancestors did; they murdered the prophets, and you build their tombs.

The righteous are guided and protected by the LORD, but the evil are on the way to their doom.

The LORD is good; he protects his people in times of trouble; he takes care of those who turn to him.

But the solid foundation that God has laid cannot be shaken; and on it are written these words: "The Lord knows those who are his" and "Those who say that they belong to the Lord must turn away from wrongdoing."

Since what I do is what I don't want to do, this shows that I agree that the Law is right.

I don't do the good I want to do; instead, I do the evil that I do not want to do.

If I do what I don't want to do, this means that I am no longer the one who does it; instead, it is the sin that lives in me.

"When your people sin against you---and there is no one who does not sin---and in your anger you let their enemies defeat them and take them as prisoners to some other land, even if that land is far away,

None of us can see our own errors; deliver me, LORD, from hidden faults!

on account of their sins. Our faults defeat us, but you forgive them.

Happy are those whose lives are faultless, who live according to the law of the LORD.

They never do wrong; they walk in the LORD's ways.

How I hope that I shall be faithful in keeping your instructions!

There is no one on earth who does what is right all the time and never makes a mistake.

For what our human nature wants is opposed to what the Spirit wants, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to what our human nature wants. These two are enemies, and this means that you cannot do what you want to do.

I do not claim that I have already succeeded or have already become perfect. I keep striving to win the prize for which Christ Jesus has already won me to himself.

So I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize, which is God's call through Christ Jesus to the life above.

All of us often make mistakes. But if a person never makes a mistake in what he says, he is perfect and is also able to control his whole being.

But if we live in the light---just as he is in the light---then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us.

Love must be completely sincere. Hate what is evil, hold on to what is good.

They make evil plans as they lie in bed; nothing they do is good, and they never reject anything evil.

The LORD loves those who hate evil; he protects the lives of his people; he rescues them from the power of the wicked.

and will never tolerate evil. I hate the actions of those who turn away from God; I will have nothing to do with them.

I gain wisdom from your laws, and so I hate all bad conduct.

I hate those who are not completely loyal to you, but I love your law.

And so I follow all your instructions; I hate all wrong ways.

I hate and detest all lies, but I love your law.

To honor the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil ways and false words.

Honest people hate lies, but the words of wicked people are shameful and disgraceful.

Hate what is evil, love what is right, and see that justice prevails in the courts. Perhaps the LORD will be merciful to the people of this nation who are still left alive.

You love what is right and hate what is wrong. That is why God, your God, has chosen you and has given you the joy of an honor far greater than he gave to your companions."

save others by snatching them out of the fire; and to others show mercy mixed with fear, but hate their very clothes, stained by their sinful lusts.