I will never give up my claim to be right; my conscience is clear.

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!

A third time Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter became sad because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" and so he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you!" Jesus said to him, "Take care of my sheep.

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.

If our conscience condemns us, we know that God is greater than our conscience and that he knows everything.

And so, my dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have courage in God's presence.

(SEE 9:1)

How can anyone argue with him? He can ask a thousand questions that no one could ever answer.

I am innocent and faithful, but my words sound guilty, and everything I say seems to condemn me.

Can any human being be really pure? Can anyone be right with God?

Can anyone be righteous or pure in God's sight?

(SEE 40:3)

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

If you kept a record of our sins, who could escape being condemned?

Don't put me, your servant, on trial; no one is innocent in your sight.

You may think that everything you do is right, but remember that the LORD judges your motives.

Now we know that everything in the Law applies to those who live under the Law, in order to stop all human excuses and bring the whole world under God's judgment.

For no one is put right in God's sight by doing what the Law requires; what the Law does is to make us know that we have sinned.

If he was put right with God by the things he did, he would have something to boast about---but not in God's sight.

So you should not pass judgment on anyone before the right time comes. Final judgment must wait until the Lord comes; he will bring to light the dark secrets and expose the hidden purposes of people's minds. And then all will receive from God the praise they deserve.

I am safe from all dangers; in the assembly of his people I praise the LORD.

The heavens proclaim that God is righteous, that he himself is judge.

For all of us must appear before Christ, to be judged by him. We will each receive what we deserve, according to everything we have done, good or bad, in our bodily life.