i1 [To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah.] i0 par The transgression of the wicked declares within my heart: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit; he has left off acting wisely and doing good.

and might not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not set its heart aright, and whose spirit has not been faithful to the Mighty God.

And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

For everyone practicing evil hates the Light and does not come to the Light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,

that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

My people seek advice from their wooden idols, and their magic wand expounds to them. For the spirit of harlotry has led them astray, and they have committed adultery against their God.

A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up. For it is the land of graven images, and they act madly and are in dread.

Hear the Word of Jehovah, you sons of Israel, for Jehovah has a complaint against the inhabitants of the land; for there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.

Now the sons of Eli were sons of wickedness; they did not know Jehovah.

And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Jehovah, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, says Jehovah.

but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am Jehovah, doing kindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth; for in these things I delight, says Jehovah.

Shall you reign, because you lust after cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him. Was this not knowledge of Me? says Jehovah.

And I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am Jehovah; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God. For they shall return to Me with their whole heart.

Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, I do not know Him, I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and keep His Word.

And these things they will do to you because they do not know the Father nor Me.

Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.

He who says, I know Him, and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.