So that men will say, "Surely [there is] a reward for the righteous; Surely He is God who judges in the earth."

Then he said to David: "You [are] more righteous than I; for you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil.

"And now I know indeed that you shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in your hand.

The wicked [man] does deceptive work, But he who sows righteousness [will have] a sure reward.

Then I said, 'I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; Yet surely my just reward [is] with the LORD, And my work with my God.' "

Indeed the LORD has proclaimed To the end of the world: "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Surely your salvation is coming; Behold, His reward [is] with Him, And His work before Him.' "

"that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.

Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

O LORD my God, if I have done this: If there is iniquity in my hands,

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.

I will wash my hands in innocence; So I will go about Your altar, O LORD,

"Moreover, my father, see! Yes, see the corner of your robe in my hand! For in that I cut off the corner of your robe, and did not kill you, know and see that [there is] neither evil nor rebellion in my hand, and I have not sinned against you. Yet you hunt my life to take it.

"As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.' But my hand shall not be against you.

For such a High Priest was fitting for us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens;