Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.
The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.
Let not the slanderer be established in the land; let evil hunt down the violent man speedily!
Of David. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart;
The iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he is held fast in the cords of his sin.
For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel.
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