The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.
But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.
to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
and the way of peace they have not known.”
For the vineyard of the LORD of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of His delight. He look
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you ju
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no tr
Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom t
“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, a
All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.
But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
So justice is turned away, and righteousness stands at a distance. For truth has stumbled in the public square, and hone