yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.
But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful de
O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?
if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of bribery.
All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten You or betrayed Your covenant.
A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
Furthermore, let both man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and have everyone call out earnestly to God. Let each one
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.