For the eyes of Yahweh roam throughout all the earth to strengthen those whose heart is fully devoted to him. You have been foolish in this, for from now on you will have wars."

Yahweh [is] in his holy temple; Yahweh [is] in the heavens [on] his throne. His eyelids see; they test [the] children of humankind.

Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God.

O Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know [me].

For before the eyes of Yahweh [are] {human ways}, and all his paths he examines.

In every place, the eyes of Yahweh keep watch over the evil and the good.

Or can a person hide himself in secret places and I cannot see him?" {declares} Yahweh. "[Do] I not fill up the heaven and the earth?" {declares} Yahweh.

I

[If] I have sinned, what have I done to you, watcher of humanity? Why have you made me as a target for yourself, so that I have become a burden to myself?

So Aaron said to Moses, "Please, my lord, please do not put on us [this] sin [in] which we were foolish and [in] which we have sinned.

Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against Yahweh!" Nathan said to David, "Yahweh has also forgiven your sin; you shall not die.

He who conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes will obtain mercy.

Only acknowledge your guilt, that against Yahweh your God you have rebelled, and have scattered your ways to the strangers under every leafy tree, and you have not obeyed my voice,' {declares} Yahweh."

Indeed I heard Ephraim pitying themselves, 'You disciplined me, and I was disciplined, like a calf that is not trained. Bring me back and let me return, for you [are] Yahweh my God.

I will set out [and] go to my father and will say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and {in your sight}!

But the tax collector, standing far away, did not want even to raise his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'

If we say that we do not have sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Perverted

Do not be surprised if you see the poor being oppressed with violence or [do not see] justice and righteousness in the province. For one official is watched by a higher official, and [there are] even higher officials over them!

Right

The law of Yahweh [is] perfect, reviving life. The testimony of Yahweh [is] firm, making wise [the] simple.

Therefore all [your] precepts of everything I regard as right; I hate every false way.

So then, the law [is] holy, and the commandment [is] holy and righteous and good.

It profited

Indeed, he says, 'A man does not profit when he takes delight in God.'

The priests did not say, 'Where [is] Yahweh?' and those who handle the law did not know me, and the shepherds have {rebelled against me}, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and they went after [things which] do not profit.

For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?

Therefore what sort of fruit did you have then, about which you are now ashamed? For the end of those [things] [is] death.

General references

"Indeed, does anyone say to God, 'I have endured [chastisement]; I will not act corruptly [again];