But understand this: the LORD has set apart the godly for himself! The LORD will hear me when I cry out to him!

Otherwise, they will rip me to shreds like a lion, tearing me apart with no one to rescue me.

God is my shield, the one who delivers the upright in heart.

Look, the wicked have bent their bow and placed their arrow on the string, to shoot from the darkness at the upright in heart.

Indeed, the LORD is righteous; he loves righteousness; the upright will see him face-to-face. To the Director: On an eight stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm.

I told the LORD, "You are my master, I have nothing good apart from you."

I was upright before him, and I kept myself from iniquity.

To the holy, you show your gracious love, to the upright, you show yourself upright;

As for God, his way is upright; the word of God is pure; he is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

the God who clothes me with strength, and who makes my way upright;

The precepts of the LORD are upright, making the heart rejoice. The commandment of the LORD is pure, giving light to the eyes.

Preserve your servant from arrogant people; do not let them rule over me. Then I will be upright and acquitted of great wickedness.

While they bowed down and fell, we arose and stood upright.

Righteous ones, be glad in the LORD and rejoice! Shout for joy, all of you who are upright in heart!

Rejoice in the LORD, righteous ones; for the praise of the upright is beautiful.

For the word of the LORD is upright; and all his works are done in faithfulness.

But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together. They gathered together against me attackers whom I did not know. They tore me apart and would not stop.

Send forth your gracious love to those who know you, and your righteousness to those who are upright in heart.

Observe the blameless! Take note of the upright! Indeed, the future of that man is peace.

Like sheep, they are destined for the realm of the dead, with death as their shepherd. The upright will have dominion over them in the morning; their strength will be consumed in the afterlife, so that they have no home.

But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude

The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult. To the Director: A song. Lyrics by David.

They will proclaim: "The LORD is upright; my rock, in whom there is no injustice."

Light shines on the righteous; gladness on the morally upright.

The upright see it and rejoice, but the mouth of an evil person is shut.

Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all of my heart in the assembled congregation of the upright.

His descendants will be powerful in the land, a generation of the upright who will be blessed.

A light shines in the darkness for the upright, for the one who is gracious, compassionate, and just.

I will praise you with an upright heart, as I learn your righteous decrees.

LORD, do good to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name, while the upright live in your presence. A Davidic Song