He decreed it as a regulation in Joseph, when he attacked the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I did not recognize.

There must be no other god among you. You must not worship a foreign god.

But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.

They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble.

I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a cocky demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats.

I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.

A song of ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.

Indeed I am composed and quiet, like a young child carried by its mother; I am content like the young child I carry.

The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, “I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you.

my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth.

Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you.

He has not done so with any other nation; they are not aware of his regulations. Praise the Lord!

Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.

So it is with the one who has sex with his neighbor’s wife; no one who touches her will escape punishment.

People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.

He will not consider any compensation; he will not be willing, even if you multiply the compensation.

For wisdom is better than rubies, and desirable things cannot be compared to her.

when he gave the sea his decree that the waters should not pass over his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth,