Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright! ¹ 

For ¹  the Lord’s decrees ²  are just, ³  and everything he does is fair. ⁴ 

Extend ¹  your loyal love to your faithful followers, ²  and vindicate ³  the morally upright! ⁴ 

Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! ¹  For the one who promotes peace has a future. ² 

He led them on a level road, ¹  that they might find a city in which to live.

When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner ¹  shuts his mouth.

His descendants ¹  will be powerful on the earth; the godly ²  will be blessed.

In the darkness a light ¹  shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just. ² 

For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity ¹  will remain in it,

for one who goes astray ¹  is an abomination ²  to the Lord, but he reveals ³  his intimate counsel ⁴  to the upright.

A city is exalted by the blessing provided from ¹  the upright, but it is destroyed by the counsel ²  of the wicked. ³ 

The words of the wicked lie in wait ¹  to shed innocent blood, ²  but the words ³  of the upright will deliver them.

The way of a fool ¹  is right ²  in his own opinion, ³  but the one who listens to advice is wise. ⁴ 

There is a way that seems right to a person, ¹  but its end is the way that leads to death. ² 

The Lord abhors ¹  the sacrifices ²  of the wicked, ³  but the prayer ⁴  of the upright pleases him. ⁵ 

The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, ¹  but the path of the upright is like ²  a highway. ³ 

The delight of kings ¹  is righteous counsel, ²  and they love the one who speaks ³  uprightly. ⁴ 

The highway ¹  of the upright is to turn ²  away from evil; the one who guards ³  his way safeguards his life. ⁴ 

There is a way that seems right to a person, ¹  but its end is the way that leads to death. ² 

All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, ¹  but the Lord evaluates ²  the motives. ³