There ¹  an upright person could present his case ²  before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

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

The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright ¹  will boast. ² 

Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.

He stores up ¹  effective counsel ²  for the upright, ³  and is like ⁴  a shield ⁵  for those who live ⁶  with integrity, ⁷ 

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

I will guide you ¹  in the way of wisdom and I will lead you in upright paths. ² 

The way of the Lord ¹  is like ²  a stronghold for the upright, ³  but it is destruction ⁴  to evildoers. ⁵ 

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, ¹  but the faithless will be captured ²  by their own desires. ³ 

Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, ¹  but one who has understanding ²  follows an upright course. ³ 

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

The way of the guilty person ¹  is devious, ²  but as for the pure, ³  his way is upright.

The wicked become ¹  a ransom ²  for the righteous, and the faithless ³  are taken ⁴  in the place of the upright.

A wicked person ¹  shows boldness with his face, ²  but as for the upright, ³  he discerns ⁴  his ways.

As for the Rock, ¹  his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair ²  and upright.

For look, the wicked ¹  prepare ²  their bows, ³  they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness ⁴  at the morally upright. ⁵ 

You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.

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