I will not show partiality to anyone, ¹  nor will I confer a title ²  on any man.

But now, the sun ¹  cannot be looked at ²  – it is bright in the skies – after a wind passed and swept the clouds away. ³ 

Get ready for a difficult task ¹  like a man; I will question you and you will inform me!

“Get ready for a difficult task ¹  like a man. I will question you and you will inform me!

It makes its tail stiff ¹  like a cedar, the sinews of its thighs are tightly wound.

Whoever lives a blameless life, ¹  does what is right, and speaks honestly. ² 

You prove to be reliable ¹  to one who is blameless, but you prove to be deceptive ²  to one who is perverse. ³ 

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

God has declared one principle; two principles I have heard: ¹  God is strong, ² 

You walked through the sea; ¹  you passed through the surging waters, ²  but left no footprints. ³ 

I said, ¹  ‘Listen, my people! I will warn ²  you! O Israel, if only you would obey me! ³ 

I will give you sincere thanks, ¹  when I learn your just regulations.

For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. ¹  I hate all deceitful actions. ² 

A song of ascents. ²  How blessed is every one of the Lord’s loyal followers, ³  each one who keeps his commands! ⁴ 

What the righteous desire ¹  leads ²  only to good, but what the wicked hope for ³  leads ⁴  to wrath.

In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death. ¹ 

The Lord abhors ¹  the way of the wicked, but he loves those ²  who pursue ³  righteousness.

A shrewd person ¹  sees danger ²  and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going ³  and suffer for it. ⁴ 

A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going ¹  and suffer for it.

A poor person ¹  who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways ²  even though ³  he is rich. ⁴