For the eyes of the Lord move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars.”

The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s

throne is in heaven;

His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.

The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there are any who

understand,

Who seek after God.

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O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He watches all his paths.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good.

“Can a man hide himself in hiding places
So I do not see him?” declares the Lord.
“Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord.

I

“Have I sinned? What have I done to You,
O watcher of men?
Why have You set me as Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?

Then Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, I beg you, do not account this sin to us, in which we have acted foolishly and in which we have sinned.

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has

taken away your sin; you shall not die.

He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.

‘Only

acknowledge your iniquity,

That you have transgressed against the Lord your God
And have scattered your favors to the strangers under every green tree,
And you have not obeyed My voice,’ declares the Lord.

“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,
‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained calf;

Bring me back that I may be restored,

For You are the Lord my God.

I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight;

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

Perverted

If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.

Right

The law of the Lord is

perfect, restoring the soul;

The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

Therefore I esteem right all Your precepts concerning everything,
I hate every false way.

So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

It profited

“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
When he is pleased with God.’

“The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’
And those who handle the law did not know Me;
The rulers also transgressed against Me,
And the prophets prophesied by Baal
And walked after things that did not profit.

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Therefore what

benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.

General references

“For has anyone said to God,
‘I have borne chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;