'Ways' in the Bible

His ways are always secure;Your lofty judgments are beyond his sight;he scoffs at all his adversaries.

Concerning what people do:by the word of Your lipsI have avoided the ways of the violent.

For I have kept the ways of the Lordand have not turned from my God to wickedness.

Make Your ways known to me, Lord;teach me Your paths.

All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truthto those who keep His covenant and decrees.

Do not drag me away with the wicked,with the evildoers,who speak in friendly ways with their neighborswhile malice is in their hearts.

For they do not speak in friendly ways,but contrive deceitful schemesagainst those who live peacefully in the land.

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my waysso that I may not sin with my tongue;I will guard my mouth with a muzzleas long as the wicked are in my presence.”

Then I will teach the rebellious Your ways,and sinners will return to You.

You crown the year with Your goodness;Your ways overflow with plenty.

If only My people would listen to Meand Israel would follow My ways,

I will listen to what God will say;surely the Lord will declare peaceto His people, His godly ones,and not let them go back to foolish ways.

You have set our unjust ways before You,our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

For He will give His angels orders concerning you,to protect you in all your ways.

For 40 years I was disgusted with that generation;I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray;they do not know My ways.”

He revealed His ways to Moses,His deeds to the people of Israel.

but mingled with the nationsand adopted their ways.

Fools suffered afflictionbecause of their rebellious ways and their sins.

They do nothing wrong;they follow His ways.

If only my ways were committedto keeping Your statutes!

I will meditate on Your preceptsand think about Your ways.

Turn my eyesfrom looking at what is worthless;give me life in Your ways.

I thought about my waysand turned my steps back to Your decrees.

I obey Your precepts and decrees,for all my ways are before You.

But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways,the Lord will banish them with the evildoers.Peace be with Israel.

A song of ascents.How happy is everyone who fears the Lord,who walks in His ways!

They will sing of the Lord’s ways,for the Lord’s glory is great.

You observe my travels and my rest;You are aware of all my ways.

The Lord is righteous in all His waysand gracious in all His acts.

The Lord protects foreignersand helps the fatherless and the widow,but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.