God

For an abomination to Jehovah is the perverted, And with the upright is His secret counsel.

The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.

If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven are abominations to His soul.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

Jehovah possessed me--the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.

While He had not made the earth, and out-places, And the top of the dusts of the world.

In His preparing the heavens I am there, In His decreeing a circle on the face of the deep,

In His strengthening clouds above, In His making strong fountains of the deep,

In His setting for the sea its limit, And the waters transgress not His command, In His decreeing the foundations of earth,

Then I am near Him, a workman, And I am a delight--day by day. Rejoicing before Him at all times,

Rejoicing in the habitable part of His earth, And my delights are with the sons of men.

For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.

Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

The blessing of Jehovah--it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.

The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

Balances of deceit are an abomination to Jehovah, And a perfect weight is His delight.

An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

An abomination to Jehovah are lying lips, And stedfast doers are his delight.

Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.