⁹ Still the upright keeps on his way, and he who has clean hands gets new strength.

¹⁸ But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.

¹⁹ They went out from us but they were not of us; if they had been of us they would still be with us: but they went out from us so that it might be made clear that they were not of us.

³⁰ He makes safe the man who is free from sin, and if your hands are clean, salvation will be yours.

⁵ Who, by the power of God are kept, through faith, for that salvation, which will be seen at the last day.

⁹ And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.

¹⁰ So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

² And had seen that some of his disciples took their bread with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands.

²⁹ He gives power to the feeble, increasing the strength of him who has no force.

³⁰ Even the young men will become feeble and tired, and the best of them will come to the end of his strength;

³¹ But those who are waiting for the Lord will have new strength; they will get wings like eagles: running, they will not be tired, and walking, they will have no weariness.

⁸ And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.

⁹ No lion will be there, or any cruel beast; they will not be seen there; but those for whom the Lord has given a price,

¹⁰ Even those whom he has made free, will come back again; they will come with songs to Zion; on their heads will be eternal joy; delight and joy will be theirs, and sorrow and sounds of grief will be gone for ever.

¹⁵ And when your hands are stretched out to me, my eyes will be turned away from you: even though you go on making prayers, I will not give ear: your hands are full of blood.

¹⁶ Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;

¹⁶ The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

¹¹ The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

⁷ They go from strength to strength; every one of them comes before God in Zion.

¹³ As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;

⁶ I will make my hands clean from sin; so will I go round your altar, O Lord;

⁴ He who has clean hands and a true heart; whose desire has not gone out to foolish things, who has not taken a false oath.

⁵ Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.