⁶ (Let me be measured in upright scales, and let God see my righteousness:)

²⁷ Tekel; you have been put in the scales and seen to be under weight.

² Be my judge; for your eyes see what is right.

³ You have put my heart to the test, searching me in the night; you have put me to the test and seen no evil purpose in me; I will keep my mouth from sin.

⁸ The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.

⁹ O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

¹⁹ But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.

²³ And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.

¹¹ Is it possible for me to let wrong scales and the bag of false weights go without punishment?

⁷ The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

¹¹ True measures and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

²³ O God, let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:

¹ <Of David.> O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.

⁶ Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

⁵ Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.

⁶ I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life.

² If only my passion might be measured, and put into the scales against my trouble!

³ Say no more words of pride; let not uncontrolled sayings come out of your mouths: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, by him acts are judged.

²² God, even God the Lord, God, even God the Lord, he sees, and Israel will see--if it is in pride or in sin against the Lord,