¹⁸ Our hearts have not gone back, and our steps have not been turned out of your way;

¹⁵⁷ Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.

⁵¹ The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.

⁶ And those who are turned back from going after the Lord, and those who have not made prayer to the Lord or got directions from him.

⁵⁷ Their hearts were turned back and untrue like their fathers; they were turned to one side like a twisted bow.

⁵⁸ For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

³² Keep in mind Lot's wife.

¹⁰ They are turned back to the sins of their fathers, who would not give ear to my words; they have gone after other gods and become their servants: the people of Israel and the people of Judah have not kept the agreement which I made with their fathers.

⁵ But as for such as are turned out of the straight way, the Lord will take them away with the workers of evil. Let peace be on Israel.

²⁷ Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways,

¹¹ My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.

¹² I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.

⁵ Because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and never in all his life went against his orders, but only in the question of Uriah the Hittite.

¹⁰ You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;