Psalms 18:20

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

Therefore tell them: Yahweh of Armies says: ‘Return to me,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘and I will return to you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.

From the days of your fathers you have turned away from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of Armies. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’

Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Yet the righteous will hold to his way. He who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.

You shall clothe them with belts, Aaron and his sons, and bind headbands on them. They shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. You shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.

But you be strong, and don’t let your hands be slack; for your work will be rewarded.”

But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.

I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.

For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.

Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long will your evil thoughts lodge within you?

“I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”

if they do that which is evil in my sight, that they not obey my voice, then I will repent of the good with which I said I would benefit them.

“Tell the daughter of Zion, behold, your King comes to you, humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”

who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”

let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,

He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

“Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.

For what great nation is there that has a god so near to them as Yahweh our God is whenever we call on him?

May Yahweh repay your work, and a full reward be given to you from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”

Moreover, my father, behold, yes, see the skirt of your robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of your robe, and didn’t kill you, know and see that there is neither evil nor disobedience in my hand, and I have not sinned against you, though you hunt for my life to take it.

Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes today. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.”

Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.

Judge me, Yahweh, for I have walked in my integrity. I have trusted also in Yahweh without wavering.

Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.

Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,

before Yahweh; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.

Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.

Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor when you embrace her.

Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”

Behold, the Lord Yahweh will come as a mighty one, and his arm will rule for him. Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.

But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession: Jesus,

Now in the things which we are saying, the main point is this. We have such a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

May it be far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”

Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in it.

“ ‘When you offer an offering of a meal offering baked in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.

“Now, my God, let, I beg you, your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive, to the prayer that is made in this place.

He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.

Vindicate me, God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. Oh, deliver me from deceitful and wicked men.

won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.

Oh let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you will judge the peoples with equity, and govern the nations on earth.

Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Tell the righteous “Good!” For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

“Therefore I have also made you contemptible and wicked before all the people, according to the way you have not kept my ways, but have had respect for persons in the law.

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.

So when Pilate saw that nothing was being gained, but rather that a disturbance was starting, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person. You see to it.”

“Don’t be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey’s colt.”

If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there my servant will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

If any man’s work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward.

For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure.

Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.

Judah acknowledged them, and said, “She is more righteous than I, because I didn’t give her to Shelah, my son.” He knew her again no more.

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my exceeding joy. I will praise you on the harp, God, my God.

He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

They will not labor in vain nor give birth for calamity; for they are the offspring of Yahweh’s blessed and their descendants with them.

Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says Yahweh. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says Yahweh.

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.

I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.

“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father should walk before me forever.’ But now Yahweh says, ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be cursed.

He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.

For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may Yahweh reward you good for that which you have done to me today.

He will even deliver him who is not innocent. Yes, he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”

He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.

Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,

Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.

Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.

Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will go about your altar, Yahweh,

so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”

Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

But I said, “I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength in vain for nothing; yet surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God.”

Behold, Yahweh has proclaimed to the end of the earth, “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your salvation comes! Behold, his reward is with him, and his recompense before him!’ ”

so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

For such a high priest was fitting for us: holy, guiltless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.