נָצַר

Oh love Yahweh, all you his saints! Yahweh preserves the faithful, and fully recompenses him who behaves arrogantly.

You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

Don’t withhold your tender mercies from me, Yahweh. Let your loving kindness and your truth continually preserve me.

He shall be enthroned in God’s presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

that they might set their hope in God, and not forget God’s deeds, but keep his commandments,

that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise Yah!

Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.

Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.

Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.

Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.

This is my way, that I keep your precepts.

The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.

I understand more than the aged, because I have kept your precepts.

Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

Your testimonies are wonderful, therefore my soul keeps them.

I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.

that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.

Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man:

Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.

Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:

My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:

Don’t forsake her, and she will preserve you. Love her, and she will keep you.

Take firm hold of instruction. Don’t let her go. Keep her, for she is your life.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.

My son, give me your heart; and let your eyes keep in my ways.

If you say, “Behold, we didn’t know this,” doesn’t he who weighs the hearts consider it? He who keeps your soul, doesn’t he know it? Shall he not render to every man according to his work?

Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.