Lexicon :: Strong's G3741 - hosios

“When someone hears the words of this oath, he may consider himself exempt,[fn] thinking, ‘I will have peace even though I follow my own stubborn heart.’ This will lead to the destruction of the well-watered land as well as the dry land.

The Rock ​— ​his work is perfect;

all his ways are just.

A faithful God, without bias,

he is righteous and true.

He said about Levi:

Your Thummim and Urim belong to your faithful one;[fn]

you tested him at Massah

and contended with him at the Waters of Meribah.

With the faithful

you prove yourself faithful,

with the blameless

you prove yourself blameless,

Know that the LORD has set apart

the faithful for himself;

the LORD will hear when I call to him.

Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains;

the loyal have disappeared from the human race.[fn]

For you will not abandon me to Sheol;

you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.

With the faithful

you prove yourself faithful,

with the blameless

you prove yourself blameless,

Sing to the LORD, you his faithful ones,

and praise his holy name.

Love the LORD, all his faithful ones.

The LORD protects the loyal,

but fully repays the arrogant.

Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to you immediately.[fn]

When great floodwaters come,

they will not reach him.

For the LORD loves justice

and will not abandon his faithful ones.

They are kept safe forever,

but the children of the wicked will be destroyed.

[fn]Vindicate me, God, and champion my cause

against an unfaithful nation;

rescue me from the deceitful and unjust person.

“Gather my faithful ones to me,

those who made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”

I will praise you forever for what you have done.

In the presence of your faithful people,

I will put my hope in your name, for it is good.

They gave the corpses of your servants

to the birds of the sky for food,

the flesh of your faithful ones

to the beasts of the earth.

I will listen to what God will say;

surely the LORD will declare peace

to his people, his faithful ones,

and not let them go back to foolish ways.

Protect my life, for I am faithful.

You are my God; save your servant who trusts in you.

You once spoke in a vision to your faithful ones

and said, “I have granted help to a warrior;

I have exalted one chosen[fn] from the people.

You who love the LORD, hate evil!

He protects the lives of his faithful ones;

he rescues them from the power of the wicked.

The death of his faithful ones

is valuable in the LORD’s sight.

May your priests be clothed with righteousness,

and may your faithful people shout for joy.

“I will clothe its priests with salvation,

and its faithful people will shout for joy.

All you have made will thank you, LORD;

the[fn] faithful will bless you.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;

your rule is for all generations.

The LORD is faithful in all his words

and gracious in all his actions.[fn]

The LORD is righteous in all his ways

and faithful in all his acts.

He has raised up a horn for his people,

resulting in praise to all his faithful ones,

to the Israelites, the people close to him.

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Sing to the LORD a new song,

his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Let the faithful celebrate in triumphal glory;

let them shout for joy on their beds.

carrying out the judgment decreed against them.

This honor is for all his faithful people.

Hallelujah!

Discretion will watch over you,

and understanding will guard you.

For the upright will inhabit the land,

and those of integrity will remain in it;

The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the honorable,

but destruction awaits evildoers.

It is certainly not good to fine an innocent person

or to beat a noble for his honesty.[fn]

It is not good to show partiality to the guilty,

denying an innocent person justice.

Even a young man is known by his actions —

by whether his behavior is pure and upright.

Justice executed is a joy to the righteous

but a terror to evildoers.

The one who loves a pure heart

and gracious lips ​— ​the king is his friend.

Bloodthirsty men hate an honest person,

but the upright care about him.[fn]

“Pay attention and come to me;

listen, so that you will live.

I will make a permanent covenant with you

on the basis of the faithful kindnesses of David.[fn]

They hate the one who convicts the guilty

at the city gate,

and they despise the one who speaks with integrity.