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28 He will do whatever you ask,
    and life will be bright.
29 When others are disgraced,
God will clear their names
    in answer to your prayers.
30 Even those who are guilty
will be forgiven,
    because you obey God.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 22.30 God: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verses 29,30.

28 What you decide on will be done,(A)
    and light(B) will shine on your ways.(C)
29 When people are brought low(D) and you say, ‘Lift them up!’
    then he will save the downcast.(E)
30 He will deliver even one who is not innocent,(F)
    who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”(G)

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