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He is the Rock, complete is his work; for all his ways are righteousness: a God without evil who keeps faith, true and upright is he.
Give the word, put forward your cause, let us have a discussion together: who has given news of this in the past? who made it clear in early times? did not I, the Lord? and there is no God but me; a true God and a saviour; there is no other.
You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?
Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;
Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?
There is no searching out of the Ruler of all: his strength and his judging are great; he is full of righteousness, doing no wrong.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.
But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.
For like a coat they will be food for the insect, the worm will make a meal of them like wool: but my righteousness will be for ever, and my salvation to all generations.
So the Lord has been watching over this evil and has made it come on us: for the Lord our God is upright in all his acts which he has done, and we have not given ear to his voice.
Give ear to the women laughing by the water-springs; there they will give again the story of the upright acts of the Lord, all the upright acts of his arm in Israel.
Keep your places now, while I take up the argument with you before the Lord, and give you the story of the righteousness of the Lord, which he has made clear by his acts to you and to your fathers.
But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord.
And they give the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and full of wonder are your works, O Lord God, Ruler of all; true and full of righteousness are your ways, eternal King.
And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.
The God of Israel said, the word of the Rock of Israel came to me: When an upright king is ruling over men, when he is ruling in the fear of God, It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth
Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.
The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.
This is the word of the Lord: Let not the wise man take pride in his wisdom, or the strong man in his strength, or the man of wealth in his wealth: But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord.
You will give us an answer in righteousness by great acts of power, O God of our salvation; you who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the far-off lands of the sea;
Your righteousness has not been folded away in my heart; I have made clear your true word and your salvation; I have not kept secret your mercy or your faith from the great meeting.
Then I made my prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, take my soul out of trouble. The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy. The Lord keeps the simple; I was made low, and he was my saviour.
Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.
My righteousness is near, it is not far off; salvation will come quickly; and I will make Zion free, and give Israel my glory.
O Lord, because of your righteousness, let your wrath and your passion be turned away from your town Jerusalem, your holy mountain: because, through our sins and the evil-doing of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a cause of shame to all who are round about us.
O my people, keep in mind now what was designed by Balak, king of Moab, and the answer which Balaam, son of Beor, gave him; the events, from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may be certain of the upright acts of the Lord.
Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.
O you sons of men, how long will you go on turning my glory into shame? how long will you give your love to foolish things, going after what is false? (Selah.) See how the Lord has made great his mercy for me; the Lord will give ear to my cry.
O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.
For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.
He who takes up my cause is near; who will go to law with me? let us come together before the judge: who is against me? let him come near to me.
I will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;
Who will say anything against the saints of God? It is God who makes us clear from evil;
You saw that his heart was true to you, and made an agreement with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Jebusite and the Girgashite, even to give it to his seed, and you have done what you said; for righteousness is yours:
Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.
The Lord in her is upright; he will not do evil; every morning he lets his righteousness be seen, he is unchanging; but the evil-doer has no sense of shame.
And I will make them come and be living in Jerusalem and they will be to me a people and I will be to them a God, in good faith and in righteousness.
But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.
Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?
Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?
For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.
Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.
The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
From now on, the crown of righteousness is made ready for me, which the Lord, the upright judge, Will give to me at that day: and not only to me, but to all those who have had love for his revelation.
God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.
Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the chiefs of Judah, who had come together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, The Lord has said, Because you have given me up, I have given you up into the hands of Shishak. Then the chiefs of Israel and the king made themselves low and said, The Lord is upright.
O Lord God of Israel, righteousness is yours; we are only a small band which has been kept from death, as at this day: see, we are before you in our sin; for no one may keep his place before you because of this.
For though your people, O Israel, are as the sand of the sea, only a small number will come back: for the destruction is fixed, overflowing in righteousness.
And I will make right decision the measuring-line, and righteousness the weight: and the ice-storm will take away the safe place of false words, and the secret place will be covered by the flowing waters.
The Lord is upright; for I have gone against his orders: give ear, now, all you peoples, and see my pain, my virgins and my young men have gone away as prisoners.
And I will come near to you for judging; I will quickly be a witness against the wonder-workers, against those who have been untrue in married life, against those who take false oaths; against those who keep back from the servant his payment, and who are hard on the widow and the child without a father, who do not give his rights to the man from a strange country, and have no fear of me, says the Lord of armies.
And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.
The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.
And what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today?
I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.
Who, though they have knowledge of the law of God, that the fate of those who do these things is death, not only go on doing these things themselves, but give approval to those who do them.
So that what was ordered by the law might be done in us, who are living, not in the way of the flesh, but in the way of the Spirit.
But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?
Then Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, I have done evil this time: the Lord is upright, and I and my people are sinners.
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God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The punishment of the wicked
For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,
But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;
For true and upright are his decisions; for by him has the evil woman been judged, who made the earth unclean with the sins of her body; and he has given her punishment for the blood of his servants.
And a voice came from the altar, saying, Even so, O Lord God, Ruler of all, true and full of righteousness is your judging.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His judgments
The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.
In the middle of the night I will get up to give you praise, because of all your right decisions.
I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Talk of
My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.
My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.
God, Righteousness Of » Is part of his character
O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Magnify
I will give praise to the Lord for his righteousness; I will make a song to the name of the Lord Most High.
Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His commandments
And what great nation has laws and decisions so right as all this law which I put before you today?
Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Acknowledge, though the wicked prosper
You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?
Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased. As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness; For I have been troubled all the day; every morning have I undergone punishment. read more.
If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children. When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes; Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His testimonies
You have given your unchanging word in righteousness, and it is for ever.
The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The gospel
Whom God has put forward as the sign of his mercy, through faith, by his blood, to make clear his righteousness when, in his pity, God let the sins of earlier times go without punishment; And to make clear his righteousness now, so that he might himself be upright, and give righteousness to him who has faith in Jesus.
Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His acts
Give ear to the women laughing by the water-springs; there they will give again the story of the upright acts of the Lord, all the upright acts of his arm in Israel.
Keep your places now, while I take up the argument with you before the Lord, and give you the story of the righteousness of the Lord, which he has made clear by his acts to you and to your fathers.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Plead, in prayer
O Lord, because of your righteousness, let your wrath and your passion be turned away from your town Jerusalem, your holy mountain: because, through our sins and the evil-doing of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a cause of shame to all who are round about us.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His government
Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be delivered in
In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed; keep me safe in your righteousness.
Keep me safe in your righteousness, and come to my help; give ear to my voice, and be my saviour.
God, Righteousness Of » The heavens shall declare
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Ascribe, to him
O Lord, righteousness is yours, but shame is on us, even to this day; and on the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, and on all Israel, those who are near and those who are far off, in all the countries where you have sent them because of the sin which they have done against you.
I will get my knowledge from far, and I will give righteousness to my Maker.
God, Righteousness Of » Angels acknowledge
And the voice of the angel of the waters came to my ears, saying, True and upright is your judging, O Holy One, who is and was from all time:
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Everlasting
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His word
My eyes are wasted with desire for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.
God, Righteousness Of » God delights in the exercise of
But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord.
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be quickened in
See how great is my desire for your orders: give me life in your righteousness.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His ways
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Recognize, in the fulfilment of his promises
You saw that his heart was true to you, and made an agreement with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Jebusite and the Girgashite, even to give it to his seed, and you have done what you said; for righteousness is yours:
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Upheld by
Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.
God, Righteousness Of » Shown to the posterity of saints
But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;
God, Righteousness Of » Christ committed his cause to
To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » For its continued manifestation
O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be judged according to
Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be answered in
Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness;
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Beyond computation
My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Enduring for ever
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Very high
Your righteousness, O God, is very high; you have done great things; O God, who is like you?
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Abundant
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Declare to others
They will come and make his righteousness clear to a people of the future because he has done this.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Do not conceal
Your righteousness has not been folded away in my heart; I have made clear your true word and your salvation; I have not kept secret your mercy or your faith from the great meeting.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Mention, only
I will give news of the great acts of the Lord God; my words will be of your righteousness, and of yours only.
God, Righteousness Of » His care and defence of his people designed to teach
For I took you up out of the land of Egypt and made you free from the prison-house; I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. O my people, keep in mind now what was designed by Balak, king of Moab, and the answer which Balaam, son of Beor, gave him; the events, from Shittim to Gilgal, so that you may be certain of the upright acts of the Lord.
God, Righteousness Of » The wicked have no interest in
Let their punishment be increased; let them not come into your righteousness.
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » The habitation of his throne
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The final judgment
Because a day has been fixed in which all the world will be judged in righteousness by the man who has been marked out by him for this work; of which he has given a sign to all men by giving him back from the dead.
God, Righteousness Of » Leads him to love righteousness
For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.
God, Righteousness Of » Shown openly before the heathen
God, Righteousness Of » Christ acknowledged
Father of righteousness, I have knowledge of you, though the world has not; and to these it is clear that you sent me;
God, Righteousness Of » Illustrated
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judging is like the great deep; O Lord, you give life to man and beast.
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be led in
Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me; make your way straight before my face.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Acknowledge, in his dealings
O Lord God of Israel, righteousness is yours; we are only a small band which has been kept from death, as at this day: see, we are before you in our sin; for no one may keep his place before you because of this.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Confident of beholding
I will undergo the wrath of the Lord, because of my sin against him; till he takes up my cause and does what is right for me: when he makes me come out into the light, I will see his righteousness;