'Righteousness' in the Bible

To the Overseer with Stringed Instruments. -- A Psalm of David. In my calling answer Thou me, O God of my righteousness. In adversity Thou gavest enlargement to me; Favour me, and hear my prayer.

Sacrifice ye sacrifices of righteousness, And trust ye unto Jehovah.

O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way,

Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,

I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!

For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.

And He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.

For righteous is Jehovah, Righteousness He hath loved, The upright doth His countenance see!'

He who is walking uprightly, And working righteousness, And speaking truth in his heart.

A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear to my prayer, without lips of deceit.

I -- in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, with Thy form!

Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes.

They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is borne, that He hath made!

My soul He refresheth, He leadeth me in paths of righteousness, For His name's sake,

He beareth away a blessing from Jehovah, Righteousness from the God of his salvation.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age, In Thy righteousness deliver me.

Loving righteousness and judgment, Of the kindness of Jehovah is the earth full.

Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.'

And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise!

Thy righteousness is as mountains of God, Thy judgments are a great deep. Man and beast Thou savest, O Jehovah.

Draw out Thy kindness to those knowing Thee, And Thy righteousness to the upright of heart.

And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.

Thy righteousness I have not concealed In the midst of my heart, Thy faithfulness and Thy salvation I have told, I have not hidden Thy kindness and Thy truth, To the great assembly.

As to Thy majesty -- prosper! -- ride! Because of truth, and meekness -- righteousness, And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful things.

Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.

As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.

Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.

Then Thou desirest sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then they offer bullocks on thine altar!

Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

By fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and sea.

Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.

In Thy righteousness Thou dost deliver me, And dost cause me to escape, Incline unto me Thine ear, and save me.

My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

I come in the might of the Lord Jehovah, I mention Thy righteousness -- Thine only.

And Thy righteousness, O God, is unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who is like Thee?

My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed -- because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!

By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.

Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,

Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,

Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!

Are Thy wonders known in the darkness? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

Righteousness and judgment Are the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness and truth go before Thy face.

In Thy name they rejoice all the day, And in Thy righteousness they are exalted,

For to righteousness judgment turneth back, And after it all the upright of heart,

Before Jehovah, for He hath come, For He hath come to judge the earth. He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness!

Cloud and darkness are round about Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.

The heavens declared His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His honour.

Jehovah hath made known His salvation, Before the eyes of the nations, He hath revealed His righteousness,

Before Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth, He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the people in uprightness!

And the strength of the king Hath loved judgment, Thou -- Thou hast established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, Thou -- Thou hast done.

Jehovah is doing righteousness and judgments For all the oppressed.

And the kindness of Jehovah Is from age even unto age on those fearing Him, And His righteousness to sons' sons,

O the happiness of those keeping judgment, Doing righteousness at all times.

And it is reckoned to him to righteousness, To all generations -- unto the age.

Honourable and majestic is His work, And His righteousness is standing for ever.

Wealth and riches are in his house, And his righteousness is standing for ever.

He hath scattered -- hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour.

Open ye to me gates of righteousness, I enter into them -- I thank Jah.

I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.

Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me,

At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.

I have sworn, and I confirm it, To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.

Ain. I have done judgment and righteousness, Leave me not to mine oppressors.

Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.

Thy righteousness is righteousness to the age, And Thy law is truth.

The righteousness of Thy testimonies is to Cause me to understand, and I live!

The sum of Thy word is truth, And to the age is every judgment of Thy righteousness!

Seven times in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.

Thy priests do put on righteousness, And Thy pious ones cry aloud.

A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, hear my prayer, Give ear unto my supplications, In Thy faithfulness answer me -- in Thy righteousness.

For Thy name's sake O Jehovah, Thou dost quicken me, In Thy righteousness, Thou bringest out from distress my soul,

The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy righteousness they sing.