Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

For Yahweh [is] righteous; he loves righteous deeds. [The] upright shall see his face.

New American Standard Bible

For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness;
The upright will behold His face.

King James Version

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

Holman Bible

For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds.
The upright will see His face.

International Standard Version

Indeed, the LORD is righteous; he loves righteousness; the upright will see him face-to-face. To the Director: On an eight stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm.

A Conservative Version

For LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright man shall behold his face.

American Standard Version

For Jehovah is righteous; he loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.

Amplified


For the Lord is [absolutely] righteous, He loves righteousness (virtue, morality, justice);
The upright shall see His face.

Bible in Basic English

For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.

Darby Translation

For righteous is Jehovah; he loveth righteousness, his countenance doth behold the upright.

Julia Smith Translation

For Jehovah the just loved justice; his face will behold the upright

King James 2000

For the righteous LORD loves righteousness; his countenance does behold the upright.

Modern King James verseion

For the righteous Jehovah loves righteousness; His face looks on the upright.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the LORD is righteous, and he loveth righteousness: his countenance will behold the thing that is just.

NET Bible

Certainly the Lord is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

New Heart English Bible

For the LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.

The Emphasized Bible

For righteous is Yahweh Righteousness, he loveth, the upright, shall behold his face.

Webster

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance beholdeth the upright.

World English Bible

For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face. For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Refuge In The Lord

6 He will rain coals on [the] wicked. Burning sulfur and scorching wind [will be] the portion of their cup. 7 For Yahweh [is] righteous; he loves righteous deeds. [The] upright shall see his face.

Cross References

Psalm 17:15

[By contrast,] I in righteousness shall see your face. Upon awakening I will be satisfied [seeing] your form.

Psalm 45:7

You love righteousness and hate wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you from among your companions [with] festive oil.

Psalm 33:5

[He] loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loyal love of Yahweh.

Job 36:7

He does not withdraw his eyes from [the] righteous, but he sets them forever with kings on the throne, and they are exalted.

Psalm 5:12

For you bless [the] righteous. O Yahweh, like a shield you surround him [with] good favor.

Psalm 7:9

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish [the] righteous, and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.

Psalm 7:11

God [is] a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation every day.

Psalm 21:6

For you set [on] him blessings forever. You make him glad with [the] joy [of] your presence.

Psalm 33:18

Behold, the eye of Yahweh [is] on those who fear him, on those who hope for his loyal love

Psalm 34:15

The eyes of Yahweh [are] toward [the] righteous, and his ears toward their cry for help.

Psalm 42:5

Why are you {in despair}, O my soul, and disturbed within me? Hope in God, because I will again praise him, [for] the salvation of his presence.

Psalm 99:4

And [the] strength of [the] king loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Psalm 146:8

Yahweh opens [the eyes of the] blind; Yahweh raises up [those] bowed down; Yahweh loves [the] righteous;

Isaiah 61:8

For I, Yahweh, love justice, hate robbery and injustice, and I will {faithfully} give their reward, and I will {make} an everlasting covenant {with} them.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord [are] on the righteous, and his ears [are open to] their prayer. But the face of the Lord [is] against those who do evil.

1 John 3:2

Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever he is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.

Revelation 22:4

and they will see his face, and his name [will be] on their foreheads.

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