Parallel Verses

Amplified


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

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

Holman Bible

The heavens proclaim His righteousness,
for God is the Judge.Selah

International Standard Version

The heavens revealed his justice, for God is himself the judge. Interlude

A Conservative Version

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God is judge himself. Selah.

American Standard Version

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For God is judge himself. Selah

Darby Translation

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; for God executeth judgment himself. Selah.

Julia Smith Translation

And the heavens shall announce his justice: for God himself the judge. Silence.

King James 2000

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [the] heavens declare his righteousness, because God himself is judge. Selah

Modern King James verseion

And the heavens shall declare His righteousness; for God Himself is judge. Selah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God is judge himself. Selah.

NET Bible

The heavens declare his fairness, for God is judge. (Selah)

New Heart English Bible

The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.

The Emphasized Bible

Now have the heavens declared his righteousness, Because, God, is, about to judge. Selah.

Webster

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

World English Bible

The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Context Readings

God As Judge

5
“Gather My godly ones to Me,
Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.”
6 
And the heavens declare His righteousness,
For God Himself is judge. Selah.
7
“Hear, O My people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify against you:
I am God, your God.

Cross References

Psalm 75:7


But God is the Judge;
He puts down one and lifts up another.

Psalm 97:6


The heavens declare His righteousness,
And all the peoples see His glory and brilliance.

Psalm 89:5


The heavens (angels) praise Your wonders, O Lord,
Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.

Revelation 19:2

because His judgments are true and righteous. He has judged [convicted and pronounced sentence on] the great prostitute (idolatress) who was corrupting and ruining and poisoning the earth with her adultery (idolatry), and He has imposed the penalty for the blood of His bond-servants on her.”

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from You to do such a thing—to strike the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right [by executing just and righteous judgment]?”

Psalm 7:3-5


O Lord my God, if I have done this,
If there is injustice in my hands,

Psalm 9:16


The Lord has made Himself known;
He executes judgment;
The wicked are trapped by the work of their own hands. Higgaion (meditation) Selah.

John 5:22-23

For the Father judges no one, but has given all judgment [that is, the prerogative of judging] to the Son [placing it entirely into His hands],

Romans 2:5

But because of your callous stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are [deliberately] storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Romans 14:9-12

For Christ died and lived again for this reason, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we [believers will be called to account and] must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be repaid for what has been done in the body, whether good or bad [that is, each will be held responsible for his actions, purposes, goals, motives—the use or misuse of his time, opportunities and abilities].

Revelation 16:5-7

And I heard the angel of the waters saying, “Righteous and just are You, Who are and Who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things;

Revelation 20:11-12

And I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them [for this heaven and earth are passing away].

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