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Bible in Basic English

The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord judges the peoples;
Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity that is in me.

King James Version

The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.

Holman Bible

The Lord judges the peoples;
vindicate me, Lord,
according to my righteousness and my integrity.

International Standard Version

For the LORD will judge the nations. Judge me according to my righteousness, LORD, and according to my integrity, Exalted One.

A Conservative Version

LORD shall judge the peoples. Judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.

American Standard Version

Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.

Amplified


The Lord judges the peoples;
Judge me, O Lord, and grant me justice according to my righteousness and according to the integrity within me.

Darby Translation

Jehovah shall minister judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity which is in me.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah shall judge peoples: judge me, O Jehovah, according to my justice, and according to mine integrity upon me.

King James 2000

The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity that is in me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh judges the nations. O Yahweh, vindicate me according to my innocence and according to my integrity within me.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah shall judge the people; judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity on me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD shall judge the people; give sentence with me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to the innocence that is in me.

NET Bible

The Lord judges the nations. Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

New Heart English Bible

The LORD administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, LORD, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh, will judge the peoples, - Do me justice, O Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity upon me,

Webster

The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity that is in me.

World English Bible

Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

References

Context Readings

Prayer For Justice

7 The meeting of the nations will be round you; take your seat, then, over them, on high. 8 The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward. 9 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.


Cross References

Psalm 26:1

O Lord, be my judge, for my behaviour has been upright: I have put my faith in the Lord, I am not in danger of slipping.

Psalm 43:1

Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

Psalm 96:13

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.

Genesis 18:25

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?

Genesis 31:53

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.

2 Chronicles 20:12

O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.

Psalm 9:8

And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.

Psalm 11:4

The Lord is in his holy Temple, the Lord's seat is in heaven; his eyes are watching and testing the children of men.

Psalm 18:20-24

The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.

Psalm 25:21

For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.

Psalm 26:11

But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.

Psalm 35:24-27

Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.

Psalm 41:12

And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

Psalm 78:72

So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.

Psalm 82:1

God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.

Proverbs 19:1

Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are twisted.

Acts 17:31

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.

Romans 14:10-12

But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

1 Corinthians 4:4-5

For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You are witnesses, with God, how holy and upright and free from all evil was our way of life among you who have faith;

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