Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Righteousness shall go before him, and shall make his footsteps a path.
New American Standard Bible
And will make His footsteps into a way.
King James Version
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
Holman Bible
to prepare the way for His steps.
International Standard Version
Righteousness will go before him to prepare a path for his steps. A Davidic prayer
American Standard Version
Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in .
Amplified
Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way [in which to walk].
Bible in Basic English
Righteousness will go before him, making a way for his footsteps.
Darby Translation
Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set his footsteps on the way.
Julia Smith Translation
Justice shall go before him, and shall set to the way of his steps.
King James 2000
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Righteousness will go before him, and it will make his steps a pathway.
Modern King James verseion
Righteousness shall go before Him and shall set us in the way of His steps.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Righteousness shall go before him, and prepare the way for his coming.
NET Bible
Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him.
New Heart English Bible
Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps.
The Emphasized Bible
Righteousness, before him, shall march long, - That he may make, into a way, the steps of its feet.
Webster
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
World English Bible
Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps. A Prayer by David.
Youngs Literal Translation
Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 85:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Restoration Of Favor
12 Yea, LORD will give that which is good, and our land shall yield its increase. 13 Righteousness shall go before him, and shall make his footsteps a path.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 89:14
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne. Loving kindness and truth go before thy face.
Isaiah 58:8
Then thy light shall break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily. And thy righteousness shall go before thee. The glory of LORD shall be thy rearward.
Psalm 72:2-3
He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with justice.
Psalm 119:35
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments, for therein do I delight.
Matthew 20:27-28
and whoever wants be first among you shall be your bondman.
John 13:14-16
If I then, the Lord and the teacher, have washed your feet, ye also ought to wash each other's feet.
John 13:34
A new commandment I give to you, that ye should love each other, just as I loved you, so that ye also should love each other.
2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face seeing by reflection the glory of Lord, are transformed into the same likeness from glory to glory, just as from the Spirit of Lord.
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And what I now live in flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.
Ephesians 5:1-2
Become ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.
Philippians 2:5-8
Indeed have this way to think in you, that also was in Christ Jesus,
Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore we also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, having put off every weight and cleverly entangling sin, let us run by perseverance the contest being set before us.
1 Peter 2:18-24
Household servants, submitting to the masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wayward.
1 Peter 4:1
Therefore of Christ having suffered in flesh for us, arm ye yourselves also with the same mentality, because he who has suffered in flesh has ceased from sin,
1 John 2:6
He who claims to abide in him he also ought so to walk just as that man walked.