Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

New American Standard Bible

The strength of the King loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

King James Version

The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

Holman Bible

The mighty King loves justice.
You have established fairness;
You have administered justice
and righteousness in Jacob.

International Standard Version

A mighty king who loves justice, you have established fairness. You have exercised justice and righteousness over Jacob.

A Conservative Version

The king's strength also loves justice. Thou establish equity. Thou execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

American Standard Version

The king's strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Amplified


The strength of the King loves justice and righteous judgment;
You have established fairness;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob (Israel).

Bible in Basic English

The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.

Darby Translation

And the strength of the king that loveth justice. Thou hast established equity: it is thou that executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

Julia Smith Translation

And the king's strength loved judgment; thou didst prepare uprightnesses, thou didst judgment and justice in Jacob.

King James 2000

The king's strength also loves justice; you do establish equity, you execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

The king's strength also loved judgment; You established uprightness; You worked judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The king's power loveth judgment. Thou hast prepared equity; thou hast executed judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

NET Bible

The king is strong; he loves justice. You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; you promote justice and equity in Jacob.

New Heart English Bible

The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

The Emphasized Bible

Yea, with the strength of a king - justice, he loveth, - Thou, hast established equity, Justice and righteousness in Jacob, thou, hast wrought.

Webster

The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

World English Bible

The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

עוז עז 
`oz 
Usage: 55

אהב אהב 
'ahab 
Usage: 212

Context Readings

Yahweh Is A Holy King

3 They praise Thy name, 'Great, and fearful, holy it is.' 4 And the strength of the king Hath loved judgment, Thou -- Thou hast established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, Thou -- Thou hast done. 5 Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And bow yourselves at His footstool, holy is He.

Cross References

Psalm 11:7

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

Job 36:5-7

Lo, God is mighty, and despiseth not, Mighty in power and heart.

Jeremiah 23:5

Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He is doing the judgment of fatherless and widow, and loving the sojourner, to give to him bread and raiment.

Deuteronomy 32:3-4

For the Name of Jehovah I proclaim, Ascribe ye greatness to our God!

2 Samuel 23:3-4

He said -- the God of Israel -- to me, He spake -- the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man is righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.

Job 37:23

The Mighty! we have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He doth not answer! And abundant in righteousness,

Psalm 45:6-7

Thy throne, O God, is age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness Is the sceptre of Thy kingdom.

Psalm 72:1-2

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

Psalm 98:9

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

Isaiah 9:7

To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.

Isaiah 11:3-5

To refresh him in the fear of Jehovah, And by the sight of his eyes he judgeth not, Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth.

Isaiah 42:4

He doth not become weak nor bruised, Till he setteth judgment in the earth, And for his law isles wait with hope.

Isaiah 61:11

For, as the earth bringeth forth her shoots, And as a garden causeth its sown things to shoot up, So the Lord Jehovah causeth righteousness and praise To shoot up before all the nations!

Jude 1:15

to do judgment against all, and to convict all their impious ones, concerning all their works of impiety that they did impiously, and concerning all the stiff things that speak against Him did impious sinners.'

Revelation 19:11

And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war,

Revelation 19:16

and he hath upon the garment and upon his thigh the name written, 'King of kings, and Lord of lords.'

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