But when the righteous person abandons his righteous deeds and commits evil, detestable practices, as wicked people do, he won't live, will he? None of the righteous acts that he had done will be remembered. He'll die in his treacherous unfaithfulness and sins that he had committed."

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous. For you are the righteous God who discerns the inner thoughts.

For evil's scepter will not rest on the land that has been allotted to the righteous, and so the righteous will not direct themselves to do wrong.

I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."

I have seen it all during my pointless life: both a righteous person who dies while he is righteous, and a wicked person who lives to an old age, while remaining wicked.

Here is a pointless thing that happens on earth: A righteous man receives what happens to the wicked, and a wicked man receives what happens to the righteous. I concluded that this, too, is pointless.

Out of the suffering of his soul he will see light and find satisfaction. And through his knowledge his servant, the righteous one, will make many righteous, and he will bear their iniquities.

"Also the righteous are perishing, but no one takes it to heart; devout people are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous person is taken away from calamity.

"When a righteous man abandons his righteousness to practice unrighteousness, I'll set a stumbling block before him. He'll die. If you don't warn him, he'll die in his sin and the righteous deeds that he had practiced won't be remembered, but you'll be held responsible for his death.

So now, bear your own shame as you mediate for your sisters. The sins that you've committed are more detestable than theirs. That makes them more righteous than you. Indeed, be ashamed and bear your reproach, because you've made your sisters to be more righteous than you."

The soul who sins dies. The son won't bear the punishment of his father's sin and the father won't bear the punishment of his son's sin. The righteous deeds of that righteous person will be attributed to him, while the wicked deeds of the wicked person will be charged against him.

"When a righteous person turns from his righteous deeds and does evil, he'll die because of that evil. He'll die because of his unrighteous acts that he committed.

"And now, Son of Man, say this to your people: "The righteousness of the righteous won't save them when they keep on committing crimes against me, the wickedness of the wicked won't keep them from remaining away when they're turning from their wickedness, and no righteous person will keep on living by their righteousness when they sin.'

Perhaps there are 50 righteous ones within the city. Will you actually destroy it and not forgive the place for the sake of the 50 righteous that are found there?

Far be it from you to do such a thing to kill the righteous along with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike! The Judge of all the earth will do what is right, won't he?"

From the sound of those who divide their work loads at the watering troughs, there they will retell the righteous deeds of the LORD, the righteous victories for his rural people in Israel." Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates.

The LORD also told Moses, "Tell Aaron, "Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their Nile River, over their ponds, and over their reservoirs, and they'll become blood. There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in their wood and stone containers.'"

Then the LORD told Moses, "Tell Aaron, "Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the Nile River, and over the ponds, and bring up frogs over the land of Egypt.'"

Then the LORD told Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea and the water will come back over the Egyptians, over their chariots, and over their horsemen."

They provoked me to jealousy over non-gods, and to be angry over their vanity. Now I'll provoke them to jealousy over a non-people; and over a foolish nation I'll provoke them to anger.

and over the land of my people overgrown with thorns and briers yes, over all the houses of merriment and over this city of revelry.

They'll come and cry out with joy on the heights of Zion. They'll be radiant over the LORD's goodness, over the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil, and over the young of the flocks and herds. Their lives will be like a well-watered garden. They'll never again grow faint.

Jeroboam's son Nadab became king over Israel during the second year of the reign of King Asa over Judah. He reigned over Israel for two years,

You march through the land in righteous indignation; you tread down the nations in anger.

The righteous LORD who lives within her will do no wrong; he will bring justice to light morning by morning. He never fails, but the unjust are shameless.

The fear of the LORD is clean, standing forever. The judgments of the LORD are true; they are altogether righteous.

He revives my life; he leads me in pathways that are righteous for the sake of his name.

In you, LORD, I have taken refuge. Let me never be ashamed. Because you are righteous, deliver me!

Let the lying lips be made still, especially those who speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.

When I call, answer me, my righteous God! When I was in distress, you set me free. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Offer sacrifices that are righteous, and put your confidence in the LORD.

Indeed, you will bless the righteous one, LORD, like a large shield, you will surround him with favor. To the Director: With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm

God is a righteous judge, a God who is angry with sinners every day.

When the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?

The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence, he hates.

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.

There they are seized with terror, because God is with those who are righteous.

The one who lives with integrity, who does righteous deeds, and who speaks truth to himself.

The LORD will reward me because I am righteous; because my hands are clean he will restore me;

So the LORD watched for the right time to bring the calamity upon us, because the LORD our God is righteous regarding everything he does, but we have not obeyed his voice.

Lord, in view of all your righteous acts, please turn your anger and wrath away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain. Because of our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors, Jerusalem and your people have become an embarrassment to all of those around us.

I will make you my wife forever I will make you my wife in a way that is righteous, in a manner that is just, by a love that is gracious, and by a motive that is mercy.

Whoever is wise, let him understand these things. Whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right: the righteous follow his example, but the rebellious stumble in them.

This is what the LORD says: "For three transgressions of Israel and now for a fourth I will not turn away; because they sold the righteous for money, and the poor for sandals,

and because I know that your transgressions are many, and your sins are numerous as you oppose the righteous, taking bribes as a ransom, and turning away the poor in court

Therefore, the Law has become paralyzed, and justice never comes about. Because criminals outnumber the righteous, whenever judgments are issued, they come out crooked."

Your eyes are too pure to gaze upon evil; and you cannot tolerate wickedness. So why do you tolerate the treacherous? And why do you stay silent while the wicked devour those who are more righteous than they are?

"Notice their arrogance they have no inward uprightness but the righteous will live by their faith.

Indeed would you annul my justice and condemn me, just so you can claim that you're righteous?

Therefore the wicked will not escape judgment, nor will sinners have a place in the assembly of the righteous.

For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.

These three men stopped responding to Job, because he was claiming to be righteous, in his own opinion.

But then Barachel's son Elihu from Buz, one of Ram's descendants, got really angry. He was furious with Job because he had been declaring himself righteous instead of vindicating God.

Can one who hates justice really govern? And if God is righteous and mighty, can you condemn him?

"Are you saying that it's just for you to claim, "I'm more righteous than God?'

If you are righteous, what will you add to him? What can God receive from your efforts?

He won't stop looking at righteous people; he seats them on thrones with kings forever, and they are exalted.

I will also bring them back to live in the midst of Jerusalem. They will be my people and I will truly be their righteous God.'"

"Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; cry out, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you. He is righteous, and he is able to save. He is humble, and is riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

he will sit refining and purifying silver, purifying the descendants of Levi, refining them like gold and silver. Then they'll bring a righteous offering to the LORD.

When you return, you will see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, and between the one who serves God and the one who does not."

Your throne, God, exists forever and ever, and the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter.

The righteous will fear when they see this, but then they will laugh at him, saying,

Righteous ones, be glad in the LORD and rejoice! Shout for joy, all of you who are upright in heart!

Rejoice in the LORD, righteous ones; for the praise of the upright is beautiful.

The LORD looks on the righteous, and he listens to their cries.

A righteous person will have many troubles, but the LORD will deliver him from them all.

Evil will kill the wicked; those who hate the righteous will be held guilty.

The wicked person plots against the righteous, and grinds his teeth at him.

The wicked take out a sword and bend the bow, to bring down the humble and the poor to slay those who are righteous in conduct.

Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked people.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

The wicked borrow but never pay back; but the righteous are generous and give.

I once was young and now I am old, but I have not seen a righteous person forsaken or his descendants begging for bread.

The righteous will inherit the land, and they will dwell in it forever.

The mouth of the righteous one produces wisdom; his tongue speaks justice.

The wicked stalks the righteous person, seeking to kill him,

But deliverance for the righteous one comes from the LORD; he is their strength in times of distress.

In the great congregation I have proclaimed the righteous good news. Behold, I did not seal my lips, LORD, as you know.

May they be erased from the Book of Life, and their names not be written with the righteous.

Rescue and deliver me, because you are righteous. Turn your ear to me and save me.

Your many righteous deeds, God, are great,

The righteous will flourish at the proper time and peace will prevail until the moon is no more.

"At the time that I choose I will judge the righteous.

I will cut down the strength of the wicked, but the strength of the righteous will be lifted up. To the Director: With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.

Cast on the LORD whatever he sends your way, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

The righteous person will rejoice when he sees your vengeance; when he washes his feet in the blood of the wicked.

A person will say, "Certainly, the righteous are rewarded; certainly there is a God who judges the earth." To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.

The righteous rejoiced in the LORD, because they had fled to him for refuge. Let all the upright in heart exult. To the Director: A song. Lyrics by David.

But the righteous rejoice and exult before God; they are overwhelmed with joy.

The righteous will flourish like palm trees; they will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

They gather together against the righteous, condemning the innocent to death.

Light shines on the righteous; gladness on the morally upright.

Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones! Give thanks at the mention of his holiness! A psalm

The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate;

There's exultation for deliverance in the tents of the righteous: "The right hand of the LORD is victorious!

Open for me the righteous gates so I may enter through them to give thanks to the LORD.

This is the LORD's gate The righteous will enter through it.

I will praise you with an upright heart, as I learn your righteous decrees.

Yet the LORD's gracious love remains throughout eternity for those who fear him and his righteous acts extend to their children's children,