Thematic Bible: The righteous
Thematic Bible
the Blessed » The righteous
For You, O Lord, bless the righteous man [the one who is in right standing with You];
You surround him with favor as with a shield.
Foundation » Illustrative of » The righteous
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Palm trees » Illustrative of » The righteous
The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];
They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].
The righteous » The righteous, promises to
I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned
Or his descendants pleading for bread.
The righteous man who walks in integrity and lives life in accord with his [godly] beliefs—
How blessed [happy and spiritually secure] are his children after him [who have his example to follow].
The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];
They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].
But the path of the just (righteous) is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until [it reaches its full strength and glory in] the perfect day.
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.
For the devious are repulsive to the Lord;
But His private counsel is with the upright [those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].
Say to the righteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their [righteous] actions.
“He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous [those in right standing with Him];
But with kings upon the throne
He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
An evil man is [dangerously] ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But the righteous will escape from trouble.
The righteous » Saints » Promises to
“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will shout aloud for joy.
And the nations (Gentiles) became enraged, and Your wrath and indignation came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and [the time came] to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints (God’s people) and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and [the time came] to destroy the destroyers of the earth.”
For the Lord delights in justice
And does not abandon His saints (faithful ones);
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.
Is the death of His godly ones [so He watches over them].
Then the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of all the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be given to the people of the saints (believers) of the Most High; His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all the dominions will serve and obey Him.’
Verse Concepts
You who love the Lord, hate evil;
He protects the souls of His godly ones (believers),
He rescues them from the hand of the wicked.
To execute on them the judgment written.
This is the honor for all His godly ones.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
The righteous » Sought as a relief from trouble death spiritual » Seed of
In the [reverent] fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,
And His children will [always] have a place of refuge.
I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned
Or his descendants pleading for bread.
The righteous man who walks in integrity and lives life in accord with his [godly] beliefs—
How blessed [happy and spiritually secure] are his children after him [who have his example to follow].
His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,
But the descendants of the righteous will be freed.
His soul will dwell in prosperity and goodness,
And his descendants will inherit the land.
The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.
“The children of Your servants will continue,
And their descendants will be established before You.”
The righteous » Saints » Sealed by God
saying, “Do not harm the earth nor the sea nor the trees until we seal (mark) the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads.”
Verse Concepts
it is He who has also put His seal on us [that is, He has appropriated us and certified us as His] and has given us the [Holy] Spirit in our hearts as a pledge [like a security deposit to guarantee the fulfillment of His promise of eternal life].
Verse Concepts
Then I looked, and this is what I saw: the Lamb stood [firmly established] on Mount Zion, and with Him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had His name and His Father’s name inscribed on their foreheads [signifying God’s own possession].
Verse Concepts
They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but [to hurt] only the people who do not have the seal (mark of ownership, protection) of God on their foreheads.
Verse Concepts
The Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, throughout all of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh [in distress] and grieve over all the repulsive acts which are being committed in it.”
Verse Concepts
they will [be privileged to] see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
Verse Concepts
The righteous » Saints » Steps of
“Does not God see my ways
And count all my steps?
He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.
The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the Lord,
And He delights in his way [and blesses his path].
“But now You number [each of] my steps;
You do not observe nor take note of my sin.
You enlarge the path beneath me and make my steps secure,
So that my feet will not slip.
A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life],
But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them.
When you walk, your steps will not be impeded [for your path will be clear and open];
And when you run, you will not stumble.
The righteous » Saints » The feet of
“He makes my feet like the doe’s feet [firm and swift];
He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places.
How beautiful and delightful on the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace,
Who brings good news of good [things],
Who announces salvation,
Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”
He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay,
And He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.
“He guards the feet of His godly (faithful) ones,
But the wicked ones are silenced and perish in darkness;
For a man shall not prevail by might.
and having strapped on your feet the gospel of peace in preparation [to face the enemy with firm-footed stability and the readiness produced by the good news].
Verse Concepts
The righteous » Saints » Portion of
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
“The Lord is my portion and my inheritance,” says my soul;
“Therefore I have hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.”
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance, my cup [He is all I need];
You support my lot.
I cried out to You, O Lord;
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.
The righteous » Seed of death of » Blessing pronounced upon
Then I heard [the distinct words of] a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’” “Yes, [blessed indeed],” says the Spirit, “so that they may rest and have relief from their labors, for their deeds do follow them.”
Verse Concepts
The righteous » Seed of death of » Great gain
For to me, to live is Christ [He is my source of joy, my reason to live] and to die is gain [for I will be with Him in eternity].
Verse Concepts
The righteous » Seed of death of » Hopeful
The wicked is overthrown through his wrongdoing,
But the righteous has hope and confidence and a refuge [with God] even in death.
The righteous » Seed of death of » Faith illuminates
All these died in faith [guided and sustained by it], without receiving the [tangible fulfillment of God’s] promises, only having seen (anticipated) them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Verse Concepts
The righteous » Seed of death of » Greatly desired
“Who can count the dust (the descendants) of Jacob
And the number of even the fourth part of Israel?
Let me die the death of the righteous [those who are upright and in right standing with God],
And let my end be like his!”
The righteous » Seed of death of » Precious
Is the death of His godly ones [so He watches over them].
The righteous » Seed of death of » Divine element in
If we live, we live for the Lord, and if we die, we die for the Lord. So then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
Verse Concepts
The righteous » Seed of death of » Triumphant
The righteous » Seed of death of » Fearless
Even though I walk through the [sunless]
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.
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