72 Bible Verses about God, Righteousness Of
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"The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.
As your name, O God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.
Righteous are you, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?
The Almighty--we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O LORD.
The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
But the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice, and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.
Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever.
Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation to all generations."
Therefore the LORD has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in all the works that he has done, and we have not obeyed his voice.
To the sound of musicians at the watering places, there they repeat the righteous triumphs of the LORD, the righteous triumphs of his villagers in Israel."Then down to the gates marched the people of the LORD.
Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous deeds of the LORD that he performed for you and for your fathers.
but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD."
And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and amazing are your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! Just and true are your ways, O King of the nations!
and he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness.
The God of Israel has spoken; the Rock of Israel has said to me: When one rules justly over men, ruling in the fear of God, he dawns on them like the morning light, like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning, like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth
before the LORD, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD."
By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas;
I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.
Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!" Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful. The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.
fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off, and my salvation will not delay; I will put salvation in Zion, for Israel my glory."
"O Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us.
O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the saving acts of the LORD."
Vindicate me, O LORD, my God, according to your righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me!
O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD hears when I call to him.
Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous-- you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God!
For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne, giving righteous judgment.
He who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who is my adversary? Let him come near to me.
I will bear the indignation of the LORD because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication.
You found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous.
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
The LORD within her is righteous; he does no injustice; every morning he shows forth his justice; each dawn he does not fail; but the unjust knows no shame.
and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness."
But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.
Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?"
For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.
The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.
Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, "Thus says the LORD, 'You abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to the hand of Shishak.'" Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is righteous."
O LORD, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this."
For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness.
And I will make justice the line, and righteousness the plumb line; and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and waters will overwhelm the shelter."
"The LORD is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word; but hear, all you peoples, and see my suffering; my young women and my young men have gone into captivity.
"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things.
the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.
And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?
For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.
I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.
Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)
Then Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron and said to them, "This time I have sinned; the LORD is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.
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God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The punishment of the wicked
since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
And I heard the altar saying, "Yes, Lord God the Almighty, true and just are your judgments!"
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His judgments
the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.
I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Talk of
And my tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long, for they have been put to shame and disappointed who sought to do me hurt.
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.
Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness and of your praise all the day long.
God, Righteousness Of » Is part of his character
Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous-- you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God!
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Magnify
They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD, the Most High.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His commandments
And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Acknowledge, though the wicked prosper
Righteous are you, O LORD, when I complain to you; yet I would plead my case before you. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all who are treacherous thrive?
Behold, these are the wicked; always at ease, they increase in riches. All in vain have I kept my heart clean and washed my hands in innocence. For all the day long I have been stricken and rebuked every morning. read more.
If I had said, "I will speak thus," I would have betrayed the generation of your children. But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His testimonies
You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness.
Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The gospel
whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His acts
To the sound of musicians at the watering places, there they repeat the righteous triumphs of the LORD, the righteous triumphs of his villagers in Israel."Then down to the gates marched the people of the LORD.
Now therefore stand still that I may plead with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous deeds of the LORD that he performed for you and for your fathers.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Plead, in prayer
For your name's sake, O LORD, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble!
"O Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His government
before the LORD, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness, and the peoples in his faithfulness.
before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be delivered in
In you, O LORD, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me!
In your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline your ear to me, and save me!
God, Righteousness Of » The heavens shall declare
The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Ascribe, to him
To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against you.
God, Righteousness Of » Angels acknowledge
And I heard the angel in charge of the waters say, "Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was, for you brought these judgments.
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Everlasting
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His word
My eyes long for your salvation and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.
God, Righteousness Of » God delights in the exercise of
but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD."
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be quickened in
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His ways
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Recognize, in the fulfilment of his promises
You found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Upheld by
fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
God, Righteousness Of » Shown to the posterity of saints
But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children,
God, Righteousness Of » Christ committed his cause to
When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » For its continued manifestation
Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart!
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be judged according to
Vindicate me, O LORD, my God, according to your righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me!
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be answered in
Hear my prayer, O LORD; give ear to my pleas for mercy! In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Beyond computation
My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Enduring for ever
Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever.
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Very high
Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you?
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » Abundant
As your name, O God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Declare to others
they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Do not conceal
I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Mention, only
With the mighty deeds of the Lord GOD I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.
God, Righteousness Of » His care and defence of his people designed to teach
For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the saving acts of the LORD."
God, Righteousness Of » The wicked have no interest in
Add to them punishment upon punishment; may they have no acquittal from you.
God, Righteousness Of » Described as » The habitation of his throne
Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » The final judgment
because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead."
God, Righteousness Of » Leads him to love righteousness
For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.
God, Righteousness Of » Shown openly before the heathen
The LORD has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
God, Righteousness Of » Christ acknowledged
O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
God, Righteousness Of » Illustrated
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O LORD.
God, Righteousness Of » We should pray » To be led in
Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Acknowledge, in his dealings
O LORD, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this."
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Confident of beholding
I will bear the indignation of the LORD because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication.
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