'Righteousness' in the Bible

{To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.} Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.

O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.

For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.

And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear to my prayer, without lips of deceit.

As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Do not keep in mind my sins when I was young, or my wrongdoing: let your memory of me be full of mercy, O Lord, because of your righteousness.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.

Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.

He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.'

And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.

The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.

For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.

{To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.} Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.

May the seat of his authority be before God for ever; may mercy and righteousness keep him safe.

The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

O let the nations be glad, and make song of joy; for you will be the judge of the peoples in righteousness, guiding the nations of the earth. (Selah.)

Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.

Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.

Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee!

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

{A Psalm for Solomon.} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;

When the right time has come, I will be the judge in righteousness.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.

Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:

Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

Righteousness and justice are the foundationof Your throne;faithful love and truth go before You.

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.

The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.

Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.

The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

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

I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.

The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

He made known His ways [of righteousness and justice] to Moses,His acts to the children of Israel.

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake,That He might make His [supreme] power known.

And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

The works of his hands are faith and righteousness; all his laws are unchanging.

sustained through all eternity, and fashioned in both truth and righteousness.

Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.

Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:

This is the door of the Lord's house; the workers of righteousness will go in through it.

I confess Thee with uprightness of heart, In my learning the judgments of Thy righteousness.

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

At midnight I rise to give thanks to Thee, For the judgments of Thy righteousness.

I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

I have sworn, and I confirm it, To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.

I have acted with justice and righteousness; do not abandon me to my oppressors.

Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.

Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.