'Good' in the Bible

Many are saying, "Who will show us [something] good?" Lift up over us the light of your face, O Yahweh.

For you bless [the] righteous. O Yahweh, like a shield you surround him [with] good favor.

[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good.

All have gone astray; they are altogether corrupt. There is not one who does good; there is not even one.

[Oh my soul] you have said to Yahweh, "You [are] my Lord. I have no good apart from you."

For you meet him [with] blessings of good [things]. You set on his head a crown of fine gold.

Good and right [is] Yahweh; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

Taste and see that Yahweh [is] good; blessed [is] the man [who] takes refuge in him.

[The] young lions are in want and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.

Who [is] the man who desires life, who loves [many] days in order to see good?

Turn from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it.

They repay me evil in place of good. [It is] bereavement to my soul.

The words of his mouth [are] wickedness and deceit. He has ceased to have insight [and] to do good.

He plans sin on his bed. He puts himself on a way [that is] not good. He does not reject evil.

Trust Yahweh and do good. Abide [in the] land and feed on faithfulness.

Turn aside from evil and do good and [so] abide forever.

And those who repay evil in return for good accuse me in return for my pursuing good.

I was mute [with] silence. I was silent [even] from [saying] good [things], and my pain was stirred up.

I have brought good tidings [of] righteousness in the great congregation. Look, I have not shut my lips. O Yahweh, {you surely know that}.

My heart is moved [with] a good word; I recite my {compositions} to [the] king. My tongue [is the] pen [of] a skilled scribe.

Do good in your favor toward Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

You love evil more than good, a lie more than speaking {what is right}. Selah

I will give thanks to you forever, because [of what] you have done, and I will wait on your name, because [it is] good, in the presence of your faithful ones.

[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.

{All of them} have turned back. They are altogether corrupt. There is none who does good; there is not even one.

I will freely sacrifice to you; I will give thanks [to] your name, O Yahweh, because [it is] good.

Answer me, O Yahweh, because your loyal love [is] good; according to your abundant mercies, turn to me,

Surely God is good to Israel, to those pure of heart.

But as for me, the approach to God [is] for my good. I have set the Lord Yahweh [as] my refuge, in order to tell all your works.

Because Yahweh God [is] a sun and a shield; Yahweh gives grace and honor. He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.

Yes, Yahweh will give [what is] good, and our land will give its produce.

For you, O Lord, [are] good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love for all who call to you.

[It is] good to give thanks to Yahweh, and to sing praise concerning your name, O Most High;

For Yahweh [is] good; his loyal love is forever, and his faithfulness [is] {from generation to generation}.

who satisfies your life with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

You give to them; they gather [it]. You open your hand, they are filled with [what is] good.

Praise Yah. Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

that may see the good [done] your chosen ones, to be glad in the joy of your nation, to glory together with your inheritance.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

for he satisfies [the] longing soul, and [the] hungry soul he fills with good.

So they inflicted evil against me in return for good and hatred in return for my love.

But you, O Yahweh my Lord, deal with me for your name's sake. Because your loyal love [is] good, deliver me,

The fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of wisdom; all who do them have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.

Give thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

Give thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

Turn away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances [are] good.

Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe your commands.

You [are] good and do good; teach me your statutes.

[It is] good for me that I was afflicted, so that I might learn your statutes.

Pledge good for your servant; do not let [the] arrogant oppress me.

For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.

Do good, O Yahweh, to the good, and to [those] upright in their hearts.

May Yahweh bless you from Zion, that you may see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life,

Look, how good and how pleasant [it is] [when] brothers dwell together in unity.

Praise Yah, for Yahweh [is] good. Sing praises concerning his name, for [it is] pleasant.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

Teach me to do your will, for you [are] my God; your Spirit [is] good. Lead me onto level ground.

Yahweh [is] good to all, and his mercies [are] over all his works.

Praise Yah. For [it is] good to sing praises [to] our God; for [it is] pleasant; praise is fitting.