'Righteous' in the Bible

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.

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

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.

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;

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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

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

And it was credited to him as a righteous act, from generation to generation to eternity.

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.

At midnight I will get up to thank you for your righteous ordinances.

I have given my word and affirmed it, to keep your righteous judgments.

My eyes fail as I look for your salvation and for your righteous promise.

LORD, you are righteous, and your judgments are right.

Your righteous decrees are eternal; give me understanding, and I will live. Qof

The sum of your word is truth, and each righteous ordinance of yours is everlasting. Sin/Shin

I praise you seven times a day because of your righteous ordinances.

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.

The LORD is righteous he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name, while the upright live in your presence. A Davidic Song

Let one who is righteous strike me; It is an act of gracious love. Let him rebuke me, because it is oil for my head; do not let my head refuse it. My prayers continuously will be against their wicked activities.

Break me out of this prison, so I can give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will deal generously with me. A Davidic Song

Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for no living person is righteous in your sight.

For the sake of your name, LORD, preserve my life. Because you are righteous, bring me out of trouble.

The LORD is righteous in all of his ways and graciously loving in all of his activities.

the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down. The LORD loves the righteous.