'Uncompromisingly' in the Bible
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.
Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous [those in right standing with You];For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.
There they tremble with great fear,For God is with the [consistently] righteous generation.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous [who actively seek right standing with Him];Shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]And His ears are open to their cry.
The wicked plots against the righteousAnd gnashes at him with his teeth.
Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God]Than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).
The wicked borrows and does not pay back,But the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.
I have been young and now I am old,Yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandonedOr his descendants pleading for bread.
The mouth of the righteous proclaims wisdom,And his tongue speaks justice and truth.
The wicked lies in wait for the righteousAnd seeks to kill him.
The righteous will see it and fear,And will [scoffingly] laugh, saying,
Men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;Surely there is a God who judges on the earth.”
The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in Him;All the upright in heart will glory and offer praise.
But let the righteous be glad; let them be in good spirits before God,Yes, let them rejoice with delight.
May they be blotted out of the book of life [and their lives come to an end]And may they not be recorded with the righteous (those in right standing with God).
In his days may the righteous flourish,And peace abound until the moon is no more.
All the horns of the wicked He will cut off,But the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.
The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].
For judgment will again be righteous,And all the upright in heart will follow it.
Light is sown [like seed] for the righteous and illuminates their path,And [irrepressible] joy [is spread] for the upright in heart [who delight in His favor and protection].
He will never be shaken;The righteous will be remembered forever.
The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land of the righteous,So that the righteous will not reach out their hands to do wrong.
The Lord is righteous;He has cut in two the [thick] cords of the wicked [which enslaved the people of Israel].
Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name;The upright will dwell in Your presence.
The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;The Lord loves the righteous [the upright in heart].
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