Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.
Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.
Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.
For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are certain.
The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.
The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.
Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.
O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.
The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.
The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.
The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.
The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.
The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.
The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.
Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.
But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Whoever makes an offering of praise gives glory to me; and to him who is upright in his ways I will make clear the salvation of God.
For you, Lord, will send a blessing on the upright man; your grace will be round him, and you will be his strength.
<To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of Ahimelech.> Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
The upright will see it with fear, and will say, laughing at you:
Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.
<To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David.> Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?
The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.
The upright will be glad in the Lord and have hope in him; and all the lovers of righteousness will give him glory.
So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.
But let the upright be glad; let them have delight before God; let them be full of joy.
Let their names be taken from the book of the living, let them not be numbered with the upright.
God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.
God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.
In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.
By him will all the horns of the sinners be cut off; but the horns of the upright will be lifted up.
So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.
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.
The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.
For a sign that the Lord is upright; he is my Rock, there is no deceit in him.
They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.
Say among the nations, The Lord is King; yes, the world is ordered so that it may not be moved; he will be an upright judge of the peoples.
Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.
Be glad in the Lord, you upright men; praising the memory of his holy name.
And the voice of the angel of the waters came to my ears, saying, True and upright is your judging, O Holy One, who is and was from all time:
For true and upright are his decisions; for by him has the evil woman been judged, who made the earth unclean with the sins of her body; and he has given her punishment for the blood of his servants.
Let the evil man go on in his evil: and let the unclean be still unclean: and let the upright go on in his righteousness: and let the holy be holy still.
And to make clear his righteousness now, so that he might himself be upright, and give righteousness to him who has faith in Jesus.
Now it is hard for anyone to give his life even for an upright man, though it might be that for a good man someone would give his life.
But the law is holy, and its orders are holy, upright, and good.
What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said.
But opening his house freely to guests; a lover of what is good, serious-minded, upright, holy, self-controlled;
This is what the Lord of armies has said: Let your judging be upright and done in good faith, let every man have mercy and pity for his brother:
Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.
The Lord in her is upright; he will not do evil; every morning he lets his righteousness be seen, he is unchanging; but the evil-doer has no sense of shame.
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