Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever. the LORD's ordinances are true, and righteous altogether.
They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it. A Psalm by David.
He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
He shall receive a blessing from the LORD, righteousness from the God of his salvation.
In you, the LORD, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!
Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous! Praise is fitting for the upright.
He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of the LORD.
the LORD's eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don't know about.
Vindicate me, the LORD my God, according to your righteousness. Don't let them gloat over me.
Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, "the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!"
My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long. For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of the LORD.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. the LORD, you preserve man and animal.
Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noon day sun.
Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, the LORD, you know.
I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.
In your majesty ride on victoriously on behalf of truth, humility, and righteousness. Let your right hand display awesome deeds.
You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
As is your name, God, so is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.
The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, "David has come to Abimelech's house."
The righteous also will see it, and fear, and laugh at him, saying,
Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?
The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth." For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.
The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him! For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song.
By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea;
But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
Charge them with crime upon crime. Don't let them come into your righteousness.
Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.
Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.
Rescue me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
My mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don't know its full measure.
I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord the LORD. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.
Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?
My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me. By Solomon.
God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.
He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.
In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm by Asaph. A song.
Mercy and truth meet together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.
Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps. A Prayer by David.
Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
to show that the LORD is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
before the LORD; for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, the peoples with his truth.
Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Be glad in the LORD, you righteous people! Give thanks to his holy Name. A Psalm.
the LORD has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
Let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
the LORD executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.
But the LORD's loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children's children;
That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.
His work is honor and majesty. His righteousness endures forever.
Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.
For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever.
He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
the LORD is Gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. "The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Yah.
This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous will enter into it.
I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments.
Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. WAW
At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.
the LORD, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
I have done what is just and righteous. Don't leave me to my oppressors.
My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.
You are righteous, the LORD. Your judgments are upright.
You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. KUF
All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. SIN AND SHIN
Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances.
Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.
For the scepter of wickedness won't remain over the allotment of the righteous; so that the righteous won't use their hands to do evil.
the LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.
Let your priest be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!"
Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence. A Psalm by David.
Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don't let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me. A Psalm by David.
Hear my prayer, the LORD. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.
Don't enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.
Revive me, the LORD, for your name's sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.
the LORD is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. the LORD raises up those who are bowed down. the LORD loves the righteous.
They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.
Who wouldn't fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed."
I heard the angel of the waters saying, "You are righteous, who are and who were, you Holy One, because you have judged these things.
I heard the altar saying, "Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments."
for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."
It was given to her that she would array herself in bright, pure, fine linen: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.
He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still."
For in it is revealed God's righteousness from faith to faith. As it is written, "But the righteous shall live by faith."
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,
But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God;
but to those who are self-seeking, and don't obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation,
For it isn't the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified
But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.
As it is written, "There is no one righteous; no, not one.
But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;
even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,
whom God set forth to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God's forbearance;
to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus.
For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."
But to him who doesn't work, but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.
Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,
Is this blessing then pronounced on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say that faith was accounted to Abraham for righteousness.
He received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they might be in uncircumcision, that righteousness might also be accounted to them.
For the promise to Abraham and to his seed that he should be heir of the world wasn't through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
Therefore it also was "reckoned to him for righteousness."
For one will hardly die for a righteous man. Yet perhaps for a righteous person someone would even dare to die.
For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned through the one; so much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ.
So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.
For as through the one man's disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous.
that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Neither present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
Don't you know that to whom you present yourselves as servants to obedience, his servants you are whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?
Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.
I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh, for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.
For when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.
If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the spirit is alive because of righteousness.
What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? May it never be!
for He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the LORD will make a short work upon the earth."
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who didn't follow after righteousness, attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith;
but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, didn't arrive at the law of righteousness.
For being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they didn't subject themselves to the righteousness of God.
For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.
For Moses writes about the righteousness of the law, "The one who does them will live by them."
But the righteousness which is of faith says this, "Don't say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down);
For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
for the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;
not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
and I will bring them, and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness."
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the LORD's anger.
the LORD, in the midst of her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn't fail, but the unjust know no shame.
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