'Righteousness' in the Bible
Abram believed the Lord, and He credited it to him as righteousness.
Righteousness will be ours if we are careful to follow every one of these commands before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’
When the Lord your God drives them out before you, do not say to yourself, ‘The Lord brought me in to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.’ Instead, the Lord will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness.
You are not going to take possession of their land because of your righteousness or your integrity. Instead, the Lord your God will drive out these nations before you because of their wickedness, in order to keep the promise He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Understand that the Lord your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people.
Be sure to return it to him at sunset. Then he will sleep in it and bless you, and this will be counted as righteousness to you before the Lord your God.
May the Lord repay every man for his righteousness and his loyalty. I wasn’t willing to lift my hand against the Lord’s anointed, even though the Lord handed you over to me today.
So David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness for all his people.
The Lord rewarded meaccording to my righteousness;He repaid meaccording to the cleanness of my hands.
So the Lord repaid meaccording to my righteousness,according to my cleanness in His sight.
And Solomon replied, “You have shown great and faithful love to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and integrity. You have continued this great and faithful love for him by giving him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.
may You hear in heaven and act.May You judge Your servants,condemning the wicked man by bringingwhat he has done on his own headand providing justice for the righteousby rewarding him according to his righteousness.
May Yahweh your God be praised! He delighted in you and put you on the throne of Israel, because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel. He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
So David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness for all his people.
may You hear in heaven and act.May You judge Your servants,condemning the wicked man by bringingwhat he has done on his own headand providing justice for the righteousby rewarding him according to his righteousness.
May the Lord your God be praised! He delighted in you and put you on His throne as king for the Lord your God. Because Your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has set you over them as king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
Reconsider; don’t be unjust.Reconsider; my righteousness is still the issue.
if you are pure and upright,then He will move even now on your behalfand restore the home where your righteousness dwells.
I will cling to my righteousness and never let it go.My conscience will not accuse me as long as I live!
I clothed myself in righteousness,and it enveloped me;my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.
He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.That man will see His face with a shout of joy,and God will restore his righteousness to him.
Your wickedness affects a person like yourself,and your righteousness another human being.
I will get my knowledge from a distant placeand ascribe justice to my Maker.
The Almighty—we cannot reach Him—He is exalted in power!He will not oppress justice and abundant righteousness,
Offer sacrifices in righteousnessand trust in the Lord.
Lord, lead me in Your righteousnessbecause of my adversaries;make Your way straight before me.
The Lord judges the peoples;vindicate me, Lord,according to my righteousness and my integrity.
I will thank the Lord for His righteousness;I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High.
He judges the world with righteousness;He executes judgment on the nations with fairness.
The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,and acknowledges the truth in his heart—
But I will see Your face in righteousness;when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence.
The Lord rewarded meaccording to my righteousness;He repaid meaccording to the cleanness of my hands.
So the Lord repaid meaccording to my righteousness,according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
They will come and tell a people yet to be bornabout His righteousness—what He has done.
He will receive blessing from the Lord,and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, I seek refuge in You;let me never be disgraced.Save me by Your righteousness.
He loves righteousness and justice;the earth is full of the Lord’s unfailing love.
Vindicate me, Lord my God,in keeping with Your righteousness,and do not let them rejoice over me.
And my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness,Your praise all day long.
Your righteousness is like the highest mountains;Your judgments, like the deepest sea.Lord, You preserve man and beast.
Spread Your faithful love over those who know You,and Your righteousness over the upright in heart.
making your righteousness shine like the dawn,your justice like the noonday.
I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly;see, I do not keep my mouth closed—as You know, Lord.
I did not hide Your righteousness in my heart;I spoke about Your faithfulness and salvation;I did not conceal Your constant love and truthfrom the great assembly.
You love righteousness and hate wickedness;therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joymore than your companions.
The heavens proclaim His righteousness,for God is the Judge.Selah
Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God,the God of my salvation,and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
You answer us in righteousness,with awe-inspiring works,God of our salvation,the hope of all the ends of the earthand of the distant seas.
Add guilt to their guilt;do not let them share in Your righteousness.
My mouth will tell about Your righteousnessand Your salvation all day long,though I cannot sum them up.
I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord God;I will proclaim Your righteousness, Yours alone.
Your righteousness reaches heaven, God,You who have done great things;God, who is like You?
Therefore, my tongue will proclaimYour righteousness all day long,for those who seek my harmwill be disgraced and confounded.
Solomonic.God, give Your justice to the kingand Your righteousness to the king’s son.
He will judge Your people with righteousnessand Your afflicted ones with justice.
May the mountains bring prosperity to the peopleand the hills, righteousness.
Faithful love and truth will join together;righteousness and peace will embrace.
Truth will spring up from the earth,and righteousness will look down from heaven.
Righteousness will go before Himto prepare the way for His steps.
Will Your wonders be known in the darknessor Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
Righteousness and justice are the foundationof Your throne;faithful love and truth go before You.
They rejoice in Your name all day long,and they are exalted by Your righteousness.
before the Lord, for He is coming—for He is coming to judge the earth.He will judge the world with righteousnessand the peoples with His faithfulness.
Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
The heavens proclaim His righteousness;all the peoples see His glory.
The Lord has made His victory known;He has revealed His righteousnessin the sight of the nations.
The mighty King loves justice.You have established fairness;You have administered justiceand righteousness in Jacob.
The Lord executes acts of righteousnessand justice for all the oppressed.
But from eternity to eternitythe Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him,and His righteousness toward the grandchildren
How happy are those who uphold justice,who practice righteousness at all times.
It was credited to him as righteousnessthroughout all generations to come.
All that He does is splendid and majestic;His righteousness endures forever.
Wealth and riches are in his house,and his righteousness endures forever.
He distributes freely to the poor;his righteousness endures forever.His horn will be exalted in honor.
Open the gates of righteousness for me;I will enter through themand give thanks to the Lord.
How I long for Your precepts!Give me life through Your righteousness.
Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,and Your instruction is true.
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness,and may Your godly people shout for joy.
A Davidic psalm.Lord, hear my prayer.In Your faithfulness listen to my plea,and in Your righteousness answer me.
Because of Your name, Yahweh,let me live.In Your righteousness deliver me from trouble,
They will give a testimony of Your great goodnessand will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
for receiving wise instructionin righteousness, justice, and integrity;
Then you will understand righteousness, justice,and integrity—every good path.
With me are riches and honor,lasting wealth and righteousness.
I walk in the way of righteousness,along the paths of justice,
Ill-gotten gains do not profit anyone,but righteousness rescues from death.
Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,but righteousness rescues from death.
The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright rescues them,but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.
The wicked man earns an empty wage,but the one who sows righteousness, a true reward.
Genuine righteousness leads to life,but pursuing evil leads to death.
There is life in the path of righteousness,but another path leads to death. >
Righteousness guards people of integrity,but wickedness undermines the sinner.
Righteousness exalts a nation,but sin is a disgrace to any people.
The Lord detests the way of the wicked,but He loves the one who pursues righteousness.
Better a little with righteousnessthan great income with injustice.
Wicked behavior is detestable to kings,since a throne is established through righteousness.
Gray hair is a glorious crown;it is found in the way of righteousness.
The one who pursues righteousness and faithful lovewill find life, righteousness, and honor.
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,and his throne will be established in righteousness.
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