Righteous

This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.

Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?

What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?

Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”

So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”

…suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”

Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.

Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”

And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?

You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.

Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

…the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:

…the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:

Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.

…and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”

The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

…then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

…then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”

O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”

You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.

‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?

…if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.

“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?

Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.

If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.

I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

Does it delight the Almighty that you are righteous? Does He profit if your ways are blameless?

The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:

…what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.

So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.

“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’

If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?

He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.

For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.

Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.

Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.

God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.

If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.

For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.

There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.

A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.

The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.

May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.

The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.

The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.

Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.

The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.

The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.

May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.

May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound until the moon is no more.

“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”

The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.

The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!

This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.

I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.

At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.

I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.

Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.

The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.