God: Righteousness of

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  1. …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:
  2. 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.”
  3. I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
  4. Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
  5. Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
  6. Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
  7. And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
  8. My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
  9. Your righteousness reaches to the heavens, O God, You who have done great things. Who, O God, is like You?
  10. Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
  11. Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
  12. They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.
  13. Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
  14. Splendid and majestic is His work; His righteousness endures forever.
  15. Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
  16. The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
  17. How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
  18. Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
  19. Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
  20. Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
  21. My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
  22. A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
  23. They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
  24. The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
  25. Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
  26. For the moth will devour them like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool. But My righteousness will last forever, My salvation through all generations.”
  27. This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.
  28. …and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”
  29. But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.
  30. Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
  31. To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,
  32. …to subvert a man in his lawsuit—of these the Lord does not approve.
  33. To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.
  34. Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.
  35. Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
  36. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
  37. Righteous Father, although the world has not known You, I know You, and they know that You sent Me.
  38. For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
  39. For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
  40. Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.” …
  41. But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
  42. And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
  43. What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
  44. Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
  45. For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes.
  46. From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
  47. When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
  48. Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
  49. My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
  50. And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.