For the Lord is righteous,
He (A)loves righteousness;
[a]His countenance beholds the upright.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 11:7 Or The upright beholds His countenance

15 As for me, (A)I will see Your face in righteousness;
(B)I shall be satisfied when I (C)awake in Your likeness.

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You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has (A)anointed You
With the oil of (B)gladness more than Your companions.

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(A)He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But (B)they are on the throne with kings,
For He has seated them forever,
And they are exalted.

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Beloved, (A)now we are children of God; and (B)it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, (C)we shall be like Him, for (D)we shall see Him as He is.

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(A)The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
(B)The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.

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The King’s strength also loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

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(A)Why are you [a]cast down, O my soul?
And why are you disquieted within me?
(B)Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him
[b]For the help of His countenance.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 42:5 Lit. bowed down
  2. Psalm 42:5 So with MT, Tg.; a few Heb. mss., LXX, Syr., Vg. The help of my countenance, my God

15 (A)The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.

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18 (A)Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him,
On those who hope in His mercy,

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He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.

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For You have made him most blessed forever;
(A)You have made him [a]exceedingly glad with Your presence.

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  1. Psalm 21:6 Lit. joyful with gladness

12 For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield.

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12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
(A)And His ears are open to their prayers;
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

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“For (A)I, the Lord, love justice;
(B)I hate robbery [a]for burnt offering;
I will direct their work in truth,
(C)And will make with them an everlasting covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:8 Or in

11 God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.

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Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end,
But establish the just;
(A)For the righteous God tests the hearts and [a]minds.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:9 Lit. kidneys, the most secret part of man

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