Psalm 19:9
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9 the fear of the Lord is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the Lord are true
and righteous altogether.(A)
1 Samuel 12:24
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24 Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart, for consider what great things he has done for you.(A)
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Psalm 119:142
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142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and your law is the truth.(A)
Psalm 119:137-138
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137 You are righteous, O Lord,
and your judgments are right.(A)
138 You have appointed your decrees in righteousness
and in all faithfulness.(B)
Psalm 119:1
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Psalm 119
The Glories of God’s Law
1 Happy are those whose way is blameless,
who walk in the law of the Lord.(A)
Psalm 34:11-14
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11 Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.(A)
12 Which of you desires life
and covets many days to enjoy good?(B)
13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.(C)
14 Depart from evil, and do good;
seek peace, and pursue it.(D)
Deuteronomy 4:8
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8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this entire law that I am setting before you today?
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Revelation 15:3
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3 And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb:
“Great and amazing are your deeds,
Lord God the Almighty!
Just and true are your ways,
King of the nations
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- 15.3 Other ancient authorities read the ages
Psalm 115:13
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13 he will bless those who fear the Lord,
both small and great.
Psalm 111:10-112:6
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10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it[a] have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever.(A)
Psalm 112
Blessings of the Righteous
1 Praise the Lord!
Happy are those who fear the Lord,
who greatly delight in his commandments.(B)
2 Their descendants will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.(C)
3 Wealth and riches are in their houses,
and their righteousness endures forever.
4 They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright;
they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.(D)
5 It is well with those who deal generously and lend,
who conduct their affairs with justice.
6 For the righteous will never be moved;
they will be remembered forever.(E)
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- 111.10 Gk Syr: Heb them
1 Kings 18:12
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12 As soon as I have gone from you, the spirit of the Lord will carry you I know not where; so, when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot find you, he will kill me, although I your servant have revered the Lord from my youth.(A)
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Genesis 42:18
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18 On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:(A)
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Revelation 19:2
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2 for his judgments are true and just;
he has judged the great whore[a]
who corrupted the earth with her prostitution,
and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(A)
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- 19.2 Or prostitute
Revelation 16:7
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7 And I heard the altar respond,
“Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty,
your judgments are true and just!”(A)
Romans 2:2
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2 We know that God’s judgment on those who do such things is in accordance with truth.
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Isaiah 26:8
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8 In the path of your judgments,
O Lord, we have placed hope;
your name and your renown
are the soul’s desire.(A)
Psalm 119:106
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106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to observe your righteous ordinances.(A)
Psalm 119:7
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7 I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous ordinances.(A)
Psalm 72:1-2
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Psalm 72
Prayer for Guidance and Support for the King
Of Solomon.
1 Give the king your justice, O God,
and your righteousness to a king’s son.(A)
2 May he judge your people with righteousness
and your poor with justice.(B)
Psalm 36:6
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6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains;
your judgments are like the great deep;
you save humans and animals alike, O Lord.(A)
Psalm 36:1
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Psalm 36
Human Wickedness and Divine Goodness
To the leader. Of David, the servant of the Lord.
1 Transgression speaks to the wicked
deep in their hearts;
there is no fear of God
before their eyes.(A)
Psalm 10:5
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5 Their ways prosper at all times;
your judgments are on high, out of their sight;
as for their foes, they scoff at them.
Nehemiah 5:15
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15 The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took food and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God.(A)
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1 Kings 18:3-4
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3 Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah revered the Lord greatly; 4 when Jezebel was killing off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred prophets, hid them fifty to a cave, and provided them with bread and water.)(A)
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Exodus 21:1
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The Law concerning Slaves
21 “These are the ordinances that you shall set before them:(A)
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