Psalm 99:4
New Living Translation
4 Mighty King, lover of justice,
you have established fairness.
You have acted with justice
and righteousness throughout Israel.[a]
Psalm 11:7
New Living Translation
7 For the righteous Lord loves justice.
The virtuous will see his face.
Jeremiah 23:5
New Living Translation
5 “For the time is coming,”
says the Lord,
“when I will raise up a righteous descendant[a]
from King David’s line.
He will be a King who rules with wisdom.
He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
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- 23:5 Hebrew a righteous branch.
Revelation 19:16
New Living Translation
16 On his robe at his thigh[a] was written this title: King of all kings and Lord of all lords.
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- 19:16 Or On his robe and thigh.
Revelation 19:11
New Living Translation
The Rider on the White Horse
11 Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.
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Jude 15
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15 to execute judgment on the people of the world. He will convict every person of all the ungodly things they have done and for all the insults that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[a]
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- 14-15 The quotation comes from intertestamental literature: Enoch 1:9.
Isaiah 61:11
New Living Translation
11 The Sovereign Lord will show his justice to the nations of the world.
Everyone will praise him!
His righteousness will be like a garden in early spring,
with plants springing up everywhere.
Isaiah 42:4
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4 He will not falter or lose heart
until justice prevails throughout the earth.
Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.[a]”
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- 42:4 Greek version reads And his name will be the hope of all the world. Compare Matt 12:21.
Isaiah 11:3-5
New Living Translation
3 He will delight in obeying the Lord.
He will not judge by appearance
nor make a decision based on hearsay.
4 He will give justice to the poor
and make fair decisions for the exploited.
The earth will shake at the force of his word,
and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked.
5 He will wear righteousness like a belt
and truth like an undergarment.
Isaiah 9:7
New Living Translation
7 His government and its peace
will never end.
He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David
for all eternity.
The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies
will make this happen!
Psalm 98:9
New Living Translation
9 before the Lord,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with justice,
and the nations with fairness.
Psalm 72:1-2
New Living Translation
Psalm 72
A psalm of Solomon.
1 Give your love of justice to the king, O God,
and righteousness to the king’s son.
2 Help him judge your people in the right way;
let the poor always be treated fairly.
Psalm 45:6-7
New Living Translation
6 Your throne, O God,[a] endures forever and ever.
You rule with a scepter of justice.
7 You love justice and hate evil.
Therefore God, your God, has anointed you,
pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.
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- 45:6 Or Your divine throne.
Job 37:23
New Living Translation
23 We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty;
but even though he is just and righteous,
he does not destroy us.
Job 36:5-7
New Living Translation
5 “God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone!
He is mighty in both power and understanding.
6 He does not let the wicked live
but gives justice to the afflicted.
7 He never takes his eyes off the innocent,
but he sets them on thrones with kings
and exalts them forever.
2 Samuel 23:3-4
New Living Translation
3 The God of Israel spoke.
The Rock of Israel said to me:
‘The one who rules righteously,
who rules in the fear of God,
4 is like the light of morning at sunrise,
like a morning without clouds,
like the gleaming of the sun
on new grass after rain.’
Deuteronomy 32:3-4
New Living Translation
3 I will proclaim the name of the Lord;
how glorious is our God!
4 He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect.
Everything he does is just and fair.
He is a faithful God who does no wrong;
how just and upright he is!
Deuteronomy 10:18
New Living Translation
18 He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing.
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