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Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
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For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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Psalm 4
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.
Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
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Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the Lord.
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Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies— make your way straight before me.
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Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
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Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
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Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
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God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.
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I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.
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For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.
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He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.
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When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
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The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.
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For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.
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But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous.
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The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart;
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The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
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The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
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The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous.
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They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it!
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Psalm 31
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
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Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
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Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!
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Psalm 33
Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
