Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.

The Degenerate City

How the faithful city has become a harlot! It was full of justice; Righteousness lodged in it, But now murderers.

Zion shall be redeemed with justice, And her penitents with righteousness.

For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, And the men of Judah are His pleasant plant. He looked for justice, but behold, oppression; For righteousness, but behold, a cry for help.

Who justify the wicked for a bribe, And take away justice from the righteous man!

Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

To rob the needy of justice, And to take what is right from the poor of My people, That widows may be their prey, And that they may rob the fatherless.

In mercy the throne will be established; And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David, Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.”

For a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, And for strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate.

Also I will make justice the measuring line, And righteousness the plummet; The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters will overflow the hiding place.

God Will Be Gracious

Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.

A Reign of Righteousness

Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, And princes will rule with justice.

Also the schemes of the schemer are evil; He devises wicked plans To destroy the poor with lying words, Even when the needy speaks justice.

The Peace of God’s Reign

Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, And taught Him in the path of justice? Who taught Him knowledge, And showed Him the way of understanding?

The Servant of the Lord

“Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.

A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth.

He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”

“Listen to Me, My people; And give ear to Me, O My nation: For law will proceed from Me, And I will make My justice rest As a light of the peoples.

Salvation for the Gentiles

Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.

Yet they seek Me daily, And delight to know My ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And did not forsake the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; They take delight in approaching God.

No one calls for justice, Nor does any plead for truth. They trust in empty words and speak lies; They conceive evil and bring forth iniquity.

The way of peace they have not known, And there is no justice in their ways; They have made themselves crooked paths; Whoever takes that way shall not know peace.

Sin Confessed

Therefore justice is far from us, Nor does righteousness overtake us; We look for light, but there is darkness! For brightness, but we walk in blackness!