Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
- KJV Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
- NKJV Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times!
- NASB How blessed are those who maintain justice, Who practice righteousness at all times!
- NLT There is joy for those who deal justly with others and always do what is right.
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Quick answer
Blessed are those who keep justice and do what is right at all times. It matters because God's people are called to consistent righteousness.
Overview
After praising God, the psalm sets forth the blessedness of upright living. True devotion expresses itself in justice and righteousness, not occasionally but continually. Yet the psalm soon confesses how far Israel fell short, pointing to the need for the righteousness God provides in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 15:2He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
- Jas 1:25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
- John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
- John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
- Gal 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Rev 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
- Ps 119:44I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
- Mark 3:35For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
- Rom 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
- Ps 119:112I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.
- Ps 119:20My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
- Ps 119:106I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
- Ps 119:1–3Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
- Deut 11:1You shall therefore love the LORD your God and always keep His charge, His statutes, His ordinances, and His commandments.
- Rev 7:15For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
- Deut 5:19You shall not steal.
- Isa 64:5You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
- Isa 56:1–2This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.
- Ezek 18:21–22But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
- Luke 1:74–75deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
- Luke 6:47–49I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
- Luke 11:28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
- Acts 24:16In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
- Ps 84:11–12For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Ps 1:1–3Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- John 14:21–23Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- Jer 22:15–16Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
- Luke 11:42Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
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