For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
Parallel translations
- WEB For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
- KJV For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
- NKJV For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
- NASB For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; The upright will see His face.
- NLT For the righteous Lord loves justice. The virtuous will see his face.
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Quick answer
Yahweh is righteous and loves righteousness; the upright will see His face. The just God welcomes the righteous into His presence.
Overview
The psalm closes with the assurance that the righteous God loves righteous deeds and will grant the upright the surpassing joy of beholding His face. To 'see his face' is the highest blessing, fellowship with God Himself. This hope is secured through Christ, by whom the pure in heart shall see God (Matthew 5:8).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Rev 22:4They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
- Ps 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- 1 Pet 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- Ps 45:7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
- Job 36:7He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
- 1 Jn 3:2Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is.
- Ps 33:18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
- Ps 34:15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- Ps 21:6For You grant him blessings forever; You cheer him with joy in Your presence.
- Ps 33:5The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.
- Ps 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
- Ps 5:12For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
- Ps 42:5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.
- Ps 146:8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
- Ps 7:9Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
- Isa 61:8For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.
- Ps 7:11God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
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