For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
Parallel translations
- KJV For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
- BSB For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
- 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 shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.
- 1 Pet 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open 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 with the oil of gladness above your fellows.
- Job 36:7He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
- 1 Jn 3:2Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.
- Ps 33:18Behold, Yahweh’s eye is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his loving kindness;
- Ps 34:15Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
- Ps 21:6For you make him most blessed forever. You make him glad with joy in your presence.
- Ps 33:5He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.
- Ps 99:4The King’s strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
- Ps 5:12For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
- Ps 42:5Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.
- Ps 146:8Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous.
- Ps 7:9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
- Isa 61:8“For I, Yahweh, love justice. I hate robbery and iniquity. I will give them their reward in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
- Ps 7:11God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.
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