For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
Parallel translations
- WEB For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.
- BSB For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
- NKJV For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness.
- NASB For You have maintained my just cause; You have sat on the throne judging righteously.
- NLT For you have judged in my favor; from your throne you have judged with fairness.
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Quick answer
God has upheld David's just cause, judging righteously from His throne. The believer's vindication rests on God the righteous Judge.
Overview
David grounds his confidence in God's character as a righteous Judge enthroned over all. Rather than taking vengeance himself, he entrusts his cause to the One who judges justly. This anticipates the New Testament call to leave vengeance to God (Romans 12:19) and points to Christ, the righteous Judge of all.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 140:12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
- 1 Pet 2:23Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
- Isa 11:4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
- Ps 98:9Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
- Ps 89:14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
- Ps 47:8God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.
- Ps 16:5The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
- Ps 96:13Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.
- Ps 45:6–7Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
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