to proclaim, “The LORD is upright; He is my Rock, and in Him there is no unrighteousness.”
Parallel translations
- WEB to show that Yahweh is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
- KJV To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
- NKJV To declare that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
- NASB To declare that the Lord is just; He is my rock, and there is no malice in Him.
- NLT They will declare, “The Lord is just! He is my rock! There is no evil in him!”
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Quick answer
Such enduring fruitfulness declares that the LORD is upright, a rock with no unrighteousness. The lives of the righteous testify to God's perfect character.
Overview
The purpose of the believer's lasting fruitfulness is to display God's uprightness and reliability. He is the 'rock,' an immovable foundation, utterly free from injustice. This declaration of God's perfect righteousness is fully vindicated in Christ, in whom God is shown both just and the justifier of sinners (Romans 3:26; Deuteronomy 32:4).
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Rom 9:14What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Certainly not!
- Job 34:10Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.
- Ps 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
- Deut 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- Ps 145:17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
- 1 Cor 1:8–9He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Th 1:6–7After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
- John 15:1–3“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
- 1 Pet 1:4–5and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,
- 1 Th 5:23–24Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Zeph 3:5The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.
- John 10:27–29My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
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