For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
Psalms 11:7
“For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.”
— Psalms 11:7
"Let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream" — Amos's flood metaphor sets the tone: biblical justice is torrential, not trickle. The fifteen verses below are the Bible's direct address to that situation, shown in full KJV text from Psalms 11:7 to Jeremiah 22:3.
Quick answer: The best-known verse about justice here is Psalms 11:7: "For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright." Psalms 33:5 follows close behind: "He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD." Both are public-domain translations, shown in full on the cards below with a modern-English toggle.
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.
Psalms 11:7
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.
Psalms 33:5
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
For Yahweh loves justice, and doesn’t forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:28
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
Psalms 82:3
Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
Psalms 89:14
Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.
Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Psalms 97:2
The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
The King’s strength also loves justice. You establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Psalms 99:4
Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.
Psalms 106:3
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.
Psalms 140:12
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Proverbs 21:15
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.
Proverbs 29:7
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.
Proverbs 31:8
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
Proverbs 31:9
Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Defend the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”
Isaiah 1:17
Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Yahweh says: “Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong. Do no violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.
Jeremiah 22:3
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