Verse 15

For judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Mic 7:9 : 9 Because I have sinned against Him, I will bear the indignation of the LORD until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light, and I will see His righteousness.
  • Mal 3:18 : 18 Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.
  • Jas 5:7-9 : 7 Therefore, be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and late rains. 8 You too must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near. 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door. 10 Take, my brothers and sisters, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord as an example of suffering and patience. 11 See, we consider those who have endured to be blessed. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen the Lord's outcome—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
  • 2 Pet 3:8-9 : 8 But do not let this one thing escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day. 9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wanting any to perish but for all to come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief; on that day the heavens will pass away with a loud noise, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare.
  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their going out showed that none of them belonged to us.
  • Rev 15:3-4 : 3 And they sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are your ways, King of the saints." 4 "Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."
  • Deut 32:35-36 : 35 Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip, for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is quickly approaching. 36 For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one is left—neither slave nor free.
  • Job 17:9 : 9 Yet the righteous hold to their way, and those with clean hands grow stronger.
  • Job 23:11-12 : 11 My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way and not turned aside. 12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
  • Job 35:14 : 14 Even though you say you do not see Him, your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him.
  • Ps 7:8-9 : 8 Let the assembly of the nations gather around You; take Your seat on high above them. 9 The Lord will judge the peoples. Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity.
  • Ps 9:16 : 16 The nations have sunk into the pit they made; their feet are caught in the net they hid.
  • Ps 37:5-7 : 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will act. 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, and your justice like the noonday. 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out wicked schemes.
  • Ps 37:34 : 34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.
  • Ps 58:11 : 11 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
  • Ps 94:2-3 : 2 Rise up, Judge of the earth; repay the proud for what they deserve. 3 How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked exult?
  • Ps 97:2 : 2 Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
  • Ps 125:3-5 : 3 For the scepter of the wicked will not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong. 4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good and to those who are upright in heart. 5 But those who turn aside to their crooked ways, the LORD will lead away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
  • Isa 42:3 : 3 A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully bring forth justice.