Psalms 9:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 140:12 : 12 I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.
  • 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
  • Ps 16:5 : 5 The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.
  • Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour. 7 You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil: and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head, lifting you high over all other kings.
  • Ps 47:8 : 8 God is the ruler over the nations; God is on the high seat of his holy rule.
  • Ps 89:14 : 14 The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.
  • Ps 96:13 : 13 Before the Lord, for he is come; he is come to be the judge of the earth; the earth will be judged in righteousness, and the peoples with unchanging faith.
  • Ps 98:9 : 9 Before the Lord, for he has come as judge of the earth; judging the world in righteousness, and giving true decisions for the peoples.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lam 3:58-59
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    58 O Lord, you have taken up the cause of my soul, you have made my life safe.

    59 O Lord, you have seen my wrong; be judge in my cause.

  • Ps 9:7-8
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    7 But the Lord is King for ever: he has made ready his high seat for judging.

    8 And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.

  • 4 The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.

  • 12 And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

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    5 You have said sharp words to the nations, you have sent destruction on the sinners, you have put an end to their name for ever and ever.

  • Ps 7:8-9
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    8 The Lord will be judge of the peoples; give a decision for me, O Lord, because of my righteousness, and let my virtue have its reward.

    9 O let the evil of the evil-doer come to an end, but give strength to the upright: for men's minds and hearts are tested by the God of righteousness.

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    137 <TZADE> O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.

    138 You have given your unchanging word in righteousness, and it is for ever.

  • Ps 89:13-14
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    13 Yours is an arm of power; strong is your hand and high your right hand.

    14 The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.

  • 8 Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.

  • 2 Be my judge; for your eyes see what is right.

  • 6 Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.

  • 7 The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

  • 4 O let the nations be glad, and make song of joy; for you will be the judge of the peoples in righteousness, guiding the nations of the earth. (Selah.)

  • 2 May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

  • 1 You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?

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  • 5 Then a king's seat will be based on mercy, and one will be seated on it in the tent of David for ever; judging uprightly, and quick to do righteousness.

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    3 When my haters are turned back, they will be broken and overcome before you.

  • Ps 35:23-24
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    23 Be awake, O Lord, be moved to take up my cause, my God and my Lord.

    24 Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.

  • 20 But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.

  • 14 The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

  • 42 You have given power to the right hand of his haters; you have made glad all those who are against him.

  • 5 For there seats for the judges were placed, even the rulers' seats of the line of David.

  • 12 But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.

  • 18 See now, I have put my cause in order, and I am certain that I will be seen to be right.

  • 4 You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.

  • 4 And go nobly on in your power, because you are good and true and without pride; and your right hand will be teaching you things of fear.

  • 39 For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.

  • 5 For Job has said, I am upright, and it is God who has taken away my right;

  • 33 But still, you have been in the right in everything which has come on us; you have been true to us, but we have done evil:

  • 7 There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

  • 4 The Lord is true: the cords of the evil-doers are broken in two.

  • 1 Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.

  • 8 Praise be to the Lord your God whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of his kingdom to be king for the Lord your God: because, in his love for Israel, it was the purpose of your God to make them strong for ever, he made you king over them, to be their judge in righteousness.

  • 9 Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

  • 142 Your righteousness is an unchanging righteousness, and your law is certain.

  • 12 I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.

  • 5 In the day of his wrath kings will be wounded by the Lord at your right hand.

  • 2 The seat of your power has been from the past; you are eternal.

  • 40 For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.

  • 13 The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge.

  • 6 And he will make your righteousness be seen like the light, and your cause like the shining of the sun.

  • 2 Dark clouds are round him; his kingdom is based on righteousness and right judging.

  • 15 After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.