Isaiah 42:21

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The Lorde is mercyfull vnto them for his righteousnesse sake, that his word might be magnified and praysed:

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  • Ps 40:8 : 8 Then sayde I, lo I am come: in the booke of thy lawe it is written of me that I shoulde fulfyll thy wyll O my God, I am content to do it, yea thy lawe is within the middest of my brest.
  • Ps 71:16 : 16 I wyll go foorth in the strength of the Lorde God: and I wyll only make mention of thy ryghteousnesse.
  • Ps 71:19 : 19 And vntyll I haue exceedyngly exalted O Lorde thy ryghteousnesse: for great thynges are they that thou hast done, O Lorde who is lyke vnto thee?
  • Ps 85:9-9 : 9 For truely his saluation is nye them that feare him: insomuch that glory dwelleth in our earth. 10 Mercy and trueth are met together: righteousnes and peace haue kissed eche other. 11 Trueth shall bud out of the earth: and ryghteousnes shall looke downe from heauen. 12 Yea, God shall geue all that is good: and our earth shall geue her encrease.
  • Isa 1:24-27 : 24 Therfore saith the Lorde God of hoastes, the mightie one of Israel: Ah I must ease me of mine enemies, and auenge me of mine aduersaries: 25 And I shall lay my hande vpon thee, and purely purge away thy drosse, and take away all thy tinne: 26 And set thy iudges agayne as they were sometyme, and thy senatours as they were from the begynnyng: and then thou shalt be called the ryghteous citie, the faythfull citie. 27 Sion shalbe redeemed with equitie, and her conuertes with righteousnesse.
  • Isa 42:4 : 4 He shall not be pensiue nor carefull, that he may restore righteousnesse vnto the earth: and the gentiles also shall loke for his lawes.
  • Isa 46:12-13 : 12 Heare me O ye that are of an hye stomacke, but farre from righteousnesse: 13 I shall bryng foorth my righteousnesse, it is not farre, and my health shall not tary long away: I wyll lay health in Sion, and in Israel my glory.
  • Dan 9:24-27 : 24 Seuetie weekes are determined ouer thy people, & ouer thy holy citie, to finish the wickednes, and to seale vp ye sinnes, and to reconcile the iniquitie, & to bring in euerlasting righteousnes, to seale vp the vision and prophecie, & to annoynt the most holy. 25 Knowe therfore and vnderstand, that from the going foorth of the commaudement, to bring againe the people and to builde Hierusalem, vnto Messiah the prince, there shalbe seuen weekes and threescore and two weekes: and the streete shalbe built againe, and the wall, euen in the straitnes of time. 26 After these threescore & two weekes shall Messiah be slaine, & not for him selfe: and the people of the prince that shal come, shall destroy the citie and the sanctuarie, and the ende thereof shalbe with a fludde, and vnto the ende of the battel it shalbe destroyed by desolatios. 27 He shall confirme the couenaunt with many for one weeke, and in the midst of the weeke he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to ceasse, and for the ouerspreading of the abhominations, he shal make it desolate, euen vntil the consummation determined shalbe powred vpon the desolate.
  • Matt 3:15 : 15 Iesus aunsweryng, sayde vnto hym: Suffer it to be so nowe. For thus it becommeth vs, to fulfyll all righteousnes. Then he suffred hym.
  • Matt 3:17 : 17 And loe, there (came) a voyce from the heauens, saying: This is my beloued sonne, in whom I am well pleased.
  • Matt 5:17-20 : 17 Thynke not that I am come to destroy the lawe, or the prophetes. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfyll. 18 For truely I say vnto you, tyll heauen and earth passe, one iotte, or one title of the lawe shall not scape, tyll all be fulfylled. 19 Whosoeuer therfore breaketh one of these least commaundementes, and teacheth men so, he shalbe called the leaste in the kyngdome of heauen. But who so euer doeth, and teacheth (so) the same shalbe called great in the kyngdome of heauen. 20 For I say vnto you: except your righteousnes, excede the righteousnes of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kyngdome of heauen.
  • Matt 17:5 : 5 Whyle he yet spake, beholde, a bryght cloude shadowed them: And beholde, there came a voyce out of the cloude, which sayde, this is my beloued sonne in whom I am well pleased, heare hym.
  • John 8:29 : 29 And he that sent me, is with me. The father hath not left me alone: For I do alwayes those thynges that please him.
  • John 13:31-32 : 31 Therfore, when he was gone out, Iesus sayd, Nowe is the sonne of man glorified: And God is glorified in hym. 32 Yf God be glorified in hym, God shall also glorifie hym in hym selfe, and shall strayghtway glorifie hym.
  • John 15:10 : 10 Yf ye kepe my commaundementes, ye shall abyde in my loue, euen as I haue kept my fathers commaundementes, and abyde in his loue.
  • John 17:4-5 : 4 I haue glorified thee on the earth: I haue finished ye worke, which thou gauest me to do. 5 And nowe glorifie thou me, O father, with thine owne selfe, with the glory which I had with thee yer the worlde was.
  • Rom 3:25-26 : 25 Whom God hath set foorth to be a propitiatio, through fayth in his blood, to declare his ryghteousnes, in that he forgeueth the sinnes that are past, 26 Which God dyd suffer, to shew at this tyme his righteousnes, that he might be iuste, & the iustifier of hym which beleueth on Iesus.
  • Rom 3:31 : 31 Do we then destroy the lawe through fayth? God forbyd: But we rather mayntayne the lawe.
  • Rom 7:12 : 12 Wherfore the lawe is holy, and the commaundement holy, & iust and good.
  • Rom 8:3-4 : 3 For what the lawe coulde not do, in as much as it was weake through the fleshe, God sendyng his owne sonne, in the similitude of sinfull fleshe, euen by sinne, condempned sinne in the fleshe: 4 That the ryghteousnesse of the lawe, myght be fulfylled in vs, which walke not after the fleshe, but after the spirite.
  • Rom 10:4 : 4 For Christe is the ende of the lawe, for ryghteousnesse to all that beleue.
  • 2 Cor 5:19-21 : 19 For God was in Christe, reconciling the worlde to hym selfe, not imputyng their sinnes vnto them, and hath committed to vs the preachyng of the atonement. 20 Nowe then are we messengers in the rowme of Christe, euen as though God dyd beseche you through vs. So praye we you in Christes steade, that ye be reconciled vnto God. 21 For he hath made him to be sinne for vs, whiche knewe no sinne, that we shoulde be made the ryghteousnesse of God in hym.
  • Gal 3:13 : 13 Christe hath redeemed vs from the curse of the lawe, beyng made a curse for vs. For it is written: Cursed is euery one that hangeth on tree:
  • Gal 3:21 : 21 Is the lawe then against the promise of God? God forbyd. For yf there had ben a lawe geuen which coulde haue geuen life: then no doubt righteousnesse shoulde haue ben by the lawe.
  • Gal 5:22-23 : 22 But the fruite of the spirite is, loue, ioye, peace, long sufferyng, gentlenesse, goodnesse, fayth, 23 Mekenesse, temperauncie: agaynst such there is no lawe.
  • Phil 3:9 : 9 And be founde in hym, not hauyng myne owne ryghteousnesse which is of the lawe: but that which is through the fayth of Christ, the ryghteousnes which commeth of God through fayth:
  • Heb 8:10 : 10 For this is the couenaunt that I wyll make with the house of Israel after those dayes, saith the Lord, geuyng my lawes into their mynde, and in their heart I wyl write them, and I wyll be to them a God, and they shalbe to me a people.
  • 1 John 3:4-5 : 4 Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the lawe: for sinne is the transgression of the lawe. 5 And ye know that he appeared to take away our sinnes, & in hym is no sinne.

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  • 27Let them triumph with gladnesse and reioyce that be delighted with my righteousnesse: let them say alwayes, blessed be God whiche hath pleasure in the prosperitie of his seruaunt.

  • 42The righteous will marke this and reioyce: and the mouth of all wickednesse shalbe stopped.

  • 45To the intent that they shoulde kepe his statutes: and obserue his lawes. Prayse ye the Lorde.

  • 22But the people them selues is robbed and troden vnder the foote, chayned in dungeons, and they all I say, are shut into prison houses: they be caryed away captiue, and no man doth loose them: they be troden vnder foote, and no man doth labour to bryng them agayne.

  • 25And the whole seede of Israel shalbe iustified, and glory in the Lorde.

  • 5The Lorde is exalted, for it is he that dwelleth on hye, he hath fylled Sion with iudgement and rygteousnesse.

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    2Great are the workes of God: sought out of all them that haue pleasure therin.

    3His worke is glory and maiestie: and his righteousnes endureth for euer.

  • 5He loueth righteousnes & iudgement: the earth is ful of the goodnes of God.

  • 8Then sayde I, lo I am come: in the booke of thy lawe it is written of me that I shoulde fulfyll thy wyll O my God, I am content to do it, yea thy lawe is within the middest of my brest.

  • 5And your eyes shall see: and you shal say, The Lorde wylbe magnified vpon the borders of Israel.

  • 31And it wyll please God: better then a bullocke that hath hornes and hoofes.

  • 4He shall not be pensiue nor carefull, that he may restore righteousnesse vnto the earth: and the gentiles also shall loke for his lawes.

  • 16But the Lorde of hoastes shalbe exalted in iudgement, and God that is holy is sanctified in ryghteousnesse.

  • 142Thy ryghteousnesse is an euerlastyng righteousnesse: & thy lawe is the trueth.

  • 1Thus saith the Lorde, Kepe equitie, and do right: for my sauyng health shal come shortlye, and my righteousnesse shalbe opened.

  • 4For God hath a pleasure in his people: he wyll beautifie the afflicted with saluation.

  • 13Beholde my seruaunt shal deale prosperously, therfore shal he be magnified, exalted, and greatly honoured.

  • 7For God most righteous, loueth righteousnes: his countenaunce wyll beholde the iust.

  • 21The Lorde rewarded me according to my righteousnesse: accordyng to the purenes of my hands he recompensed me.

  • 16Let all those that seeke thee be glad and ioyfull in thee: and let such as loue thy saluation, say alway God be magnified.

  • 1Behold this is my seruaunt vpon whom I leane, my elect in who my soule is pacified: I haue geuen my spirite vpon him, that he may shewe foorth iudgement among the gentiles.

  • 1Reioyce in God O ye righteous: for prayse becommeth well the iust.

  • 3To do righteousnes and iudgement, is more acceptable to the Lorde then sacrifice.

  • 11God delyghteth in them that feare him: and in them that put their trust in his mercie.

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    7The lawe of God is perfect, conuerting the soule: the testimonie of God is sure, and geueth wisdome vnto the simple.

    8The statutes of God are right, and reioyce the heart: the commaundement of God is pure, and geueth light vnto the eyes.

  • 10The Lorde hath brought foorth our righteousnesse: and therfore come on, we wyll shewe in Sion the worke of the Lorde our God.

  • 6God executeth iustice and iudgement: for all them that are oppressed with wrong.

  • 1Prayse ye the Lorde. Blessed is the man that feareth God: he hath great delight in his commaundementes.

  • 6The heauens haue declared his iustice: and all the people haue seene his glorie.

  • 18Therefore doth the Lorde cause you to wayte, that he may haue mercy vpon you, to the entent that he may haue the preeminence when he is gratious vnto you: For the Lord is the God of iudgement, Blessed are all they that hope in hym.

  • 19The meeke spirited also shall be merie in the Lorde, and the poore among them that be lowly shall reioyce in the holy one of Israel:

  • 19Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousnes, with burnt offeringes and oblations: then wyll they offer young bullockes vpon thyne aulter.

  • 16Yea, when he helped the oppressed and poore to their right, then prospered he well: From whence came this, but onlye because he knewe me, saith the Lorde?

  • 21Thy people shalbe all righteous and possesse the lande euer, the floure of my planting, the worke of my hands wherof I wyll reioyce.

  • 12Ascribing glory vnto the Lorde, and magnifiyng hym among the gentiles.

  • 22For I delite in the lawe of God, after the inwarde man:

  • 4Thou hast ordeyned all thynges accordyng to equitie: thou hast caused iudgement and iustice to be in Iacob.

  • 1To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. The kyng ought to reioyce in thy strength O God: and he ought to be exceedyng glad of thy saluation.

  • 5His honour is great through thy saluation: thou hast layde glorie and great worship vpon him.

  • 25Moreouer, this shalbe our righteousnesse before the Lorde our God, if we take heede, & kepe all these commaundementes, as he hath commaunded vs.

  • 7Hearken vnto me ye that haue knowledge in ryghteousnesse, thou people that bearest my lawe in thyne heart: feare not the reuilynges of men, be not afrayde of their blasphemies.

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    2But his delight is in the lawe of God: and in God his lawe exerciseth himselfe day and night.

  • 11Of the trauayle and labour of his soule, shall he see the fruite & be satisfied: My righteous seruaunt shall with his knowledge iustifie the multitude, for he shall beare their sinnes.

  • 20Thou hast seene much, and kepest nothing: the eares are open, and no man heareth.

  • 17For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy louing kindnes thou wylt lift vp our hornes.

  • 4Haue respect vnto me then O my people both high & lowe, and lay thine eare vnto me: for a lawe and an ordinaunce shall go foorth fro me, to lyghten the gentiles.

  • 24But who so wyll reioyce, let hym reioyce in this, that he vnderstandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lorde whiche do mercy, equitie, and righteousnesse vpon the earth: therfore haue I pleasure in suche thinges, saith the Lorde.

  • 21Euen for thy wordes sake, & according to thyne owne heart, hast thou done al these great thinges, to make them knowen vnto thy seruaunt.