Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
Psalm 145:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The Lord is just in all his ways and kind in all his doings. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, And holy in all his works. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord is [rigidly] righteous in all His ways and gracious and merciful in all His works. American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works. Common English Bible The LORD is righteous in all his ways, faithful in all his deeds. |
Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
This God—his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
“Therefore, hear me, you who have sense; far be it from God that he should do wickedness and from the Almighty that he should do wrong.
Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice.
They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.
Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Declare and present your case; take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? There is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is no one besides me.
The Lord within it is righteous; he does no wrong. Every morning he renders his judgment, each dawn without fail, but the unjust knows no shame.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
The Rock, his work is perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God, without deceit, just and upright is he;
Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse! Its rider is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and wages war.
for his judgments are true and just; he has judged the great whore who corrupted the earth with her prostitution, and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and inside. Day and night without ceasing they sing, “Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to come.”