Psalm 96:13 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹³ before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with his truth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: He shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ Before the Lord, for He comes, for He comes to judge and govern the earth! He shall judge the world with righteousness and justice and the peoples with His faithfulness and truth. [I Chron. 16:23-33; Rev. 19:11.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ Before Jehovah; for he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.

Common English Bible

¹³ before the LORD because he is coming! He is coming to establish justice on the earth! He will establish justice in the world rightly. He will establish justice among all people fairly.

Psalm 96:13 Cross References

Psalm 50:3

Our God comes, he does not keep silence, before him is a devouring fire, round about him a mighty tempest.

Psalm 67:4

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for thou dost judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah

Psalm 7:9

O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous, thou who triest the minds and hearts, thou righteous God.

Psalm 96:10

Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns! Yea, the world is established, it shall never be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”

Psalm 98:9

before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

Isaiah 2:4

He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

2 Thessalonians 1:10

when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at in all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.

2 Timothy 4:8

Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

Titus 2:13

awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,

Revelation 11:18

The nations raged, but thy wrath came, and the time for the dead to be judged, for rewarding thy servants, the prophets and saints, and those who fear thy name, both small and great, and for destroying the destroyers of the earth.”

Revelation 19:11

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

Revelation 22:10

And he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near.