Isaiah 61:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

For I, the Lord, take pleasure in upright judging; I will not put up with the violent taking away of right; and I will certainly give them their reward, and I will make an eternal agreement with them.

Cross References

Genesis 17:7

And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

2 Samuel 23:5

For is not my house so with God? For he has made with me an eternal agreement, ordered in all things and certain: as for all my salvation and all my desire, will he not give it increase?

Psalm 105:10

And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

Psalm 11:7

For the Lord is upright; he is a lover of righteousness: the upright will see his face.

Psalm 32:8

I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.

Psalm 33:5

His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

Psalm 37:28

For the Lord is a lover of righteousness, and takes care of his saints; they will be kept safe for ever; but the seed of the evil-doers will be cut off.

Psalm 45:7

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.

Psalm 50:5

Let my saints come together to me; those who have made an agreement with me by offerings.

Psalm 62:10

Have no faith in the rewards of evil-doing, or in profits wrongly made: if your wealth is increased, do not put your hopes on it.

Psalm 99:4

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

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.

Proverbs 8:20

I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging:

Isaiah 28:17

And I will make right decision the measuring-line, and righteousness the weight: and the ice-storm will take away the safe place of false words, and the secret place will be covered by the flowing waters.

Isaiah 30:18

For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.

Isaiah 5:16

But the Lord of armies is lifted up as judge, and the Holy God is seen to be holy in righteousness.

Isaiah 54:10

For the mountains may be taken away, and the hills be moved out of their places, but my love will not be taken from you, or my agreement of peace broken, says the Lord, who has had mercy on you.

Isaiah 55:3

Give ear, and come to me, take note with care, so that your souls may have life: and I will make an eternal agreement with you, even the certain mercies of David.

Isaiah 56:1

The Lord says, Let your way of life be upright, and let your behaviour be rightly ordered: for my salvation is near, and my righteousness will quickly be seen.

Isaiah 66:22

For as the new heaven and the new earth which I will make will be for ever before me, says the Lord, so will your seed and your name be for ever.

Jeremiah 32:40

And I will make an eternal agreement with them, that I will never give them up, but ever do them good; and I will put the fear of me in their hearts, so that they will not go away from me.

Jeremiah 9:24

But if any man has pride, let it be in this, that he has the wisdom to have knowledge of me, that I am the Lord, working mercy, giving true decisions, and doing righteousness in the earth: for in these things I have delight, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 16:60

But still I will keep in mind the agreement made with you in the days when you were young, and I will make with you an eternal agreement.

Ezekiel 34:25

And I will make with them an agreement of peace, and will put an end to evil beasts through all the land: and they will be living safely in the waste land, sleeping in the woods.

Malachi 1:13

And you say, See, what a weariness it is! and you let out your breath at it, says the Lord of armies; and you have given what has been cut about by beasts, and what is damaged in its feet and ill; this is the offering you give: will this be pleasing to me from your hands? says the Lord.

Matthew 23:13

But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.