Isaiah 61:8

God's Word

I, the Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people’s work. I will make an everlasting promise  to them.

Cross References

Genesis 17:7

I will make my promise to you and your descendants for generations to come as an everlasting promise. I will be your God and the God of your descendants.

2 Samuel 23:5

“Truly, God considers my house to be that way, because he has made a lasting promise  to me, with every detail arranged and assured. ⌞He promised⌟ everything that helps me, everything that pleases me. Truly, he makes these things happen.

Psalm 105:10

He confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as an everlasting promise to Israel,

Psalm 11:7

The Lord is righteous. He loves a righteous way of life. Decent people will see his face.

Psalm 32:8

⌞The Lord says,⌟ “I will instruct you. I will teach you the way that you should go. I will advise you as my eyes watch over you.

Psalm 33:5

The Lord loves righteousness and justice. His mercy fills the earth.

Psalm 37:28

The Lord loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They will be kept safe forever, but the descendants of wicked people will be cut off.

Psalm 45:7

You have loved what is right and hated what is wrong. That is why God, your God, has anointed you, rather than your companions, with the oil of joy.

Psalm 50:5

“Gather around me, my godly people who have made a pledge to me through sacrifices.”

Psalm 62:10

Do not count on extortion ⌞to make you rich⌟. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.

Psalm 99:4

The king’s strength is that he loves justice. You have established fairness. You have done what is fair and right for Jacob.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths smooth.

Proverbs 8:20

I walk in the way of righteousness, on the paths of justice,

Isaiah 28:17

I will make justice a measuring line and righteousness a plumb line. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and floodwaters will wash away your hiding place.

Isaiah 30:18

The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. He rises to have compassion on you. The Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Isaiah 5:16

The Lord of Armies will be honored when he judges. The holy God will show himself to be holy when he does what is right.

Isaiah 54:10

The mountains may move, and the hills may shake, but my kindness will never depart from you. My promise  of peace will never change,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 55:3

Open your ears, and come to me! Listen so that you may live! I will make an everlasting promise  to you— the blessings I promised to David.

Isaiah 56:1

This is what the Lord says: Preserve justice, and do what is right. My salvation is about to come. My righteousness is about to be revealed.

Isaiah 66:22

“The new heaven and earth that I am about to make will continue in my presence,” declares the Lord. “So your descendants and your name will also continue in my presence.

Jeremiah 32:40

I will make an eternal promise  to them that I will never stop blessing them. I will make them fear me so that they will never turn away from me.

Jeremiah 9:24

If they want to brag, they should brag that they understand and know me. They should brag that I, the Lord, act out of love, righteousness, and justice on the earth. This kind of bragging pleases me, declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 16:60

I will remember the promise that I made with you when you were young, and I will make it a promise that will last forever.

Ezekiel 34:25

“ ‘I will promise them peace. I will remove the wild animals from the land so that my sheep can live safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

Malachi 1:13

“You say, ‘Oh what a nuisance it is,’ and you sniff at it in disgust,” says the Lord of Armies. “You bring stolen, lame, and sick animals. When you bring such offerings, should I accept them from you?” asks the Lord.

Matthew 23:13

“How horrible it will be for you, experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You don’t enter it yourselves, and you don’t permit others to enter when they try.

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord direct your lives as you show God’s love and Christ’s endurance.