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Psalms 85:13

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11 Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.

12 The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.

Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.
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BSB
Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.
KJV
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
WEB
Righteousness goes before him, and prepares the way for his steps.
ASV
Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way [to walk in]. Psalm 86 A Prayer of David
DARBY
Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set his footsteps on the way.
BLB
Righteousness will go before Him, to prepare the way of His steps.
ÅB
Rettferd skal gå fram for hans åsyn og stadig følge i hans spor.
OTB
Rettferdighet vil gå foran Ham
Og vil forberede en vei for Hans skritt.
B1930
Rettferd skal gå frem for hans åsyn og stadig følge i hans spor.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 89:14

    Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

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  • John 13:34

    A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.

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  • 1 John 2:6

    Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.

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  • 1 Peter 2:18–24

    Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.

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  • 1 Peter 4:1

    Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.

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  • Isaiah 58:8

    Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:18

    And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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  • Galatians 2:20

    I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

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