Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it. New Living Translation Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it. English Standard Version for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Berean Standard Bible Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. King James Bible But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. New King James Version But judgment will return to righteousness, And all the upright in heart will follow it. New American Standard Bible For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it. NASB 1995 For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it. NASB 1977 For judgment will again be righteous; And all the upright in heart will follow it. Legacy Standard Bible For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it. Amplified Bible For judgment will again be righteous, And all the upright in heart will follow it. Christian Standard Bible for the administration of justice will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Holman Christian Standard Bible for justice will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. American Standard Version For judgment shall return unto righteousness; And all the upright in heart shall follow it. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because judgment returns after The Righteous One, and after him all the upright of heart. Brenton Septuagint Translation until righteousness return to judgment, and all the upright in heart shall follow it. Pause. Contemporary English Version Justice and fairness will go hand in hand, and all who do right will follow along. Douay-Rheims Bible Until justice be turned into judgment: and they that are near it are all the upright in heart. English Revised Version For judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. GOD'S WORD® Translation The decisions of judges will again become fair, and everyone whose motives are decent will pursue justice. Good News Translation Justice will again be found in the courts, and all righteous people will support it. International Standard Version Righteousness will be restored with justice, and all the pure of heart will follow it. JPS Tanakh 1917 For right shall return unto justice, And all the upright in heart shall follow it. Literal Standard Version For judgment turns back to righteousness, | And after it all the upright of heart. Majority Standard Bible Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. New American Bible Judgment shall again be just, and all the upright of heart will follow it. NET Bible For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated. New Revised Standard Version for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. New Heart English Bible For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it. Webster's Bible Translation But judgment shall return to righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. World English Bible For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it. Young's Literal Translation For to righteousness judgment turneth back, And after it all the upright of heart, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Will Not Forget His People…14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage. 15Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. 16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?… Cross References Psalm 97:2 Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne's foundation. Psalm 125:4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart. Isaiah 42:3 A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. Isaiah 51:1 "Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn. Micah 7:9 Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness. Treasury of Scripture But judgment shall return to righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. but Psalm 94:2,3 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud… Psalm 7:8,9 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me… Psalm 9:16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. and all Psalm 37:5-7,34 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass… Psalm 125:4,5 Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts… Job 17:9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. shall follow it. Jump to Previous Decisions Follow Founded Heart Hearts Judgment Justice Kept Right Righteous Righteousness True. Turneth UprightJump to Next Decisions Follow Founded Heart Hearts Judgment Justice Kept Right Righteous Righteousness True. Turneth UprightPsalm 94 1. The prophet, calling for justice, complains of tyranny and impiety.8. He teaches God's providence 12. He shows the blessedness of affliction 16. God is the defender of the afflicted. (15) But.--Better, For; literally, for to righteousness judgment shall turn, and after it all upright in heart--i.e., there shall no longer be the seeming contradiction in things. God's righteousness will triumph over the injustice under which Israel groans; His ways will be vindicated, so that all the upright in heart will acknowledge that "there is a reward for the righteous, a God who judges in the earth" (Psalm 58:11). Luther's fine paraphrase, "For Right must, whatever happens, remain Right," expresses the feeling; but, better still, the question, "Shall not the Lord of all the earth do right?" The phrase, "shall after it," is a common one for expressing attachment and adherence to a party or cause (Exodus 23:2; 2Samuel 2:10; Psalm 49:13), and specially of adherence to Jehovah (1Samuel 12:14; 1Kings 14:8). . . . Verse 15. - But judgment shall return unto righteousness. "Judgment," i.e. God's actual award of good and evil upon the earth, which has seemed to be divorced from justice, while the ungodly have prospered and the pious been afflicted (vers. 3-6), shall in the end "return unto righteousness," i.e. once more, evidently, conform to it and coincide with it. And all the upright in heart shall follow it; i.e. "and then all honest hearted men shall recognize the fact, see it, and rejoice in it." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Surelyכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction judgment צֶ֭דֶק (ṣe·ḏeq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity will again יָשׁ֣וּב (yā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again be righteous, מִשְׁפָּ֑ט (miš·pāṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the upright יִשְׁרֵי־ (yiš·rê-) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 3477: Straight, right in heart לֵֽב׃ (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre will follow it. וְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יו (wə·’a·ḥă·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part Links Psalm 94:15 NIVPsalm 94:15 NLT Psalm 94:15 ESV Psalm 94:15 NASB Psalm 94:15 KJV Psalm 94:15 BibleApps.com Psalm 94:15 Biblia Paralela Psalm 94:15 Chinese Bible Psalm 94:15 French Bible Psalm 94:15 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 94:15 For judgment will return to righteousness (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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