Psalms 140:13

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“Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.”

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BSBPD

“Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: The upright shall dwell in thy presence.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Only--the righteous give thanks to Thy name, The upright do dwell with Thy presence!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 140:13 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 36:6He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
  2. Psalms 11:7For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
  3. Psalms 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
  4. Psalms 23:6Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
  5. Psalms 32:11Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
  6. Psalms 35:10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
  7. Psalms 73:24You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.
  8. Psalms 97:12Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
  9. Proverbs 22:23for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
  10. Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
  11. John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
  12. John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
  13. 1 Thessalonians 4:17After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
  14. Revelation 7:14“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
  15. Revelation 21:24By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.

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