Psalms 7:8

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“The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.”

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BSBPD

“The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The Lord shall judge the people: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Jehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 7:8 — 23 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 18:25Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
  2. Genesis 31:53May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.
  3. 2 Chronicles 20:12Our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless before this vast army that comes against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.”
  4. Psalms 9:8He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
  5. Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
  6. Psalms 17:2May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.
  7. Psalms 18:20The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
  8. Psalms 25:21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
  9. Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
  10. Psalms 26:11But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.
  11. Psalms 35:24Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
  12. Psalms 41:12In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
  13. Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
  14. Psalms 78:72So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.
  15. Psalms 82:1God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
  16. Psalms 96:13before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
  17. Psalms 98:9before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
  18. Proverbs 19:1Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
  19. Acts 17:31For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
  20. Romans 14:10Why, then, do you judge your brother? Or why do you belittle your brother? For we will all stand before God’s judgment seat.
  21. 1 Corinthians 4:4My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me.
  22. 2 Corinthians 1:12And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
  23. 1 Thessalonians 2:10You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.

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