Psalms 85:13

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“Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.”

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BSBPD

“Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 85:13 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 26:4I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
  2. Psalms 72:2May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
  3. Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
  4. Psalms 119:35Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
  5. Isaiah 58:8Then 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.
  6. Jeremiah 31:14I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.
  7. Ezekiel 36:30I will also make the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer bear reproach among the nations on account of famine.
  8. Matthew 20:27and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave—
  9. John 13:14So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
  10. John 13:34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
  11. 2 Corinthians 3:18And 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.
  12. Galatians 2:20I 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.
  13. Ephesians 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
  14. Philippians 2:5Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
  15. Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
  16. 1 Peter 2:18Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
  17. 1 Peter 4:1Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
  18. 1 John 2:6Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.

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