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Psalm 89:14
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
12You have created the north and the south. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
13You have a mighty arm. Your hand is strong, and your right hand is exalted.
14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.
15Blessed are the people who learn to acclaim you. They walk in the light of your presence, LORD.
16In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.
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The throne rests on righteousness and justice, while loving kindness and truth go before God, joining the language of royal power with care and trustworthiness.
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Psalm 97:2Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.Both psalms name righteousness and justice as the foundation of God’s throne, using the same image for his rule.
Proverbs 16:12It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.Both passages connect a throne’s foundation with righteousness; Proverbs applies that standard to kings and condemns their wrongdoing.
Psalm 45:6–7Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.Both psalms describe God’s kingship through images of just rule: a throne founded on justice and a scepter of equity.
Psalm 85:13Righteousness goes before him, and prepares the way for his steps.Both passages picture God’s character going before him: righteousness in Psalm 85, loving kindness and truth in Psalm 89.
Psalm 145:17The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.Both psalms join God’s righteousness with his generous care, expressed as loving kindness in one and gracious works in the other.
Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.Both passages describe God as righteous and just, pairing these qualities with truth or faithfulness.
Revelation 15:3They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and …Both passages praise God’s royal authority and name righteousness and truth as qualities of his rule.
John 1:17For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.Both passages pair truth with divine generosity: loving kindness in the psalm, grace through Jesus Christ in John.
2 Samuel 8:15David reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness for all his people.Justice and righteousness define God’s throne in the psalm and describe David’s rule over Israel in Samuel.
Revelation 20:11I saw a great white throne and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the sky fled away. There was found no place for them.Both passages speak of a throne and the ruler’s face, though Revelation describes earth and sky fleeing from that presence.
1 Chronicles 18:14David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.Both passages connect kingship with justice and righteousness, describing God’s throne in the psalm and David’s actions in Chronicles.
2 Samuel 15:20Whereas you came but yesterday, should I today make you go up and down with us, since I go where I may? Return, and take back your brothers. Mercy and truth be …Both passages pair truth with kindness or mercy, one describing God’s presence and the other expressing a blessing.
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When human power gives you reason for distrust, this verse names the character of God’s rule: righteousness and justice, with loving kindness and truth.
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