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Psalm 94:15

For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.

13that you may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for the wicked.
14For the LORD won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
15For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.
16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?
17Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.
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The word “return” acknowledges a gap between judgment and righteousness, a gap that can make waiting for justice hard.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Isaiah 51:1“Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek the LORD. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from.Both passages describe people who follow righteousness, with Isaiah addressing those who also seek the LORD.
Hebrews 12:14Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,Both speak of following a worthy course: righteousness in the psalm, peace and sanctification in Hebrews.
Micah 7:9I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the …Both look ahead to judgment joined with righteousness, though Micah speaks as someone who has confessed sin.
Psalm 37:34Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.Both connect hope for judgment against wickedness with people who follow what is right.
Psalm 97:2Clouds and darkness are around him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.Righteousness and justice belong together in both psalms, as a promised return here and the foundation of God's throne there.
Psalm 125:4Do good, LORD, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.Both name people who are upright in their hearts, describing their response to righteousness or asking the LORD to do them good.
Hebrews 10:22let’s draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and having our body washed with pure water,Both speak about the heart's condition: uprightness in the psalm and a true heart drawing near in Hebrews.
Psalm 7:11God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.Both join judgment with righteousness: Psalm 94 anticipates their reunion, while Psalm 7 names God as a righteous judge.
Malachi 3:18Then you shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who doesn’t serve him.Both anticipate righteousness becoming clear, through judgment returning to it or people discerning the righteous from the wicked.
Philippians 3:12Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.The connection is limited to pursuit: upright hearts follow righteousness, while Paul seeks what Christ has taken hold of him for.
Revelation 15:3–4They 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 affirm righteousness in the exercise of rule: judgment returns to righteousness, and the King of the nations has righteous ways.
Job 23:11–12My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.Both describe faithful direction: upright hearts follow righteousness, and Job says his feet have kept to God's way.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. waiting. leadership weight.

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Encouragement

God has not forsaken his people; the surrounding lines anchor this promise in his faithfulness. Judgment will return to righteousness, and upright hearts will follow it.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).