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Psalm 99:4

The King’s strength also loves justice. You establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

2The LORD is great in Zion. He is high above all the peoples.
3Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!
4The King’s strength also loves justice. You establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5Exalt the LORD our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!
6Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel was among those who call on his name. They called on the LORD, and he answered them.
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The King’s strength loves justice, a claim that can expose how much your experience of power has taught you to expect unfairness.

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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 41:10Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the …Both passages connect God’s strength with righteousness, expressed in just rule in the psalm and help for his people in Isaiah.
Psalm 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.Both passages describe God’s kingship through justice and righteousness, making these central to his rule.
Psalm 21:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!Both passages speak of the LORD’s strength, though Psalm 21 describes a king rejoicing in it.
Psalm 45:7You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.Both passages describe a royal figure whose love is directed toward what is right.
Psalm 33:5Both psalms name God’s love of justice and connect it with righteousness.
Jeremiah 23:5“Behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch; and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and …Both passages describe a king executing justice and righteousness among the people he rules.
Isaiah 61:8“For I, the LORD, love justice. I hate robbery and iniquity. I will give them their reward in truth and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.Both passages state that the LORD loves justice, linking his love with what he does.
Job 37:23We can’t reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.Both passages join God’s great power with justice and righteousness; Job adds that he will not oppress.
Job 36:5–7“Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.Both passages speak of God’s might alongside his treatment of people: establishing equity in the psalm and despising no one in Job.
Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.Both passages connect kingship with judgment, describing royal authority exercised against what is wrong.
Isaiah 30:18Therefore the LORD will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for the LORD is a God of …Both passages identify justice as part of who the LORD is and how he acts.
Hebrews 1:8But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.Both passages describe divine kingship marked by what is right; Hebrews speaks of the Son’s throne and upright scepter.
Where this verse fits

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Review one decision you control for fairness

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Encouragement

You may have seen strength used to protect unfairness. Psalm 99 names a King whose rule deserves trust: God loves justice and acts with righteousness among his people.

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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).