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Lexicon :: Strong's H6666 - ṣᵊḏāqâ

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צְדָקָה
Transliteration
ṣᵊḏāqâ
Pronunciation
tsed-aw-kaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1879b

Strong’s Definitions

צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh, tsed-aw-kaw'; from H6663; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 157x

The KJV translates Strong's H6666 in the following manner: righteousness (128x), justice (15x), right (9x), righteous acts (3x), moderately (1x), righteously (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 157x
The KJV translates Strong's H6666 in the following manner: righteousness (128x), justice (15x), right (9x), righteous acts (3x), moderately (1x), righteously (1x).

  1. justice, righteousness

    1. righteousness (in government)

      1. of judge, ruler, king

      2. of law

      3. of Davidic king Messiah

    2. righteousness (of God's attribute)

    3. righteousness (in a case or cause)

    4. righteousness, truthfulness

    5. righteousness (as ethically right)

    6. righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation

      1. of God

      2. prosperity (of people)

    7. righteous acts

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh, tsed-aw-kaw'; from H6663; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
STRONGS H6666: Abbreviations
צְדָקָה 157 noun feminine righteousness; — absolute צ׳ Genesis 15:6 + 81 times; construct צִדְקַת Deuteronomy 33:21 +5 times; suffix צִדְקָתִי Genesis 30:33 +, etc.; plural צְדָקוֺת Isaiah 33:15 + 3 times; construct צִדְקוֺת Judges 5:11+; suffix צִדְקֹתֶיךָ Daniel 9:16, etc.; —
1. righteousness, in government:
a. of judge, ruler, king: || משׁפט Isaiah 5:7; Isaiah 9:6; Amos 5:7; Amos 6:12; משׁפט וצ׳ 2 Samuel 8:15, עשׂה David executed justice and righteousness = 1 Chronicles 18:14, compare 1 Kings 10:9 2 Chronicles 9:8; Jeremiah 22:3, 15; Jeremiah 33:15; Ezekiel 45:9; יִכּוֺן כִּסֵּא בּצ׳ Proverbs 16:12, compare Isaiah 54:14; עֲבֹדַת השׂ׳, מַעֲשֵׂה הצ׳ Isaiah 32:17, compare Isaiah 32:16; נֹגְשַׂיִךְ צ׳ Isaiah 60:17.
b. of law, || משׁפטים, צִדְקַת י׳ Deuteronomy 33:21.
c. of Davidic king, Messiah, || משׁפט, Psalm 72:1; Psalm 72:3; Isaiah 9:6; Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:15.
2. God's attribute as sovereign Psalm 36:7; Psalm 71:19; in government, עשׂה משׁפט וצ׳ Psalm 99:4; Jeremiah 9:23; administering justice Job 37:23; punishment Isaiah 1:27; Isaiah 5:16; Isaiah 10:22; Isaiah 28:17; Daniel 9:7; vindication of his people Micah 7:9.
3. righteousness, in a case or cause, בצדקתי החזקתי Job 27:6 on my righteousness I hold fast; מה ישׁ לי עוד צ׳ 2 Samuel 19:29 what right have I yet ? of God's judgments, הגיד צ׳ Isaiah 57:12 (irony); השׁיב צ׳ 1 Samuel 26:23; Job 33:26; כּצ׳, השׁיב 2 Samuel 22:25, גמל 2 Samuel 22:21, נתן 1 Kings 8:52 2 Chronicles 6:23.
4. righteousness = truthfulness, באמת ובצ׳ Isaiah 48:1; Zechariah 8:8; in word Isaiah 45:28; Isaiah 63:1, oath Jeremiah 4:2.
5. righteousness, as ethically right: Genesis 30:33 (J) Deuteronomy 6:25; Isaiah 33:5; Isaiah 41:18; Ezekiel 14:14, 20; Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 11:4, 5, 18, 19 + 17 times, + (ה)צַךִּיק(ים) צִדְקַת Isaiah 5:23; Ezekiel 18:20; Ezekiel 33:12; ישׁרים צ׳ Proverbs 11:6; אֹרַח צ׳ Proverbs 8:20; Proverbs 12:28; דֶּרֶךְ צ׳ Proverbs 16:31; עשׂה צ׳ do righteousness Psalm 106:3; Isaiah 56:1; Isaiah 58:2; Ezekiel 18:22; עשׂה משׁפט וצ׳ Ezekiel 18:5 + 6 times Ezekiel; ומשׁפט עשׂה צ׳ Genesis 18:10 (J) Proverbs 21:8; רדף צ׳ Proverbs 15:9; Proverbs 21:21; הלך באמת ובצ׳ 1 Kings 3:6; חשׁב לוֺ (ל)צ׳ Genesis 15:6 (JE) imputed to him (for) righteousness, Psalm 106:31; וָחֶסֶד צ׳ Proverbs 21:21 (twice in verse) (strike out Greek Version of the LXXA B Toy).
6. righteousness as vindicated, justification, salvation, etc. (compare צֶדֶק 6):
a. of God || יָשַׁע, תְּשׁוּעָה, יְשׁוּעָה Isaiah 45:8; Isaiah 46:13; Isaiah 51:6 + 7 times Isaiah2; || בְּרָכָה Psalm 24:6; || נַחֲלָה Isaiah 54:17; || חֶסֶד Psalm 36:11; Psalm 103:17; שֶׁמֶשׁ צ׳ Malachi 3:20 [Malachi 4:2] sun of righteousness (with healing); בִּצ׳, י׳ delivers, guides, exalts his people Psalm 5:9; Psalm 31:2; Psalm 71:2; Psalm 89:17; Psalm 119:40; Psalm 143:1; Psalm 143:11; אַליָֿבאֹוּ בְּצִדְקָתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 69:28 (of wicked); as accusative after verbs of declaring, etc., his saving (delivering) righteousness Psalm 22:32 [Psalm 22:31]; Psalm 40:11; Psalm 51:16; Psalm 71:15; Psalm 71:16; Psalm 71:24; Psalm 98:2; Psalm 145:7; also יִוָּדַע צ׳ Psalm 88:13; עֹמֶדֶת צ׳ לָעַד his righteousness endureth for ever Psalm 111:3; compare Psalm 119:142.
b. of people, = prosperity, || הון, עשׁר Proverbs 8:18; מוֺרֶה לצ׳ early rain for prosperity Joel 2:23.
7. plural righteous acts:
a. of God Judges 5:11 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 12:7; Micah 6:5; vindication of right Psalm 103:6; redemptive Isaiah 45:24; Daniel 9:16.
b. of man's moral conduct Isaiah 64:5; Jeremiah 51:10, also probably Ezekiel 3:20; Ezekiel 18:24; Ezekiel 33:13 (Kt singular) Psalm 11:7 (? gloss), Daniel 9:18; as adverb accusative, הֹלֵךְ צְדָקוֺת Isaiah 33:15.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H6665.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:6; 15:6; 18:10; 30:33; 30:33

Deuteronomy

6:25; 33:21; 33:21

Judges

5:11; 5:11

1 Samuel

12:7; 26:23

2 Samuel

8:15; 19:29; 22:21; 22:25

1 Kings

3:6; 8:52; 10:9

1 Chronicles

18:14

2 Chronicles

6:23; 9:8

Job

27:6; 33:26; 37:23

Psalms

5:9; 11:7; 22:31; 24:6; 31:2; 36:7; 36:11; 40:11; 51:16; 69:28; 71:2; 71:15; 71:16; 71:19; 71:24; 72:1; 72:3; 88:13; 89:17; 98:2; 99:4; 103:6; 103:17; 106:3; 106:31; 111:3; 119:40; 119:142; 143:1; 143:11; 145:7

Proverbs

8:18; 8:20; 10:2; 11:4; 11:5; 11:6; 11:18; 11:19; 12:28; 15:9; 16:12; 16:31; 21:8; 21:21; 21:21

Isaiah

1:27; 5:7; 5:16; 5:23; 9:6; 9:6; 10:22; 28:17; 32:16; 32:17; 33:5; 33:15; 33:15; 41:18; 45:8; 45:24; 46:13; 48:1; 51:6; 54:14; 54:17; 56:1; 57:12; 58:2; 60:17; 63:1; 64:5

Jeremiah

4:2; 9:23; 22:3; 22:15; 23:5; 33:15; 33:15; 51:10

Ezekiel

3:20; 14:14; 14:20; 18:5; 18:20; 18:22; 18:24; 33:12; 33:13; 45:9

Daniel

9:7; 9:16; 9:16; 9:18

Joel

2:23

Amos

5:7; 6:12

Micah

6:5; 7:9

Zechariah

8:8

Malachi

4:2

H6666

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6666 matches the Hebrew צְדָקָה (ṣᵊḏāqâ),
which occurs 159 times in 150 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 15:6–Psa 103:6)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:6 - And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:19 - “For I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice, that the LORD may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:33 - “So my righteousness will answer for me in time to come, when the subject of my wages comes before you: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the lambs, will be considered stolen, if it is with me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:25 - ‘Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:4 - “Do not think in your heart, after the LORD your God has cast them out before you, saying, ‘Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land’; but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD is driving them out from before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:5 - “It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you go in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD your God drives them out from before you, and that He may fulfill the word which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:6 - “Therefore understand that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stiff-necked people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:13 - “You shall in any case return the pledge to him again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own garment and bless you; and it shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:21 - He provided the first part for himself,
Because a lawgiver’s portion was reserved there.
He came with the heads of the people;
He administered the justice of the LORD,
And His judgments with Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:11 - Far from the noise of the archers, among the watering places,
There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD,
The righteous acts for His villagers in Israel;
Then the people of the LORD shall go down to the gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:7 - “Now therefore, stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous acts of the LORD which He did to you and your fathers:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:23 - “May the LORD repay every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:15 - So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:28 - “For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king. Yet you set your servant among those who eat at your own table. Therefore what right have I still to cry out anymore to the king?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:21 - “The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:25 - Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness in His eyes.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:6 - And Solomon said: “You have shown great mercy to Your servant David my father, because he walked before You in truth, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with You; You have continued this great kindness for him, and You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:32 - “then hear in heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, condemning the wicked, bringing his way on his head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:9 - “Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the LORD has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 18:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:14 - So David reigned over all Israel, and administered judgment and justice to all his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:23 - “then hear from heaven, and act, and judge Your servants, bringing retribution on the wicked by bringing his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:8 - “Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you, setting you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God! Because your God has loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore He made you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:20 - So I answered them, and said to them, “The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build, but you have no heritage or right or memorial in Jerusalem.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:6 - My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go;
My heart shall not reproach me as long as I live.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:26 - He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him,
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to man His righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:8 - Your wickedness affects a man such as you,
And your righteousness a son of man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:23 - As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him;
He is excellent in power,
In judgment and abundant justice;
He does not oppress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:8 - Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;
Make Your way straight before my face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:7 - For the LORD is righteous,
He loves righteousness;
His countenance beholds the upright.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:31 - They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born,
That He has done this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 24:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 24:5 - He shall receive blessing from the LORD,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:1 - To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

In You, O LORD, I put my trust;
Let me never be ashamed;
Deliver me in Your righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:5 - He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:6 - Your righteousness is like the great mountains;
Your judgments are a great deep;
O LORD, You preserve man and beast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 36:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 36:10 - Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:10 - I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth
From the great assembly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:14 - Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:27 - Add iniquity to their iniquity,
And let them not come into Your righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:2 - Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape;
Incline Your ear to me, and save me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:15 - My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And Your salvation all the day,
For I do not know their limits.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:16 - I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:19 - Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high,
You who have done great things;
O God, who is like You?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:24 - My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long;
For they are confounded,
For they are brought to shame
Who seek my hurt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:1 - A Psalm of Solomon.

Give the king Your judgments, O God,
And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:3 - The mountains will bring peace to the people,
And the little hills, by righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 88:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:12 - Shall Your wonders be known in the dark?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:16 - In Your name they rejoice all day long,
And in Your righteousness they are exalted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:2 - The LORD has made known His salvation;
His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 99:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:4 - The King’s strength also loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:6 - The LORD executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.

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