Psalms 140:13
Surely the righteous give thanks to Your Name, || The upright dwell with Your presence!
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
In Context
12I have known that YHWH executes || The judgment of the afflicted, || The judgment of the needy.
Cross References
Psalms 11:7For YHWH [is] righteous, || He has loved righteousness, || His countenance sees the upright!
Psalms 23:6Surely goodness and kindness pursue me || All the days of my life, || And my dwelling [is] in the house of YHWH, || For [the] length of [my] days!
Psalms 35:10All my bones say, “YHWH, who is like You, || Delivering the poor from the [one] stronger than he, || And the poor and needy from his plunderer.”
Psalms 97:12Rejoice, you righteous, in YHWH, || And give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness!
Isaiah 3:10Say to the righteous that [it is] good, || Because they eat the fruit of their doings.
John 17:24Father, those whom You have given to Me, I will that where I am they also may be with Me, that they may behold My glory that You gave to Me, because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 140:9-13
Shame and Confusion of Persecutors. 8 Grant not, O Lord , the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. 12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of… Read the whole commentary →