Psalms 140:13
Surely the righteous shall praise your name, and they who are upright shall live in your presence.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
In Context
12I know that the Lord will do right by the weak, and will execute justice for those who are needy.
Cross References
Psalms 11:7For the Lord is just, and justice he loves; so the upright will see his face.
Psalms 23:6Surely goodness and love will pursue me – all the days of my life. In the house of the Lord I will live through the length of the days.
Psalms 35:10and all my being will say, “Who, O Lord, is like you, who save the helpless from those too strong for them, the poor and the helpless from those who despoil them?”
Psalms 97:12Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous: give thanks to his holy name.
John 17:24Father, my desire for all those whom you have given me is that they may be with me where I am, so that they may see the honor which you have given me; for you did love me before the beginning 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 →