Psalms 119:137
[Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
In Context
136Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
138Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,
Cross References
Ezra 9:15'O Jehovah, God of Israel, righteous [art] Thou, for we have been left an escape, as [it is] this day; lo, we [are] before Thee in our guilt, for there is none to stand before Thee concerning this.'
Psalms 99:4And the strength of the king Hath loved judgment, Thou — Thou hast established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, Thou — Thou hast done.
Psalms 145:17Righteous [is] Jehovah in all His ways, And kind in all His works.
Daniel 9:7'To Thee, O Lord, [is] the righteousness, and to us the shame of face, as [at] this day, to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who are far off, in all the lands whither Thou hast driven them, in their trespass that they have trespassed against Thee.
Romans 2:5but, according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou dost treasure up to thyself wrath, in a day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
Romans 9:14What, then, shall we say? unrighteousness [is] with God? let it not be!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:137
136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. Here we have David in sorrow. 1. It is a great sorrow, to such a degree that he weeps rivers of tears. Commonly, where there is a gracious heart, there is a weeping eye, in conformity to Christ, who was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. David had prayed for comfort in God's favour ( v. 135 ), now he pleads that he was qualified for that comfort, and had need of it, for he was one of those that mourned in Zion, and those that do so… Read the whole commentary →