Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps. New Living Translation Righteousness goes as a herald before him, preparing the way for his steps. English Standard Version Righteousness will go before him and make his footsteps a way. Berean Standard Bible Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps. King James Bible Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps. New King James Version Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway. New American Standard Bible Righteousness will go before Him And will make His footsteps into a way. NASB 1995 Righteousness will go before Him And will make His footsteps into a way. NASB 1977 Righteousness will go before Him, And will make His footsteps into a way. Legacy Standard Bible Righteousness will go before Him And will establish the way of His steps. Amplified Bible Righteousness will go before Him And will make His footsteps into a way [in which to walk]. Christian Standard Bible Righteousness will go before him to prepare the way for his steps. Holman Christian Standard Bible Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps. American Standard Version Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in. Contemporary English Version Justice will march in front, making a path for you to follow. English Revised Version Righteousness shall go before him; and shall make his footsteps a way to walk in. GOD'S WORD® Translation Righteousness will go ahead of him and make a path for his steps. Good News Translation Righteousness will go before the LORD and prepare the path for him. International Standard Version Righteousness will go before him to prepare a path for his steps. Majority Standard Bible Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps. NET Bible Deliverance goes before him, and prepares a pathway for him. New Heart English Bible Righteousness goes before him, And prepares the way for his steps. Webster's Bible Translation Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps. World English Bible Righteousness goes before him, and prepares the way for his steps. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionRighteousness goes before Him, "" And makes a way for His footsteps! Young's Literal Translation Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way! Smith's Literal Translation Justice shall go before him, and shall set to the way of his steps. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleJustice shall walk before him: and shall set his steps in the way. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Justice will march before him, and make a way for his footsteps. New Revised Standard Version Righteousness will go before him, and will make a path for his steps. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the righteous shall go before him; and he shall establish his ways upon the earth. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the righteous one will walk before him and he will establish his steps in the Earth! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Righteousness shall go before Him, And shall make His footsteps a way. Brenton Septuagint Translation Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set his steps in the way. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context You Showed Favor to Your Land…12The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase. 13Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps. Cross References Isaiah 45:8 Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it. Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations. Isaiah 58:8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. Isaiah 32:17 The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. Isaiah 55:11-12 so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. / You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Jeremiah 33:15 In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land. Isaiah 11:5 Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist. Isaiah 4:2 On that day the Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of Israel’s survivors. Isaiah 51:5 My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm. Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Romans 3:21-22 But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets. / And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction, Romans 10:3-4 Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. / For Christ is the end of the law, to bring righteousness to everyone who believes. 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. Philippians 1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Treasury of Scripture Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps. righteousness Psalm 72:2,3 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment… Psalm 89:14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Isaiah 58:8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. shall set Psalm 119:35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. Matthew 20:27,28 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: … John 13:14-16,34 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet… Jump to Previous Footsteps Goes Maketh Making Prepares Righteousness Steps Walk WayJump to Next Footsteps Goes Maketh Making Prepares Righteousness Steps Walk WayPsalm 85 1. The Psalmist, out of the experience of former mercies, prays for continuance thereof.8. He promises to wait thereon, out of confidence of God's goodness Righteousness The Hebrew word for "righteousness" is "צֶדֶק" (tzedek), which conveys a sense of justice, rightness, and moral integrity. In the biblical context, righteousness is not merely about legalistic adherence to laws but embodies a relational fidelity to God's covenant. It is a divine attribute that reflects God's character and His expectations for His people. In this verse, righteousness is personified, suggesting that it actively participates in God's redemptive work. This righteousness is not just a passive quality but a dynamic force that leads and guides, emphasizing the transformative power of living in alignment with God's will. will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps Nothing is more instructive than the blending in Psalm 85:12-13 of material and moral blessings. They do go together, as experience, especially national testifies. In the same spirit is Wordsworth's well-known Ode to Duty: "Stern Law-giver! Yet thou dost wear The Godhead's most benignant grace, Nor know we anything so fair As is the smile upon thy face. Flowers laugh before thee on their beds, And fragrance in thy footing treads: Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong, And the most ancient heavens through Thee are . . . Verse 13. - Righteousness shall go before him. Prepare the way, i.e., for the restoration of the people to God's favour (compare the first clause of ver. 11, and the second of ver. 12). And shall set us in the way of his steps; i.e. cause his people to walk in the way marked out by his footsteps - i.e. by the indications of his will either in nature or in the written Word.
Hebrew Righteousnessצֶ֭דֶק (ṣe·ḏeq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity will go יְהַלֵּ֑ךְ (yə·hal·lêḵ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk before Him לְפָנָ֣יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face to prepare וְיָשֵׂ֖ם (wə·yā·śêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set the way לְדֶ֣רֶךְ (lə·ḏe·reḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action for His steps. פְּעָמָֽיו׃ (pə·‘ā·māw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence Links Psalm 85:13 NIVPsalm 85:13 NLT Psalm 85:13 ESV Psalm 85:13 NASB Psalm 85:13 KJV Psalm 85:13 BibleApps.com Psalm 85:13 Biblia Paralela Psalm 85:13 Chinese Bible Psalm 85:13 French Bible Psalm 85:13 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 85:13 Righteousness goes before him And prepares (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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