Psalms 119 · Verse 137

Psalms 119:137

צ TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.
Psalms 119:137, King James Version

Psalms 119:137 in other translations

BSBRighteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
WEBYou are righteous, LORD. Your judgments are upright.
ASVRighteous art thou, O Jehovah, And upright are thy judgments.
YLTTzade. Righteous art Thou, O Jehovah, And upright are Thy judgments.
DARBYTZADE. Righteous art thou, Jehovah, and upright are thy judgments.
BBEO Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions.
WebsterTSADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

What does Psalms 119:137 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:137-139
137-139. God's justice and faithfulness in His government aggravate the neglect of the wicked, and more excite the lively zeal of His people.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 137 Righteous art thou - Thou art infinitely holy in thy nature; and therefore thou art upright in thy judgments - all thy dispensations to men.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:137-144
God never did, and never can do wrong to any. The promises are faithfully performed by Him that made them. Zeal against sin should constrain us to do what we can against it, at least to do more in religion ourselves. Our love to the word of God is evidence of our love to God, because it is designed to make us partake his holiness. Men's real excellency always makes them low in their own eyes. When we are small and despised, we have the more need to remember God's precepts, that we may have them to support us. The law of God is the truth, the standard of holiness, the rule of happiness; but the obedience of Christ alone justifies the believer. Sorrows are often the lot of saints in this vale of tears; they are in heaviness through manifold temptations. There are delights in the word of God, which the saints often most sweetly enjoy when in trouble and anguish. This is life eternal, to know God and Jesus Christ whom he has sent, Joh 17:3. May we live the life of faith and grace here, and be removed to the life of glory hereafter.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 119:137 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

צַדִּ֣יקtza.Dik[are] righteousH6662
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
וְ֝יָשָׁ֗רve.ya.Sharand [are] uprightH3477
מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ\׃mish.pa.Tei.khajudgments yourH4941

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Cross references for Psalms 119:137

  • Ezra 9:15

    O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

  • Jeremiah 12:1

    Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

  • Psalms 145:17

    The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

  • Daniel 9:7

    O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.

  • Deuteronomy 32:4

    He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

  • Psalms 103:6

    The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

  • Nehemiah 9:33

    Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

  • Daniel 9:14

    Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.

  • Revelation 16:7

    And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

  • Psalms 99:4

    The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

  • Romans 2:5

    But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

  • Revelation 19:2

    For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
99:4; 103:6; 145:17; De 32:4; Ezr 9:15; Ne 9:33; Jer 12:1; Da 9:7,14
Ro 2:5; 3:5,6; 9:14; Re 15:3,4; 16:7; 19:2

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Context

  • Psalms 119:136

    Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

  • Psalms 119:137

    צ TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.

  • Psalms 119:138

    Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.

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Psalms 119:137 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		TZADDI. Justo eres tú, oh Jehová, y rectos tus juicios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu es juste, ô Éternel! et droit dans tes jugements.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Gerecht bist du, Jehova, und gerade sind deine Gerichte.