Psalms 85:13

In 11 translations

BSB

Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.

KJV

Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

WEB

Righteousness goes before him, and prepares the way for his steps.

ASV

Righteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in.

LSV

Righteousness goes before Him, || And makes a way for His footsteps!

YLT

Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!

DBY

Righteousness shall go before him, and shall set his footsteps on the way.

DRC84:14

Justice shall walk before him: and shall set his steps in the way.

GNV

Righteousnesse shall go before him, and shall set her steps in the way.

JPS85:14

Righteousness shall go before Him, and shall make His footsteps a way.

LXXE84:14

Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set his steps in the way.

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Original-language editions

WLC85:14

צֶ֭דֶק לְפָנָ֣יו יְהַלֵּ֑ךְ וְיָשֵׂ֖ם לְדֶ֣רֶךְ פְּעָמָֽיו׃KJV:Ps.85.13

LXX-Br84:14

Δικαιοσύνη ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ προπορεύσεται, καὶ θήσει εἰς ὁδὸν τὰ διαβήματα αὐτοῦ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
• John 13:34A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
• 1 John 2:6Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked.
• Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
• 2 Corinthians 3:18And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
• Isaiah 58:8Then 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.
• 1 Peter 2:18–24Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable. For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is…
• 1 Peter 4:1Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
• Philippians 2:5–8Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in…
• Psalms 119:35Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
• Ephesians 5:1–2Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children, and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
• Hebrews 12:1–2Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. Let us fix our eyes…
• Matthew 20:27–28and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
• John 13:14–16So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you. Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater…
• Psalms 72:2–3May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.

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