Psalms 24:5

24:5 Such godly people are rewarded by the Lord, 1 

and vindicated by the God who delivers them. 2 

Isaiah 26:10

26:10 If the wicked are shown mercy,

they do not learn about justice. 3 

Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; 4 

they do not see the Lord’s majesty revealed.

Romans 9:31

9:31 but Israel even though pursuing 5  a law of righteousness 6  did not attain it. 7 

Romans 10:2-3

10:2 For I can testify that they are zealous for God, 8  but their zeal is not in line with the truth. 9  10:3 For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

1 tn Heb “he (the righteous individual described in v. 4) lifts up a blessing from the Lord.” The singular subject is representative here, as v. 6 makes clear. The referent (godly people like the individual in v. 4) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The imperfect verbal form is generalizing; such people are typically rewarded for their deeds.

2 tn “and vindication from the God of his deliverance.”

3 tn As in verse 9b, the translation understands צֶדֶק (tsedeq) in the sense of “justice,” but it is possible that it carries the nuance “righteousness,” in which case one might translate, “they do not learn to live in a righteous manner.”

4 tn Heb “in a land of uprightness they act unjustly”; NRSV “they deal perversely.”

5 tn Or “who pursued.” The participle could be taken adverbially or adjectivally.

6 tn Or “a legal righteousness,” that is, a righteousness based on law. This translation would treat the genitive δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosunh") as an attributed genitive (see ExSyn 89-91).

7 tn Grk “has not attained unto the law.”

8 tn Grk “they have a zeal for God.”

9 tn Grk “in accord with knowledge.”