Psalms 19:8

19:8 The Lord’s precepts are fair ¹ 

and make one joyful. ² 

The Lord’s commands ³  are pure ⁴ 

and give insight for life. ⁵ 

Psalms 37:14

37:14 Evil men draw their swords

and prepare their bows,

to bring down ⁶  the oppressed and needy,

and to slaughter those who are godly. ⁷ 

Psalms 64:10

64:10 The godly will rejoice in the Lord

and take shelter in him.

All the morally upright ⁸  will boast. ⁹ 

Psalms 92:15

92:15 So they proclaim that the Lord, my protector,

is just and never unfair. ¹⁰ 

Psalms 94:15

94:15 For justice will prevail, ¹¹ 

and all the morally upright ¹²  will be vindicated. ¹³ 

Psalms 111:1

Psalm 111 ¹⁴ 

111:1 Praise the Lord!

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,

in the assembly of the godly and the congregation.

Psalms 140:13

140:13 Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name;

the morally upright will live in your presence.

[19:8]  ¹ tn Or “just.” Perhaps the idea is that they impart a knowledge of what is just and right.

[19:8]  ² tn Heb “[they] make happy [the] heart.” Perhaps the point is that they bring a sense of joyful satisfaction to the one who knows and keeps them, for those who obey God’s law are richly rewarded. See v. 11b.

[19:8]  ³ tn Heb “command.” The singular here refers to the law as a whole.

[19:8]  ⁴ tn Because they reflect God’s character, his commands provide a code of moral and ethical purity.

[19:8]  ⁵ tn Heb [they] enlighten [the] eyes.

[37:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “to cause to fall.”

[37:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “the upright in way,” i.e., those who lead godly lives.

[64:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “upright in heart.”

[64:10]  ¹² tn That is, about the Lord’s accomplishments on their behalf.

[92:15]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “so that [they] proclaim that upright [is] the Lord, my rocky summit, and there is no injustice in him.”

[94:15]  ²¹ tn Heb “for judgment will return to justice.”

[94:15]  ²² tn Heb “all the pure of heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of one’s moral character and motives. The “pure of heart” are God’s faithful followers who trust in and love the Lord and, as a result, experience his deliverance (see Pss 7:10; 11:2; 32:11; 36:10; 64:10; 97:11).

[94:15]  ²³ tn Heb “and after it [are] the pure of heart.”

[111:1]  ²⁶ sn Psalm 111. The psalmist praises God for his marvelous deeds, especially the way in which he provides for and delivers his people. The psalm is an acrostic. After the introductory call to praise, every poetic line (twenty-two in all) begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.