Revelation 16:5-7

16:5 Now ¹  I heard the angel of the waters saying:

“You are just ²  – the one who is and who was,

the Holy One – because you have passed these judgments, ³ 

16:6 because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets,

so ⁴  you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!” ⁵ 

16:7 Then ⁶  I heard the altar reply, ⁷  “Yes, Lord God, the All-Powerful, ⁸  your judgments are true and just!”

Revelation 19:2

19:2 because his judgments are true and just. ⁹ 

For he has judged ¹⁰  the great prostitute

who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,

and has avenged the blood of his servants ¹¹  poured out by her own hands!” ¹² 

Deuteronomy 32:4

32:4 As for the Rock, ¹³  his work is perfect,

for all his ways are just.

He is a reliable God who is never unjust,

he is fair ¹⁴  and upright.

Psalms 85:10-11

85:10 Loyal love and faithfulness meet; ¹⁵ 

deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss. ¹⁶ 

85:11 Faithfulness grows from the ground,

and deliverance looks down from the sky. ¹⁷ 

Psalms 99:4

99:4 The king is strong;

he loves justice. ¹⁸ 

You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; ¹⁹ 

you promote justice and equity in Jacob.

Psalms 100:5

100:5 For the Lord is good.

His loyal love endures, ²⁰ 

and he is faithful through all generations. ²¹ 

Psalms 145:17

145:17 The Lord is just in all his actions, ²² 

and exhibits love in all he does. ²³ 

Isaiah 45:21

45:21 Tell me! Present the evidence! ²⁴ 

Let them consult with one another!

Who predicted this in the past?

Who announced it beforehand?

Was it not I, the Lord?

I have no peer, there is no God but me,

a God who vindicates and delivers; ²⁵ 

there is none but me.

Hosea 14:9

Concluding Exhortation

14:9 Who is wise?

Let him discern ²⁶  these things!

Who is discerning?

Let him understand them!

For the ways of the Lord are right;

the godly walk in them,

but in them the rebellious stumble.

Micah 7:20

7:20 You will be loyal to Jacob

and extend your loyal love to Abraham, ²⁷ 

which you promised on oath to our ancestors ²⁸ 

in ancient times. ²⁹ 

Zephaniah 3:5

3:5 The just Lord resides ³⁰  within her;

he commits no unjust acts. ³¹ 

Every morning he reveals ³²  his justice.

At dawn he appears without fail. ³³ 

Yet the unjust know no shame.

[16:5]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the somewhat parenthetical nature of the remarks that follow.

[16:5]  ² tn Or “righteous,” although the context favors justice as the theme.

[16:5]  ³ tn Or “because you have judged these things.” The pronoun ταῦτα (tauta) is neuter gender.

[16:6]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that this judgment is the result of what these wicked people did to the saints and prophets.

[16:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “They are worthy”; i.e., of this kind of punishment. By extension, “they got what they deserve.”

[16:7]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:7]  ⁷ tn Grk “the altar saying.”

[16:7]  ⁸ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

[19:2]  ⁹ tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.

[19:2]  ¹⁰ tn Or “has punished.” See BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α, describing the OT background which involves both the vindication of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.

[19:2]  ¹¹ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[19:2]  ¹² tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).

[32:4]  ¹³ tc The LXX reads Θεός (qeos, “God”) for the MT’s “Rock.”

[32:4]  ¹⁴ tn Or “just” (KJV, NAB, NRSV, NLT) or “righteous” (NASB).

[85:10]  ¹⁵ tn The psalmist probably uses the perfect verbal forms in v. 10 in a dramatic or rhetorical manner, describing what he anticipates as if it were already occurring or had already occurred.

[85:10]  ¹⁶ sn Deliverance and peace greet each other with a kiss. The psalmist personifies these abstract qualities to emphasize that God’s loyal love and faithfulness will yield deliverance and peace for his people.

[85:11]  ¹⁷ sn The psalmist already sees undeniable signs of God’s faithfulness and expects deliverance to arrive soon.

[99:4]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and strength, a king, justice he loves.” The syntax of the Hebrew text is difficult here. The translation assumes that two affirmations are made about the king, the Lord (see v. 1, and Ps 98:6). The noun עֹז (’oz, “strength”) should probably be revocalized as the adjective עַז (’az, “strong”).

[99:4]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “you establish fairness.”

[100:5]  ²⁰ tn Or “is forever.”

[100:5]  ²¹ tn Heb “and to a generation and a generation [is] his faithfulness.”

[145:17]  ²² tn Heb “in all his ways.”

[145:17]  ²³ tn Heb “and [is] loving in all his deeds.”

[45:21]  ²⁴ tn Heb “Declare! Bring near!”; NASB “Declare and set forth your case.” See 41:21.

[45:21]  ²⁵ tn Or “a righteous God and deliverer”; NASB, NIV, NRSV “a righteous God and a Savior.”

[14:9]  ²⁶ tn The shortened form of the prefix-conjugation verb וְיָבֵן (vÿyaven) indicates that it is a jussive rather than an imperfect. When a jussive comes from a superior to an inferior, it may connote exhortation and instruction or advice and counsel. For the functions of the jussive, see IBHS 568-70 §34.3.

[7:20]  ²⁷ tn More literally, “You will extend loyalty to Jacob, and loyal love to Abraham.

[7:20]  ²⁸ tn Heb “our fathers.” The Hebrew term refers here to more distant ancestors, not immediate parents.

[7:20]  ²⁹ tn Heb “which you swore [or, “pledged”] to our fathers from days of old.”

[3:5]  ³⁰ tn The word “resides” is supplied for clarification.

[3:5]  ³¹ tn Or “he does no injustice.”

[3:5]  ³² tn Heb “gives”; or “dispenses.”

[3:5]  ³³ tn Heb “at the light he is not missing.” Note that NASB (which capitalizes pronouns referring to Deity) has divided the lines differently: “Every morning He brings His justice to light; // He does not fail.”