KJV King James Version
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
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Psalm 140:13
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
WEB World English Bible
Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.
ASV American Standard Version
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: The upright shall dwell in thy presence.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Only—the righteous give thanks to Thy name, The upright do dwell with Thy presence!
Surrounding context — Psalm 140
10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow [him].
12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, [and] the right of the poor.
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
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Psalm 11:7For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.Psalm 16:11Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.1 Thessalonians 4:17Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also.Revelation 7:14-17And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.Psalm 32:11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all [ye that are] upright in heart.Psalm 97:12Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.Psalm 73:24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me [to] glory.Psalm 23:6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.Revelation 21:24-27And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
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