"Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful." (Psalm 119:137-138)
The writer of the book of Hebrews called God's Word "the word of righteousness". Nehemiah declared that God had "performed thy words; for thou art righteous". Those two concepts merge in the beauty of the Word. "For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth" . The written Word is righteous; the Cause of the Word is righteous. That theme pervades this stanza of Psalm 119. Several synonyms describe this characteristic of the Scriptures.
- The Lord is righteous and therefore His judgments are upright. "Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way".
- God's Word is very pure, like refined gold. "The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times".
- Because the righteous acts of the Lord have everlasting consequences, the "law is the truth"
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