Rather, David expresses a deep felt concern for the wickedness and evil that permeates God's good world , and he begs God to restore justice and righteousness. will not welcome evil people; v7 - God is loving, and welcomes His people; v12 - The Lord blesses the righteous

For this reason it can never, by the same sacrifices repeated endlessly year after year, make perfect since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. 14  For by one sacrifice he has made perfect In fact, they could never make anyone perfect , no matter how often they were repeated, because it is The book of Hebrews changes the angle of the light, so we can see Christ's perfect sacrifice and not clearly see the wonderful object that cast that long shadow: the one sacrifice by which Christ has made perfect

filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple. 5  You answer us with awesome and righteous true faith in Christ, a childlike fear of God, a godly sorrow for their sins, a hunger and thirst for righteousness God answers us with awesome and righteous deeds.

we have no access to God except through the one and only Mediator and Intercessor: Jesus Christ the Righteous basis of our own dignity but only on the basis of the excellence and dignity of Jesus Christ, whose righteousness

Jesus' atonement (payment) for our sin on the cross satisfied the righteous anger that God has for those who cross His good and perfect will, making forgiveness possible, as Paul writes in Ephesians 1:4, "

It would never be possible for the sons of Adam to piece back together the perfect adherence to God's people who think they can please God by just trying a bit harder - they will never be able to return the perfect But it's the Word made visible, His Son and our Savior, Jesus Christ, who became your perfect covenant representative, perfectly keeping the requirements God had inscribed on your behalf.

Rather, in his grace God grants me the righteousness of Christ to free me forever from judgment. describing the LORD's grace, David does not do so by minimizing or ignoring His holiness: The LORD works righteousness you've experienced in Christ; it's because of His atonement (payment) and because you been given His righteousness

And who is this mediator— true God and at the same time truly human and truly righteous? A. no saints to pray on your behalf, or priests to hear your confession, because Jesus is already your perfect

that the boundaries of hostility would be taken down, and so that sinfulness would end and that the righteousness The end result is that you will live in righteousness; in other words, that you would live by faith, God’s Word is revealed in all of its fullness and righteousness, proclaiming that not only others but

will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; 4 but with righteousness strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness justice seen by the eyes or heard with the ears - it will be a justice based on true and objective righteousness