The Righteousness of God

Psalm 2

Psa 2:1 Why are the nations in an uproar and the peoples

devising a vain thing?

Psa 2:2 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers take

counsel together against the LORD and against His Anointed,

saying,

Psa 2:3 "Let us tear their fetters apart and cast away their cords

from us!"

Psa 2:4 He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs at

them.

Psa 2:5 Then He will speak to them in His anger and terrify them

in His fury, saying,

Psa 2:6 "But as for Me, I have installed My King upon Zion, My

holy mountain."

Psalm 2

Psa 2:7 "I will surely tell of the decree of the LORD: He said to

Me, 'You are My Son, today I have begotten You.

Psa 2:8 'Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as Your

inheritance, and the very ends of the earth as Your possession.

Psa 2:9 'You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter

them like earthenware.'"

Psa 2:10 Now therefore, O kings, show discernment; take

warning, O judges of the earth.

Psa 2:11 Worship the LORD with reverence And rejoice with

trembling.

Psa 2:12 Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and

you perish in the way, for His wrath may soon be kindled. How

blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

1) God’s Right to Rule

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

1) God’s Right to Rule

Pro 16:12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts, for a

throne is established on righteousness.

Pro 20:28 Loyalty and truth preserve the king, and he upholds his

throne by righteousness.

Psa 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your

throne; lovingkindness and truth go before You.

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

1) God’s Right to Rule

Isa 40:26 Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these

stars, the One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all

by name; because of the greatness of His might and the strength of

His power, not one of them is missing.

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

1) God’s Right to Rule

Jer 23:5 "Behold, the days are coming," declares the LORD, "When I

will raise up for David a righteous Branch; and He will reign as king

and act wisely and do justice and righteousness in the land.

Jer 23:6 "In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell

securely; and this is His name by which He will be called, 'The LORD

our righteousness.'

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

1) God’s Right to Rule

2Co 5:21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so

that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

1) God’s Right to Rule

2) God’s Response to Rebels

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

2) God’s Response to Rebels

Psa 2:1 Why are the nations in an uproar and the peoples devising

a vain thing?

Psa 2:2 The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers take

counsel together against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,

Psa 2:3 "Let us tear their fetters apart and cast away their cords

from us!"

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

2) God’s Response to Rebels

Psa 59:8 But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the

nations.

Isa 45:9 "Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker-- an

earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth!

Psa 7:11 God is a righteous judge, and a God who has indignation

every day.

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

2) God’s Response to Rebels

Lam 3:22 The LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His

compassions never fail.

Lam 3:23 They are new every morning; …

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

1) God’s Right to Rule

2) God’s Response to Rebels

3) God’s Refuge for the Repentant

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

3) God’s Refuge for the Repentant

Psa 2:10 Now therefore, O kings, show discernment; take warning,

O judges of the earth.

Psa 2:11 Worship the LORD with reverence And rejoice with

trembling.

Psa 2:12 Do homage to the Son, that He not become angry, and you

perish in the way, for His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed

are all who take refuge in Him!

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

3) God’s Refuge for the Repentant

Isa 30:18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, and

therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the

LORD is a God of justice; how blessed are all those who long for

Him.

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

3) God’s Refuge for the Repentant

Psa 31:1 In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be

ashamed; in Your righteousness deliver me.

Psa 71:2 In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue me; incline

Your ear to me and save me.

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

3) God’s Refuge for the Repentant

Job 10:3 'Is it right for You indeed to oppress, to reject the labor of

Your hands, and to look favorably on the schemes of the wicked?

Job 19:6 Know then that God has wronged me and has closed His

net around me.

Job 19:7 "Behold, I cry, 'Violence!' but I get no answer; I shout for

help, but there is no justice.

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

3) God’s Refuge for the Repentant

Job 40:2 "Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him

who reproves God answer it."

Job 40:3 Then Job answered the LORD and said,

Job 40:4 "Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay

my hand on my mouth.

Job 42:5 "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; but now my

eye sees You;

Job 42:6 Therefore I retract, and I repent in dust and ashes."

The Righteousness of God

as seen in…

3) God’s Refuge for the Repentant

Joh 14:21 "He who has My commandments and keeps them is the

one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father,

and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him."