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Isaiah 42:21

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21The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake;

He uwill magnify the law, and make ||it honourable.

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Footnotes

  1. uSo Ps. 138:2.
  2. ||Or, him.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness’ sake,

to magnify his law and make it glorious.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

It pleased the Lord

for the sake of his righteousness

to make his law great and glorious.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Because of his righteousness, the Lord was pleased

to magnify his instruction and make it glorious.

NLTNew Living Translation

Because he is righteous,

the Lord has exalted his glorious law.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh was willing for the sake of his righteousness;

he showed his teaching to be great and proved it to be glorious.