his saving activity rather than a way of describing the activity itself (e.g., Pss 31:1; 35:24; 36:6, 10; 103:17; 143:1). In v. 17 “the righteousness of God” is set between “the power of God for salvation” (v. 16) and “God’s wrath” (v. 18), both of which expressions refer to a divine activity. According to 3:21–26, God’s righteousness has been supremely revealed in the saving work of Christ and the justification of sinners this makes possible. According to 1:17, the revelation of God’s righteousness