Zephaniah 3:5
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.”
צַדִּיק
The blessed man is not the one who has never fallen — it is the one who knows where not to stand, not to walk, not to sit. Righteousness in the Psalms is relational — it is being in right standing with God, walking in step with Him, rooted in His word like a tree by water.
מִשְׁפָּט
judgment/ his
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מִשְׁפָּט
Justice, right judgment. Mishpat. Doing what is right and fair in every situation. Let justice roll on like a river. God requires mishpat from His people.
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עָשָׂה
he does
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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יָדַע
is knowing
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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בֹּשֶׁת
shame
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בֹּשֶׁת
shame (the feeling and the condition, as well as its cause); by implication (specifically) an idol
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עֲדַר
he fails
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עֲדַר
to arrange as a battle, a vineyard (to hoe); hence, to muster and so to miss (or find wanting)
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נָתַן
he gives
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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עַוָּל
an unrighteous person
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עַוָּל
evil (morally)
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עֶוֶל
injustice
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עֶוֶל
(moral) evil
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