מִשְׁפָּט

mish.patjustice: judgementHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine410 occurrences31 books395 verses
This word comes from the name of Hall of Judgment.

Definition

from H8199; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
Traditional renderings: adversary, ceremony, charge, × crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, × worthy, wrong.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מִשְׁפָּט:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

410 total
  1. Psalm 89:14וּ֭מִשְׁפָּט · and justice
    Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
  2. Psalm 89:30וּ֝בְמִשְׁפָּטַ֗י · in My judgments
    If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
  3. Psalm 94:15מִשְׁפָּ֑ט · be righteous
    Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
  4. Psalm 97:2וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט · and justice
    Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
  5. Psalm 97:8מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ · Your judgments
    Zion hears and rejoices, and the towns of Judah exult because of Your judgments, O LORD.
  6. Psalm 99:4מִשְׁפָּ֪ט · justice; מִשְׁפָּ֥ט · justice
    The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
  7. Psalm 101:1וּמִשְׁפָּ֥ט · and justice
    A Psalm of David. I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
  8. Psalm 103:6וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטִ֗ים · and justice
    The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
  9. Psalm 105:5וּמִשְׁפְּטֵי־ · and the judgments
    Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
  10. Psalm 105:7מִשְׁפָּטָֽיו׃ · His judgments [carry]
    He is the LORD our God; His judgments carry throughout the earth.
  11. Psalm 106:3מִשְׁפָּ֑ט · justice
    Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
  12. Psalm 111:7וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט · and justice
    The works of His hands are truth and justice; all His precepts are trustworthy.
  13. Psalm 112:5בְּמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ · by justice
    It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
  14. Psalm 119:7מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י · judgments
    I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
  15. Psalm 119:13מִשְׁפְּטֵי־ · the judgments
    With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
  16. Psalm 119:20מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · Your judgments
    My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
  17. Psalm 119:30מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · Your ordinances {before me}
    I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.
  18. Psalm 119:39מִשְׁפָּטֶ֣יךָ · Your judgments
    Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
  19. Psalm 119:43לְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣ךָ · in Your judgments
    Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.
  20. Psalm 119:52מִשְׁפָּטֶ֖יךָ · Your judgments
    I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
  21. Psalm 119:62מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י · judgments
    At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
  22. Psalm 119:75מִשְׁפָּטֶ֑יךָ · Your judgments
    I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
  23. Psalm 119:91לְֽ֭מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ · Your ordinances
    Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.
  24. Psalm 119:102מִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · from Your ordinances
    I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
  25. Psalm 119:106מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י · judgments
    I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
  26. Psalm 119:108וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · Your judgments
    Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
  27. Psalm 119:120וּֽמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · of Your judgments
    My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
  28. Psalm 119:121מִשְׁפָּ֣ט · what is just
    I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
  29. Psalm 119:132כְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט · as You do
    Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
  30. Psalm 119:137מִשְׁפָּטֶֽיךָ׃ · are Your judgments
    Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
  31. Psalm 119:149כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ · according to Your justice
    Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.
  32. Psalm 119:156כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ · according to Your ordinances
    Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
  33. Psalm 119:160מִשְׁפַּ֥ט · judgments
    The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
  34. Psalm 119:164מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י · judgments
    Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
  35. Psalm 119:175וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ · may Your judgments
    Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
  36. Psalm 122:5לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט · of judgment
    For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
  37. Psalm 140:12מִ֝שְׁפַּ֗ט · [and defends] the cause
    I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
  38. Psalm 143:2בְ֭מִשְׁפָּט · into judgment
    Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
  39. Psalm 146:7מִשְׁפָּ֨ט׀ · justice
    He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
  40. Psalm 147:19וּ֝מִשְׁפָּטָ֗יו · and judgments
    He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
  41. Psalm 147:20וּמִשְׁפָּטִ֥ים · His judgments
    He has done this for no other nation; they do not know His judgments. Hallelujah!
  42. Psalm 149:9מִשְׁפָּ֬ט · the judgment
    …to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!
  43. Proverbs 1:3וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט · justice
    …and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
  44. Proverbs 2:8מִשְׁפָּ֑ט · of justice
    …to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
  45. Proverbs 2:9וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט · and justice
    Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
  46. Proverbs 8:20מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ · of justice
    I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
  47. Proverbs 12:5מִשְׁפָּ֑ט · are just
    The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
  48. Proverbs 16:10בְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט · justice
    A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
  49. Proverbs 16:11מִ֭שְׁפָּט · Honest
    Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.