Righteousness is the way of life that takes its measure from the word of God; it is abiding in this word and its teaching. We could say that righteousness means a godly life. Psalm 17 thus touches upon what we heard earlier in Psalm 24: Seeking the face of God is an attitude that embraces all of life; in order for a man to see God’s face at last, he must himself be entirely illuminated by God.
