In what sense the psalmist asks for the righteousness of the Lord?

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I’m meditating on Psalm 36. In v. 10 the psalmist asks for God’s unfailing love and righteousness for the godly. But I can’t figure out in what sense the psalmist is asking for the righteousness of God. Is he doing it in the same sense as Psalm 31:1, when he asks for the deliverance of the Lord as an expression of Its justice?

Ps 36:10 – Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And
Your righteousness to the upright in heart. (NKJV)