Psalm 58:2

A Cry Against Injustice

¹ For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David.
Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods?
Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
² No, in heart you work unrighteousness;
On earth you weigh out the violence of your hands.
³ The wicked are estranged from the womb;
These who speak lies go astray from birth.

On Earth

Violence in the Land

No

Psalm 94:20

Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which devises mischief by decree?

Isaiah 10:1

Woe to those who enact evil statutes
And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,

Psalm 21:11

Though they intended evil against You
And devised a plot,
They will not succeed.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

Isaiah 26:7

The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

Isaiah 59:4-6

No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly.
They trust in confusion and speak lies;
They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.

Jeremiah 22:16-17

“He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy;
Then it was well.
Is not that what it means to know Me?”
Declares the Lord.

Ezekiel 22:12

In you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord God.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and destroying lives in order to get dishonest gain.

Micah 3:1-3

And I said,
“Hear now, heads of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know justice?

Micah 3:9-12

Now hear this, heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who abhor justice
And twist everything that is straight,

Malachi 3:15

So now we call the arrogant blessed; not only are the doers of wickedness built up but they also test God and escape.’”

John 11:47-53

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs.