Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

{To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.} Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

O ye

Bible References

Do

Psalm 72:1
{Of Solomon} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Deuteronomy 16:18
Judges and officers thou shalt make thee in all thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee throughout thy tribes: And let them judge the people righteously.
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel spake unto me, and the strength of Israel said, 'He that beareth rule over men, he that ruleth justly in the fear of God,
2 Chronicles 19:6
and said to the judges, "Take heed what ye do: for ye be not judges in the law of man, but of the LORD - which is with you in the words of the law.
Isaiah 11:3
And he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes: neither shall rebuke after the hearing of his ears.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall govern after the rule of righteousness, and the princes shall rule according to the balance of equity.
Jeremiah 23:5
"Behold, the time cometh, sayeth the LORD, that I will raise up the righteous Branch of David, which shall bear rule, and discuss matters with wisdom, and shall set up equity and righteousness again in the earth.

O congregation

Psalm 82:1
{A Psalm of Asaph} God standeth in the congregation of princes, and is a Judge among the judges.
Numbers 11:16
And the LORD said unto Moses, "Gather unto me seventy of the elders of Israel, which thou knowest that they are the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them unto the tabernacle of witness, and let them stand there with thee.
Deuteronomy 1:15
And then I took the heads of your tribes, men of wisdom and that were expert, and made them rulers over you: captains over thousands and over hundreds, over fifty and over ten, and officers among your tribes.
2 Samuel 5:3
And so all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron. And king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel.
Matthew 26:3
Then assembled together the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people into the palace of the high priest, called Caiaphas:
Matthew 27:1
when the morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held a counsel against Jesus, to put him to death,
Luke 23:50
And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a councilor: and was a good man and a just;
Acts 5:21
When they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught. The chief priest came and they that were with him and called a council together, and all the elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to fetch them.

O ye

Psalm 82:6
I have said, "Ye are gods, and ye are all the children of the most highest.

General references

Deuteronomy 25:1
When there is strife between men, let them come unto the law, and let the judges justify the righteous and condemn the trespasser.
Proverbs 31:9
With thy mouth defend the thing that is lawful and right, and the cause of the poor and helpless.
Ecclesiastes 3:16
Moreover, I saw under the sun ungodliness in the stead of judgment, and iniquity instead of righteousness.
John 7:24
Judge not after the outer appearance: but judge righteous judgment."