Psalm 94:21

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Summary

Psalm 94:21

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

Gather

Condemn

General references

Bible References

Gather

Why are nations in tumult, and countries plotting in vain?

Because dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has encircled me. Like the lion [they are at] my hands and my feet.

For look, they lie in wait for my life. The mighty attack against me, not [because of] my transgression or my sin, O Yahweh.

If they say, "Come with us! We shall lie in wait for blood; we shall ambush the innocent without cause.

Now [when it] was early morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus in order to put him to death.

And it happened that on the next day, their rulers and elders and scribes came together in Jerusalem,

Condemn

You will stay far from a {false charge}, and do not kill [the] innocent and [the] righteous, because I will not declare [the] wicked righteous.

You shall say to him, 'Thus says Yahweh: "Have you committed murder and also taken possession?" ' You shall also say to him, 'Thus says Yahweh: "In the place where the dogs licked the blood of Naboth, the dogs will also lick your blood." '"

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous, the two of them [are] both abominations of Yahweh.

Only you must certainly know that if you put me to death, you will bring on yourselves innocent blood, and on this city and on its inhabitants, for {truly} Yahweh sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears."

Look! The princes of Israel, each [one] according to his strength, they are in you {for the shedding of blood}.

And you--fill up the measure of your fathers!

Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand about the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become,

You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous [person]; he does not resist you.

And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. And {I was greatly astonished when I saw her}.

General references

[Do this] so that innocent blood will not be shed in the midst of your land that Yahweh your God [is] giving to you [as an] inheritance and [thereby] bloodguilt would be on you.

I saw something else under the sun: instead of justice [there was] evil; instead of righteousness [there was] wickedness.

Do not judge according to outward appearance, but judge according to righteous judgment!"

since [it is] righteous in the sight of God to pay back those who are afflicting you with affliction,