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

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Bible References

Gather

W hy did the heathen rage and the people imagine vain things?

For many dogs are come about me, the counsel of the wicked layeth siege against me.

For lo, they lie in waiting for my soul; the mighty men are gathered together against me, without any offense or fault of me, O LORD.

if they entice thee, and say, "Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, and lurk privily for the innocent without a cause:

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,

And it chanced on the morrow that their rulers, and elders, and scribes:

Condemn

"Keep thee far from a false matter, and the Innocent and righteous see thou slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

And say unto him, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: thou hast killed and thereto gotten possession.' And say moreover unto him, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: in the place where dogs lapped the blood of Naboth, shall dogs lap even thy blood also.'"

The LORD hateth as well him that justifieth the ungodly, as him that condemneth the innocent.

But this shall ye know: if ye put me to death, ye shall make yourselves, this city and all the inhabiters thereof, guilty of innocent blood. For this is of a truth: that the LORD hath sent me unto you, to speak all these words in your ears."

Behold, the rulers of Israel have brought every man his power, to shed blood in thee.

Fulfill ye likewise the measure of your fathers:

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them, which showed before of the coming of that Just, whom ye have betrayed and murdered.

Ye have condemned and have killed the just, and he hath not resisted you.

And I saw the wife drunken with the blood of saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And when I saw her, I wondered with great marvel.

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that innocent blood be not shed in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, and so blood come upon thee.

Moreover, I saw under the sun ungodliness in the stead of judgment, and iniquity instead of righteousness.

Judge not after the outer appearance: but judge righteous judgment."

It is verily a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you,