Psalm 94:21

A Prayer For Retribution Against Oppressors

²⁰ Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? ²¹ They band themselves together against the life of the righteous
And condemn the innocent to death.
²² But the LORD has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.

Innocent Blood

Righteous Man

Righteous One

No

Proverbs 17:15

He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the LORD.

Exodus 23:7

Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.

Psalm 59:3

For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O LORD,

Matthew 27:1

When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.

1 Kings 21:19

And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD, "Have you killed and also taken possession?"' And you shall say to him, 'Thus says the LORD: "In the place where dogs licked up the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick your own blood."'"

Psalm 2:1-3

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

Psalm 22:16

For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet--

Psalm 56:6

They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.

Psalm 106:38

they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with blood.

Proverbs 1:11

If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason;

Proverbs 1:16

for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

Jeremiah 26:15

Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the LORD sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears."

Ezekiel 22:6

"Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

Ezekiel 22:12

In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and profit and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 22:27

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

Matthew 27:4

saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." They said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself."

Acts 4:5-7

On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,

Acts 4:27-28

for truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel,

Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered,

Acts 7:58-60

Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

James 5:6

You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus.When I saw her, I marveled greatly.