'Innocent' in the Bible
The Lord judges the nations. Vindicate me, Lord, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!
May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!
He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.
He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be upended.
As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.
I was innocent before him, and kept myself from sinning.
You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent.
Moreover, keep me from committing flagrant sins; do not allow such sins to control me. Then I will be blameless, and innocent of blatant rebellion.
May lying lips be silenced -- lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!
The Lord watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.
in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.
They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.
They shed innocent blood -- the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted by bloodshed.
Do not sit in judgment on your servant, for no one alive is innocent before you.