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Psalm 94:21
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
19In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.
20Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?
21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
22But the LORD has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my refuge.
23He has brought on them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own wickedness. The LORD, our God, will cut them off.
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“Innocent blood” makes the stakes plain: this is organized injustice that threatens lives, with people joining forces to condemn those who have done no wrong.
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Proverbs 17:15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.Both passages name the condemnation of the righteous; Proverbs states that such judgment is an abomination to the LORD.
Matthew 27:1Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.People gather against the righteous in the psalm, while chief priests and elders take counsel to put Jesus to death.
Psalm 59:3For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, LORD.Both psalms describe attackers gathering against someone’s life, with the threatened person bearing no guilt for the attack.
Exodus 23:7“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.Exodus forbids false charges and killing the innocent and righteous, the injustice Psalm 94 describes people joining together to commit.
Isaiah 5:23who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!Both passages expose justice turned against the innocent; Isaiah names bribery as part of that corruption.
Revelation 17:6I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.Both texts describe bloodshed involving people identified as righteous or holy, with Revelation naming the martyrs of Jesus.
Job 16:10They have gaped on me with their mouth. They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.Both describe attackers who gather together against a person, with Job also recounting blows and public contempt.
Psalm 2:1–3Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?Both passages portray collective hostility: people gather against the righteous in Psalm 94, and peoples plot in Psalm 2.
Acts 7:58–60They threw him out of the city and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.Both passages portray a group acting against one person’s life; Acts describes the lethal violence of stoning.
Psalm 22:16For dogs have surrounded me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They have pierced my hands and feet.Both psalms describe a person threatened by a group, with Psalm 22 depicting surrounding enemies and pierced hands and feet.
Ezekiel 22:27Her princes within it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.Both passages describe people acting together to destroy lives and shed blood; Ezekiel names princes seeking dishonest gain.
Matthew 27:4saying, “I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? You see to it.”Both passages use the words “innocent blood,” naming the innocence of someone handed over to condemnation or death.
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A crowd’s verdict does not make innocent blood guilty. In this psalm, God remains the refuge of those threatened by rulers who use law to harm.
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