English Standard Version
Psalms 94:21
21They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
Psalms 94:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
- New International Version (NIV)The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They gather together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They gang up against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
Context of Psalms 94:21
19When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. 20Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. 22But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. 23He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.
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יָ֭גוֹדּוּ עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְדָ֖ם נָקִ֣י יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:21
- Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 22:16For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet—
- Psalms 59:3For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason;
- Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
- Acts 4:5On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem,
- Exodus 23:7Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.
- 1 Kings 21:19And 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."'"
- Proverbs 17:15He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
- Jeremiah 26:15Only 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 12:27"Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, 'The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.'
- Matthew 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.
- Acts 7:52Which 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,
- James 5:6You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.
- Revelation 17:6And 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.
Commentaries on Psalms 94:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21They gather themselves together - In every thing that is evil, they are in unity. The devil, his angels, and his children, all join and draw together when they have for their object the destruction of the works of the Lord. But this was particularly the case with respect to the poor Jews among the Babylonians: they were objects of their continual hatred, and they labored for their destruction. This and the following verses have been applied to our Lord…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous - Against the life of the righteous; that is, to take their lives. The Hebrew word rendered “gather together,” means to press or crowd upon anyone; to rush in crowds or troops. It would refer particularly to a tumultuous gathering - “a mob” - intent on accomplishing its purpose. And condemn the innocent blood - literally, make guilty; that is, they hold that blood to be guilty; or, they…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 That man is blessed, who, under the chastening of the Lord, is taught his will and his truths, from his holy word, and by the Holy Spirit. He should see mercy through his sufferings. There is a rest remaining for the people of God after the days of their adversity, which shall not last always. He that sends the trouble, will send the rest. The psalmist found succour and relief only in the Lord, when all earthly friends failed. We are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-23The psalmist resumes their prayer (see Psalm 94:1–7) with a desperate plea for the Lord's justice. It ends with the hope that evil will cease.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-231-2. God's revenge is His judicial infliction of righteous punishment. show thyself--(Compare Margin).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 94
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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