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Psalms 94:21

94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

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They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

94:22 But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

What does Psalms 94:21 mean?

Psalms 94:21 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּדַד (gâdad), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq).

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They
gather
themselves
togetherגָּדַדgâdad/gaw-dad'/H1413to crowd; also to gash (as if by pressing into)
against
the
soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
of
the
righteous,צַדִּיקtsaddîyq/tsad-deek'/H6662just
and
condemnרָשַׁעrâshaʻ/raw-shah'/H7561to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
the
innocentנָקִיnâqîy/naw-kee'/H5355innocent
blood.דָּםdâm/dawm/H1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 94:21.

Jeremiah 2:34

Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these. secret: Heb. digging

Ezekiel 3:20

Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. righteousness which: Heb. righteousnesses

Isaiah 53:11

He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Isaiah 59:7

Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. destruction: Heb. breaking

Isaiah 66:3

He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. lamb: or, kid burneth: Heb. maketh a memorial of

Jeremiah 19:4

Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;

Jeremiah 22:17

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. violence: or, incursion

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

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What does Psalms 94:21 say?

Psalms 94:21 (King James Version) reads: "They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood."

Is Psalms 94:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 94:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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