Psalms 94:21–22
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
They gather themselues together against the soule of the righteous: and condemne the innocent blood.
But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
But the LORD is my defence: and my God is the rocke of my refuge.
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From verse 21
- Matthew 27:1Rank 1 from verse 21
- Proverbs 17:15Rank 2 from verse 21
- Psalms 59:3Rank 3 from verse 21
- Exodus 23:7Rank 4 from verse 21
- Revelation 17:6Rank 5 from verse 21
6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the Saints, and with the blood of the Martyrs of Iesus: and when I saw her, I wondred with great admiration.
- 1 Kings 21:19Rank 6 from verse 21
19And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
19And thou shalt speake vnto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speake vnto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD; In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, shall dogges licke thy blood, euen thine.
- Acts 7:58–60Rank 7 from verse 21
58And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
59And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
58And cast him out of the citie, and stoned him: and the witnesses layd downe their clothes at a yong mans feete, whose name was Saul.
59And they stoned Steuen, calling vpon God, and saying, Lord Iesus receiue my spirit.
60And he kneeled downe, and cried with a loud voice, Lord lay not this sinne to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleepe.
- Ezekiel 22:12Rank 8 from verse 21
12In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God.
12In thee haue they taken gifts to shead blood: thou hast taken vsury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the LORD God.
- Ezekiel 22:27Rank 9 from verse 21
- Matthew 27:4Rank 11 from verse 21
- Proverbs 1:11Rank 12 from verse 21
- Psalms 2:1–3Rank 13 from verse 21
1WHY do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
1¶ Why *do the heathen ‖rage, and the people †imagine a vaine thing?
2The Kings of the earth set themselues, and the rulers take counsell together, against the LORD, and against his Anoynted, saying,
3Let vs breake their bandes asunder, and cast away their cords from vs.
- Psalms 22:16Rank 14 from verse 21
- Acts 4:27–28Rank 15 from verse 21
27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
27For of a trueth against thy holy child Iesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were gathered together,
28For to doe whatsoeuer thy hand and thy counsell determined before to be done.
- Acts 4:5–7Rank 16 from verse 21
5¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
6And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.
7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
5¶ And it came to passe on the morow, that their rulers, and Elders, and Scribes,
6And Annas the high Priest, and Caiphas, and Iohn, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kinred of the high Priest, were gathered together at Hierusalem.
7And when they had set them in the middest, they asked, By what power, or by what name haue ye done this?
52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
52Which of the Prophets haue not your fathers persecuted? And they haue slaine them which shewed before of the comming of the Iust one, of whom ye haue bene now the betrayers and murderers:
- Ezekiel 22:6Rank 18 from verse 21
- Jeremiah 26:15Rank 19 from verse 21
15But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.
15But know ye for certaine, That if ye put mee to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood vpon your selues, and vpon this citie, and vpon the inhabitants thereof: for of a trueth the LORD hath sent mee vnto you, to speake all these words in your eares.
- Matthew 23:32–36Rank 20 from verse 21
32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
34¶ Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
32Fil ye vp then the measure of your fathers.
33Yee serpents, yee generation of vipers, How can yee escape the damnation of hell?
34¶ Wherefore behold, I send vnto you Prophets, and wisemen, and Scribes, and some of them yee shall kill and crucifie, and some of them shall yee scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from citie to citie:
35That vpon you may come all the righteous blood shed vpon the earth, *from the blood of righteous Abel, vnto the blood of Zacharias, sonne of Barachias, whom yee slew betweene the temple and the altar.
36Uerily I say vnto you, All these things shal come vpon this generation.
- Proverbs 1:16Rank 21 from verse 21
- Psalms 106:38Rank 22 from verse 21
38And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
38And shed innocent blood, euen the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whome they sacrificed vnto the idoles of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
- Psalms 56:6Rank 23 from verse 21
From verse 22
- Psalms 18:2Rank 1 from verse 22
2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
2†The LORD is my rocke, and my fortresse, and my deliuerer: my God, my strength in whome I will trust, my buckler, and the horne of my saluation, and my high tower.
- Psalms 27:1–3Rank 2 from verse 22
1THE Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
1¶ The LORD is my light, and my saluation, whome shal I feare? the LORD is the strength of my life, of whō shall I be afraid?
2†When the wicked, euen mine enemies and my foes came vpon me to eat vp my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
3*Though an host should encampe against me, my heart shall not feare: though warre should rise against me, in this will I be confident.
- Psalms 59:16–17Rank 3 from verse 22
16But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
17Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
16But I will sing of thy power; yea I will sing alowd of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast bene my defence and refuge, in the day of my trouble.
17Vnto thee, O my strength, wil I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
- Psalms 59:9Rank 4 from verse 22
- Psalms 62:6Rank 5 from verse 22
- Isaiah 33:16Rank 6 from verse 22
- Psalms 62:2Rank 7 from verse 22
- Psalms 9:9Rank 8 from verse 22
- Psalms 94:10Rank 9 from verse 22
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Psalms 94:21
To collect, bring together, or assemble.
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In one place, company, time, purpose, or united condition.
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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To pronounce guilty or wrong; to sentence, judge against, disapprove, or doom.
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Free from guilt in a matter; not blameworthy, harmful, or deserving punishment.
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Sense 1: The bodily fluid associated with physical life. Sense 2: Life taken, bloodshed, or guilt and responsibility for it. Sense 3: Kindred, shared human descent, or natural human nature. Sense 4: The juice of grapes.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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Psalms 94:22
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Sense 1: Protection from attack or harm; a means of defending. Sense 2: An answer made against an accusation.
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The one true God.
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1. A mass of stone or a rocky place. 2. Figuratively, a secure refuge, strength, foundation, or cause of stumbling. 3. A title or figure for God or Christ.
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A shelter, haven, protection, or source of safety to which one flees or trusts.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604
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94:1O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
94:1¶ ††O LORD God, to whome vengeance belongeth: O God to whome vengeance belongeth, shew thy selfe.
94:2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
94:2Lift vp thy selfe, thou iudge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
94:3Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
94:3 LORD, how long shall the wicked? how long shall the wicked triumph?
94:4How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
94:4 How long shal they vtter, and speake hard things? and all the workers of iniquitie boast themselues?
94:5They break in pieces thy people, O Lord, and afflict thine heritage.
94:5They breake in pieces thy people, O LORD: and afflict thine heritage.
94:6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
94:6They slay the widowe and the stranger: and murder the fatherlesse.
94:7Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
94:7*Yet they say, The LORD shall not see: neither shall the God of Iacob regard it.
94:8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
94:8Understand, yee brutish among the people: and ye fooles, when will ye be wise?
94:9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
94:9*He that planted the eare, shall he not heare? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
94:10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
94:10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? hee that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
94:11The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
94:11*The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man: that they are vanitie.
94:12Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of thy law;
94:12Blessed is the man whome thou chastenest, O LORD: and teachest him out of thy Law:
94:13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
94:13That thou mayest giue him rest from the dayes of aduersitie: vntill the pit be digged for the wicked.
94:14For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
94:14For the LORD will not cast off his people: neither will he forsake his inheritance.
94:15But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
94:15†But iudgement shall returne vnto righteousnesse: and all the vpright in heart shall follow it.
94:16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
94:16Who will rise vp for mee against the euill doers? or who will stand vp for me against the workers of iniquitie?
94:17Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
94:17‖Unlesse the LORD had bene my helpe: my soule had almost dwelt in silence.
94:18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.
94:18When I said, My foote slippeth: thy mercie, O LORD, held me vp.
94:19In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
94:19In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soule.
94:20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
94:20Shal the throne of iniquitie haue fellowship with thee: which frameth mischiefe by a lawe?
94:21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
94:21They gather themselues together against the soule of the righteous: and condemne the innocent blood.
Selected passage94:22But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
94:22But the LORD is my defence: and my God is the rocke of my refuge.
Selected passage94:23And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.
94:23And hee shall bring vpon them their owne iniquitie, and shall cut them off in their owne wickednesse: yea the LORD our God shall cut them off.