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Psalms 94:21–22

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They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
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From verse 21

  1. Matthew 27:1Rank 1 from verse 21
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    1WHEN the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

  2. Proverbs 17:15Rank 2 from verse 21
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    15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.

  3. Psalms 59:3Rank 3 from verse 21
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    3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

  4. Exodus 23:7Rank 4 from verse 21
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    7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

  5. Revelation 17:6Rank 5 from verse 21
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    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.

From verse 22

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    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. Psalms 27:1–3Rank 2 from verse 22
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    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.

  3. Psalms 59:16–17Rank 3 from verse 22
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    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.

  4. Psalms 59:9Rank 4 from verse 22
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    9Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.

  5. Psalms 62:6Rank 5 from verse 22
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    6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

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Psalms 94:21

COMBINED MEANING

against

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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

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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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

COMBINED MEANING

condemn

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To pronounce guilty or wrong; to sentence, judge against, disapprove, or doom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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blood

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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

COMBINED MEANING

but

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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

COMBINED MEANING

defence

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Sense 1: Protection from attack or harm; a means of defending. Sense 2: An answer made against an accusation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rock

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

refuge

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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.

94:2Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

94:3Lord, 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?

94:5They break in pieces thy people, O Lord, and afflict thine heritage.

94:6They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.

94:7Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.

94:8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

94:9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

94:10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

94:11The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

94:12Blessed is the man whom 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.

94:14For 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.

94:16Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

94:17Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

94:18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.

94:19In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

94:20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

94:21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

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

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94:23And 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.

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