Psalm 94:20

A Prayer For Retribution Against Oppressors

¹⁹ When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.
²⁰ Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,
One which devises mischief by decree?
²¹ They band themselves together against the life of the righteous
And condemn the innocent to death.

Allied with

Allied With

Have Fellowship With

Sin

Psalm 58:2

No, in heart you work unrighteousness;
On earth you weigh out the violence of your hands.

Amos 6:3

Do you put off the day of calamity,
And would you bring near the seat of violence?

Isaiah 10:1

Woe to those who enact evil statutes
And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,

1 Samuel 22:12

Saul said, “Listen now, son of Ahitub.” And he answered, “Here I am, my lord.”

1 Kings 12:32

Jeroboam instituted a feast in the eighth month on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is in Judah, and he went up to the altar; thus he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made. And he stationed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.

2 Chronicles 6:14-16

He said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no god like You in heaven or on earth, keeping covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart;

Esther 3:6-12

But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Psalm 50:16

But to the wicked God says,
“What right have you to tell of My statutes
And to take My covenant in your mouth?

Psalm 52:1

For the choir director. A Maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”
Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.

Psalm 82:1

A Psalm of Asaph.
God takes His stand in His own congregation;
He judges in the midst of the rulers.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.

Isaiah 1:11-20

“What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fed cattle;
And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs or goats.

Jeremiah 7:4-11

Do not trust in deceptive words, saying, ‘This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.’

Daniel 3:4-7

Then the herald loudly proclaimed: “To you the command is given, O peoples, nations and men of every language,

Daniel 6:7-9

All the commissioners of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the high officials and the governors have consulted together that the king should establish a statute and enforce an injunction that anyone who makes a petition to any god or man besides you, O king, for thirty days, shall be cast into the lions’ den.

Micah 6:16

“The statutes of Omri
And all the works of the house of Ahab are observed;
And in their devices you walk.
Therefore I will give you up for destruction
And your inhabitants for derision,
And you will bear the reproach of My people.”

John 9:22

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.

John 11:57

Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he was to report it, so that they might seize Him.

John 18:28

Then they *led Jesus from Caiaphas into the Praetorium, and it was early; and they themselves did not enter into the Praetorium so that they would not be defiled, but might eat the Passover.

1 John 1:5-6

This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Revelation 13:15-17

And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause as many as do not worship the image of the beast to be killed.