Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now o
Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.
Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the wa
He replied, “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great. The land is full of bloodshed, and the
rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you ju
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the c
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the wo
For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you
They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows
The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the tr
For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt
Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others
Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?
“That is a lie,” Jeremiah replied. “I am not deserting to the Chaldeans!” But Irijah would not listen to him; instead, h
But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?
Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich.
All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteou
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is
He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to maintain your own tradition.
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had ki
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
King Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when U
When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
Even your brothers—your own father’s household—even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do n
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “
Then the officials said to the king, “This man ought to die, for he is discouraging the warriors who remain in this city
There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.
and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prop
But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that H
A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods: