Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness th
But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they coul
The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause a
All the royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers, and governors have agreed that the king should establish an o
Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:
And when he learned the identity of Mordecai’s people, he scorned the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead,
You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence.
You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I w
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished
“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fa
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews. For the Jews had already determined that anyone who confesse
And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the
And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered
For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house o
and said: “O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping Your covenant of loving devoti
A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
“Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul. “Here I am, my lord,” he replied.