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21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
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For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
And 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.
Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-23)The psalmist, having denounced tribulation to those that trouble God’s people, here assures those that are troubled of rest. See 2 Thess. 1:6 , 7 . He speaks comfort to suffering saints from God’s promises and his own experience. I. From God’s promises, which are such as not only save them from being miserable, but secure a happiness to them (Ps. 94:12): Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest . H…
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