Psalm 94:16

A Prayer For Retribution Against Oppressors

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For judgment will again be righteous,
And all the upright in heart will follow it.
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Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?
Who will take a stand for me against those who do wickedness? ¹⁷
If the Lord had not been my help,
I would soon have dwelt in [the land of] silence.

Workers of Iniquity

Exodus 32:26-29

then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, “Whoever is on the Lord’s side, come to me!” And all the sons of Levi [the priestly tribe] gathered together to him.

Numbers 10:35

Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,

“Rise up, O Lord!
Let Your enemies be scattered;
And let those who hate You flee before You.”

Numbers 25:6-13

Then one of the Israelites came and presented to his relatives a Midianite woman, in the sight of Moses and the whole congregation of the Israelites, while they were weeping [over God’s judgment] at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle).

Judges 5:23

‘Curse Meroz,’ said the messenger of the Lord,
‘Utterly curse its inhabitants;
Because they did not come to the help of the Lord,
To the help of the Lord against the mighty.’

1 Kings 18:39-40

When all the people saw it, they fell face downward; and they said, “The Lord, He is God! The Lord, He is God!”

2 Kings 9:32

Then Jehu raised his face toward the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three officials looked down at him.

2 Kings 10:15

When Jehu went on from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is with yours?” Jehonadab answered, “It is.” Jehu said “If it is, give me your hand.” He gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot.

Nehemiah 5:7

I thought it over and then challenged the nobles and the rulers. I said to them, “You are exacting usury (excessive interest) from your own brother (relative).” So I held a great assembly to confront them.

Psalm 17:13

Arise, O Lord, confront him, cast him down;
Save my soul from the wicked with Your sword,

Psalm 59:2

Deliver me from those who practice wrongdoing,
And save me from bloodthirsty men.

Isaiah 59:16

He saw that there was no man,
And was amazed that there was no one to intercede [on behalf of truth and right];
Therefore His own arm brought salvation to Him,
And His own righteousness sustained Him.

Isaiah 63:5

“I looked, but there was no one to help,
And I was amazed and appalled that there was no one to uphold [truth and right].
So My own arm brought salvation to Me,
And My wrath sustained Me.

Jeremiah 5:1

“Roam back and forth through the streets of Jerusalem,
And look now and take note.
And look in her open squares
To see if you can find a man [as Abraham sought in Sodom],
One who is just, who [has integrity and moral courage and] seeks truth (faithfulness);
Then I will pardon Jerusalem—[for the sake of one uncompromisingly righteous person].

Jeremiah 26:16-19

Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the [false] prophets, “This man is not deserving of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”

Ezekiel 22:30

I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for [the sake of] the land, that I would not destroy it, but I found no one [not even one].

Matthew 12:30

He who is not with Me [once and for all on My side] is against Me; and he who does not [unequivocally] gather with Me scatters.

John 7:50-51

Nicodemus (the one who came to Jesus before and was one of them) asked,

3 John 1:8

So we ought to support such people [welcoming them as guests and providing for them], so that we may be fellow workers for the truth [that is, for the gospel message of salvation].