Psalm 94:20

New English Translation

Cruel rulers are not your allies, those who make oppressive laws.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:32

Jeroboam inaugurated a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the festival celebrated in Judah. On the altar in Bethel he offered sacrifices to the calves he had made. In Bethel he also appointed priests for the high places he had made.

Psalm 50:16

God says this to the evildoer: “How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

Psalm 52:1

Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!

Psalm 58:2

No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.

Psalm 82:1

God stands in the assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment.

Proverbs 28:9

The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Ecclesiastes 3:16

I saw something else on earth: In the place of justice, there was wickedness, and in the place of fairness, there was wickedness.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

Isaiah 10:1

Those who enact unjust policies are as good as dead, those who are always instituting unfair regulations,

Amos 6:3

You refuse to believe a day of disaster will come, but you establish a reign of violence.

Micah 6:16

You implement the regulations of Omri, and all the practices of Ahab’s dynasty; you follow their policies. Therefore I will make you an appalling sight, the city’s inhabitants will be taunted derisively, and nations will mock all of you.”

John 11:57

(Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)

John 18:28

Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s residence. (Now it was very early morning.) They did not go into the governor’s residence so they would not be ceremonially defiled, but could eat the Passover meal.

John 9:22

(His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders. For the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

1 Samuel 22:12

Then Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub.” He replied, “Here I am, my lord.”