To Declare Guilty

If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.

If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.

I will say to God: Do not condemn me! Let me know why You prosecute me.

Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.

and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.

Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,

But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,

Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?

the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.

They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil.

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.

Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them.

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.