Psalms 31:18

31:18 May lying lips be silenced –

lips ¹  that speak defiantly against the innocent ² 

with arrogance and contempt!

Psalms 37:18

37:18 The Lord watches over the innocent day by day ³ 

and they possess a permanent inheritance. ⁴ 

Psalms 94:21

94:21 They conspire against ⁵  the blameless, ⁶ 

and condemn to death the innocent. ⁷ 

Psalms 143:2

143:2 Do not sit in judgment on ⁸  your servant,

for no one alive is innocent before you. ⁹ 

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¹ tn Heb “the [ones which].”

² tn Or “godly.”

³ tn Heb “the Lord knows the days of the innocent ones.” He “knows” their days in the sense that he is intimately aware of and involved in their daily struggles. He meets their needs and sustains them.

⁴ tn Heb “and their inheritance is forever.”

⁵ tn Or “attack.”

⁶ tn Heb “the life of the blameless.”

⁷ tn Heb “and the blood of the innocent they declare guilty.”

⁸ tn Heb “do not enter into judgment with.”

⁹ tn Heb “for no one living is innocent before you.”