Psalm 94:19-23 They gather against the innocent…The Lord shall cut them off.

Psalm 50:16

But to the wicked God says:

“What right have you to declare My statutes,

Or take My covenant in your mouth,

Jesus wept! Carla

Psalm 94:19-23

19 In the multitude of my anxieties within me,

Your comforts delight my soul.

20 Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law,

Have fellowship with You?

21They gather together against the life of the righteous,

And condemn innocent blood.

22 But the Lord has been my defense,

And my God the rock of my refuge.

23 He has brought on them their own iniquity,

And shall cut them off in their own wickedness;

The Lord our God shall cut them off. NKJ

Psalm 94:19-23

19 When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.

20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?

21 The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

22 But the Lord has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.

23 He will repay them for their sins and destroy them for their wickedness; 

the Lord our God will destroy them. NIV

Psalm 94:19-23

When cares increase within me,

your comfort gives me joy.

20 Can unjust judges be your allies,

those who create burdens by decree,

21 Those who conspire against the just

and condemn the innocent to death?

22 No, the LORD is my secure height,

my God, my rock of refuge,

23 Who will turn back their evil upon them

and destroy them for their wickedness.

Surely the LORD our God will destroy them! 

USCCB United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Who will rise up for me is an appeal to the Lord who alone is the sure defense of the believer. The psalmist exclaims that if the Lord had not delivered him, he would have died. As in Psalm 6, if the psalmist had died, his voice would no longer be able to praise God in the temple. The comforts of God extend from His hearing the call of the righteous to His meeting their needs even when they are not aware of them.

Throne of iniquity is a description of the wicked who have great power. The holy Lord cannot tolerate evil in His presence. The Lord … shall cut them off: Final judgment will one day come to the wicked. The NKJV Study Bible

The psalmist finds encouragement in God’s comfort.

One that forms trouble based on statute focuses on corrupt legislation.

The psalmist portrays the injustice against the innocent in the strongest possible terms: The Hebrew phrase used here, dam naqi, literally means “innocent blood.”

In my rock of refuge the psalmist uses the metaphors in this verse to emphasize Yahweh’s strength against the wicked. He will repay on them. The psalmist envisions a symmetry between the crimes of the wicked rulers and their punishment. He will destroy them. The Hebrew word used here, tsamat, emphasizes the certainty of the future destruction of the wicked rulers. Faithlife Study Bible

Psalm 58:2

No, in heart you work wickedness;

You weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

Matthew 27:4

saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”

And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”

Psalm 106:38

And shed innocent blood,

The blood of their sons and daughters,

Whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;

And the land was polluted with blood.

Psalm 18:2

The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;

My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.