Lexicon :: Strong's H7561 - rāšaʿ

“If there is a controversy between men, and they go to court, and the judges decide [the issue] between them, and they judge in favor of the innocent and condemn the guilty,

When Saul assumed control of the kingdom of Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side: Moab, the sons (descendants) of Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment.

“For I have kept the ways of the LORD,

And have not acted wickedly against my God.

After [all] this Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, and he acted wickedly in doing so.

“However, You are just and righteous in everything that has come upon us;

For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.

“Though I am innocent and in the right, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty;

Though I am blameless, He would denounce me as guilty.

“I am accounted wicked and held guilty;

Why then should I labor in vain [to appear innocent]?

“I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me [and declare me guilty]!

Show me why You contend and argue and struggle with me.

‘Although You know that I am not guilty or wicked,

Yet there is no one who can rescue me from Your hand.

‘If I am wicked, woe to me [for judgment comes]!

And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head.

For I am sated and filled with disgrace and the sight of my misery.

“Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;

Yes, your own lips testify against you.

“Surely God will not act wickedly,

Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.

“Shall one who hates justice [and is an enemy of right] govern?

And will you condemn Him who is just and mighty?

“When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?

When He hides His face [withdrawing His favor and help], who then can behold Him [and make supplication to Him],

Whether it be a nation or a man by himself?—

“Will you really annul My judgment and set it aside as void?

Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous and justified?

For I have kept the ways of the LORD,

And have not wickedly departed from my God.

The LORD will not leave him in his hand

Or let him be condemned when he is judged.

They band themselves together against the life of the righteous

And condemn the innocent to death.

We have sinned like our fathers;

We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.

A good man will obtain favor from the LORD,

But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous

Are both repulsive to the LORD.

In fact, the Lord GOD helps Me;

Who is he who condemns Me [as guilty]?

Indeed, they will all wear out like a garment;

The moth will eat them.

“No weapon that is formed against you will succeed;

And every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn.

This [peace, righteousness, security, and triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,

And this is their vindication from Me,” says the LORD.

“And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for Yourself a name, as it is today—we have sinned, we have been wicked.