People need to be warned against an unjust acquittal, no less than against unjust condemnation. The word “justifieth” has its forensic sense, “to d…

He that justifieth the wicked—that is, acquits. The perversion of justice was a fruitful source of evil in Israel, and a …

He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the
just
That absolves and clears…

It is an offence to God to acquit the guilty, or to condemn those who are not guilty.