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Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”

But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.

Let not the foot of the proud come against me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.

“Hear, O My people, and I will speak, O Israel, and I will testify against you: I am God, your God.

Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.

For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life—men with no regard for God. Selah

For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.

He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.

See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.

Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.

For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.

When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.

For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,

They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth.

A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?

Do not lift up your horn against heaven or speak with an outstretched neck.’”

But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.

But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.

They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?

Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel,

Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel,

God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.

He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels.

Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.

O LORD God of Hosts, how long will Your anger smolder against the prayers of Your people?

…how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!

With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,

For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You—

The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life; they have no regard for You.

They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?

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

…whose hearts He turned to hate His people, to conspire against His servants.

For they rebelled against His Spirit, and Moses spoke rashly with his lips.

So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.

…because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.

May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.

I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

…when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

…many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.

He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.

Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.

Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?

Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

…to execute the judgment written against them. This honor is for all His saints. Hallelujah!

Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.

An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.

A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.

There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

…for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.

There was a small city with few men. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege ramps against it.

If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.

Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.

Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.

For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—

For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—

…against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,

…against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,

…against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,

…against all the tall mountains, against all the high hills,

…against every high tower, against every fortified wall,

…against every high tower, against every fortified wall,

…against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.

…against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel.

The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.

For Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen because they spoke and acted against the LORD, defying His glorious presence.

The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.

The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.

…the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.

The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel.

The LORD has raised up the foes of Rezin against him and joined his enemies together.

Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.

I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.

I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.

So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did.