Enemies

And David went out to meet them, saying, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, my heart will be united with you; but if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free of violence, may the God of our fathers see it and judge you.”

So David and his men went up to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, God has burst out against my enemies by my hand.” So they called that place Baal-perazim.

I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like that of the greatest in the land.

…and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.

…between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”

But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.

God said to Solomon, “Since this was in your heart instead of requesting riches or wealth or honor for yourself or death for your enemies—and since you have not even requested long life but have asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern My people over whom I have made you king—

When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies besiege them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come,

When Your people go to war against their enemies, wherever You send them, and when they pray to You in the direction of this city You have chosen and the house I have built for Your Name,

…and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,

Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat at their head, returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had made them rejoice over their enemies.

And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.

Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.

When the enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the exiles were building a temple for the LORD, the God of Israel,

For I was ashamed to ask the king for an escort of soldiers and horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake Him.”

On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.

And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”

When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.

So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?

When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—

When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.

So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.

So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.

But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.

A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.

The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.

The rest of the Jews in the royal provinces also assembled to defend themselves and rid themselves of their enemies. They killed 75,000 who hated them, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.

…as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.

Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”

His anger burns against me, and He counts me among His enemies.

Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.

All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.

Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.

When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.

Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,

…from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.

…who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.

Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

…in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.

When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

Then my head will be held high above my enemies around me. At His tabernacle I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.

Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.

But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.

Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.

My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”

Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.

For You save us from our enemies; You put those who hate us to shame.

He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.

My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.

Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.

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.

With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.

Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.

Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me—my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.

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

May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.

He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.

You make us contend with our neighbors; our enemies mock us.

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

See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.

Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

You have exalted the right hand of his foes; You have made all his enemies rejoice.

…how Your enemies have taunted, O LORD, and have mocked every step of Your anointed one!

For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.

My eyes see the downfall of my enemies; my ears hear the wailing of my wicked foes.

All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.

Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand.

With God we will perform with valor, and He will trample our enemies.

A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.

Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. He will not be put to shame when he confronts the enemies at the gate.

I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”

…and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.

…who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them as my enemies.

Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.

And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, declares: “Ah, I will be relieved of My foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.

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

O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!

The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:

So He will repay according to their deeds: fury to His enemies, retribution to His foes, and recompense to the islands.