2 Samuel 22:49
New King James Version
49 He delivers me from my enemies.
You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the (A)violent man.
Psalm 140:1
New King James Version
Prayer for Deliverance from Evil Men
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
140 Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
Preserve me from violent men,
Psalm 140:4
New King James Version
4 (A)Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
Psalm 52:1
New King James Version
The End of the Wicked and the Peace of the Godly
To the Chief Musician. A [a]Contemplation of David (A)when Doeg the Edomite went and (B)told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.”
52 Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?
The goodness of God endures continually.
Footnotes
- Psalm 52:1 Heb. Maschil
Psalm 18:48
New King James Version
48 He delivers me from my enemies.
(A)You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the violent man.
2 Samuel 7:8-9
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8 Now therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)“I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My people, over Israel. 9 And (B)I have been with you wherever you have gone, (C)and have [a]cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are on the earth.
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- 2 Samuel 7:9 destroyed
2 Samuel 5:12
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12 So David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that He had (A)exalted His kingdom (B)for the sake of His people Israel.
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1 Samuel 2:8
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8 (A)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(B)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.
(C)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
Numbers 24:17-19
New King James Version
17 “I(A) see Him, but not now;
I behold Him, but not near;
(B)A Star shall come out of Jacob;
(C)A Scepter shall rise out of Israel,
And [a]batter the brow of Moab,
And destroy all the sons of [b]tumult.
18 “And (D)Edom shall be a possession;
Seir also, his enemies, shall be a possession,
While Israel does [c]valiantly.
19 (E)Out of Jacob One [d]shall have dominion,
And destroy the remains of the city.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 24:17 shatter the forehead
- Numbers 24:17 Heb. Sheth, Jer. 48:45
- Numbers 24:18 mightily
- Numbers 24:19 shall rule
Numbers 24:7
New King James Version
7 He shall pour water from his buckets,
And his seed shall be (A)in many waters.
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