Verse 1
For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,
Referenced Verses
- Ps 18:48 : 48 He delivers me from my enemies; you snatch me away from those who attack me; you rescue me from violent men.
- Ps 71:4 : 4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor!
- Ps 140:4 : 4 O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.
- Ps 140:11 : 11 A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.
- Hab 1:2-3 : 2 How long, LORD, must I cry for help? But you do not listen! I call out to you,“Violence!” But you do not deliver! 3 Why do you force me to witness injustice? Why do you put up with wrongdoing? Destruction and violence confront me; conflict is present and one must endure strife.
- Ps 17:13 : 13 Rise up, LORD! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!
- Ps 43:1 : 1 Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!
- Ps 59:1-3 : 1 For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me! 2 Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men! 3 For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.