'Violent' in the Bible

He frees me from my enemies.You exalt me above my adversaries;You rescue me from violent men.

Concerning what people do:by the word of Your lipsI have avoided the ways of the violent.

He frees me from my enemies.You exalt me above my adversaries;You rescue me from violent men.

I have seen a wicked, violent manwell-rooted like a flourishing native tree.

For strangers rise up against me,and violent men seek my life.They have no regard for God.Selah

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Rescue me, Lord, from evil men.Keep me safe from violent men

Protect me, Lord,from the clutches of the wicked.Keep me safe from violent menwho plan to make me stumble.

Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.Let evil relentlessly hunt down a violent man.

Don’t envy a violent manor choose any of his ways;

A gracious woman gains honor,but violent men gain only riches.

A violent man lures his neighbor,leading him in a way that is not good.

Therefore, a strong people will honor You.The cities of violent nations will fear You.

For You have been a stronghold for the poor,a stronghold for the needy person in his distress,a refuge from the rain, a shade from the heat.When the breath of the violentis like rain against a wall,

like heat in a dry land,You subdue the uproar of barbarians.As the shade of a cloud cools the heat of the day,so He silences the song of the violent.

Their webs cannot become clothing,and they cannot cover themselves with their works.Their works are sinful works,and violent acts are in their hands.

But the Lord is with me like a violent warrior.Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail.Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly shamed,an everlasting humiliation that will never be forgotten.

I will turn My face from the wickedas they profane My treasured place.Violent men will enter it and profane it.

“Now suppose the man has a violent son, who sheds blood and does any of these things,

They will bring you down to the Pit,and you will die a violent deathin the heart of the sea.

“In those times many will rise up against the king of the South. Violent ones among your own people will assert themselves to fulfill a vision, but they will fail.

Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,and it will consume its citadels.There will be shouting on the day of battleand a violent wind on the day of the storm.

Then the Lord hurled a violent wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart.

He answered them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea so it may quiet down for you, for I know that I’m to blame for this violent storm that is against you.”

Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But He was sleeping.

When He had come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met Him as they came out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been suffering violence, and the violent have been seizing it by force.

Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it.

There will be violent earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.

Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying.

Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the jail were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains came loose.

When the dispute became violent, the commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by them and ordered the troops to go down, rescue him from them, and bring him into the barracks.

Then I saw Him open the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair; the entire moon became like blood;

At that moment a violent earthquake took place, a tenth of the city fell, and 7,000 people were killed in the earthquake. The survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.