Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through His death He might destroy the one holding the power of death—that is, the Devil—

Them

You have made my enemies retreat before me;

I annihilate those who hate me.

Be gracious to me, Lord;
consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.
Lift me up from the gates of death,

Consider my enemies; they are numerous,
and they hate me violently.

Those who hate me without cause
are more numerous than the hairs of my head;
my deceitful enemies, who would destroy me,
are powerful.
Though I did not steal, I must repay.

The Lord is my helper,
Therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.

His anger tears at me, and He harasses me.
He gnashes His teeth at me.
My enemy pierces me with His eyes.

“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to rule over us!’

They were

My very bones will say,
“Lord, who is like You,
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”

Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.

General references

You pushed me hard to make me fall,
but the Lord helped me.