Psalm 83:2

Prayer Against Enemies

¹ O God, do not keep silent. Do not keep silent and do not be still, O God. ² For behold, Your enemies make an uproar,
And those who hate You have exalted themselves.
³ They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.

Lifted Up

Thine Enemies

Psalm 81:15

Those who hate Jehovah would pretend obedience (submission) to him. Their time of punishment would be long lasting.

Judges 8:28

Midian was defeated by the Israelites and was no longer a threat. The land was at peace for forty years, until Gideon died.

2 Kings 19:28

Since you rage against me and you boast in my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bridle in your mouth. I will make you go back the way you came.

Psalm 2:1-2

Why do the nations conspire together and rage? Why do the peoples plot in vain?

Psalm 74:4

Your adversaries have roared in the middle of your assembly. They have set up their standards as signs.

Psalm 74:23

Do not forget the voice of your adversaries. The tumult of those who rise up against you ascends continually.

Psalm 75:4-5

I said to the boastful: Do not boast! I said to the wicked: Do not lift up the horn (brag about your power)!

Psalm 93:3

The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their pounding waves.

Isaiah 17:12

There will be trouble for the multitude of people, because they will roar like the roar of the seas. Woe to the rushing of nations that makes a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

Isaiah 37:23

Who is it you have insulted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? It is against the Holy One of Israel!

Isaiah 37:29

For the reason that you rage against me and because your insolence (arrogance) has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. I will make you return by the way you came.

Jeremiah 1:19

They will fight you but they will not defeat you. I am with you, and I will rescue you, declares Jehovah.

Daniel 5:20-23

But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened with pride he dealt proudly. He was deposed from his kingly throne and they took his glory from him:

Matthew 27:24

Pilate saw that he could do nothing. The people were ready to cause much trouble. He took water and washed his hands in front of the people. He said: The blood of this man is not on my hands. You are responsible.

Acts 4:25-27

You spoke by the mouth of your servant David: Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? (Psalm 2:1)

Acts 16:22

The crowd rose up against them. The magistrates ripped their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods.

Acts 17:5

The Jews were moved with jealousy so they gathered bad people who organized a crowd for a riot. They assaulted the house of Jason in order to bring them out to the crowd.

Acts 19:28-41

When they heard this they were filled with anger. They shouted: Great is Artemis of the Ephesians.

Acts 21:30

The entire city was aroused, and the people ran together from all directions. They laid hold on Paul and dragged him out of the Temple. Immediately the doors were shut.

Acts 22:22

The people listened to Paul until he said this. Then they shouted at the top of their voices: Away with him! Kill him! He is not fit to live!

Acts 23:10

The dispute became so violent the commander was afraid they would pull Paul to pieces. He commanded the soldiers to go down and to take him from among them by force, and to bring him into the barracks.