Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Church » Enemies of » General references to
Save me and rescue me from all those who pursue me,
My times are in Your hands;
Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue and persecute me.
All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy.
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [Lord]!
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn away from Your testimonies.
Shin.
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].
For the enemy has persecuted me,
He has crushed my life down to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.
O Lord, You know and understand;
Remember me [thoughtfully], take notice of me,
take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
Do not, in view of Your patience, take me away;
Know that for Your sake I endure [continual] rebuke and dishonor.
Our pursuers are at our necks;
We are worn out, there is no rest for us.
The Dead » Illustrative of » A state of deep affliction, &c
We grope for a wall like the blind,
We grope like those who have no eyes.
We stumble at midday as in the twilight;
Among those who are healthy we are like dead men.
For the enemy has persecuted me,
He has crushed my life down to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.
Like the slain who lie in a [nameless] grave,
Whom You no longer remember,
And they are cut off from Your hand.
Persecution » General references to
Save me and rescue me from all those who pursue me,
My times are in Your hands;
Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue and persecute me.
All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy.
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [Lord]!
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn away from Your testimonies.
Shin.
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].
For the enemy has persecuted me,
He has crushed my life down to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.
O Lord, You know and understand;
Remember me [thoughtfully], take notice of me,
take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
Do not, in view of Your patience, take me away;
Know that for Your sake I endure [continual] rebuke and dishonor.
Our pursuers are at our necks;
We are worn out, there is no rest for us.
Persecution » The wicked » Active in
For the enemy has persecuted me,
He has crushed my life down to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.
Our pursuers were swifter
Than the eagles of the sky;
They pursued us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » General references to
Save me and rescue me from all those who pursue me,
My times are in Your hands;
Rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from those who pursue and persecute me.
All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy.
They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [Lord]!
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries,
Yet I do not turn away from Your testimonies.
Shin.
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].
Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].
For the enemy has persecuted me,
He has crushed my life down to the ground;
He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have been long dead.
O Lord, You know and understand;
Remember me [thoughtfully], take notice of me,
take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
Do not, in view of Your patience, take me away;
Know that for Your sake I endure [continual] rebuke and dishonor.
Our pursuers are at our necks;
We are worn out, there is no rest for us.