'Down' in the Bible

I will lie down and sleep peacefully, for you, Lord, make me safe and secure.

But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.

His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

Rise up, Lord! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed!

May the Lord rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve!

The Lord looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

Rise up, Lord! Confront him! Knock him down! Use your sword to rescue me from the wicked man!

Smoke ascended from his nose; fire devoured as it came from his mouth; he hurled down fiery coals.

He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.

For you deliver oppressed people, but you bring down those who have a proud look.

The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one's life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.

They will fall down, but we will stand firm.

He restores my strength. He leads me down the right paths for the sake of his reputation.

I mourned for them as I would for a friend or my brother. I bowed down in sorrow as if I were mourning for my mother.

I can see the evildoers! They have fallen! They have been knocked down and are unable to get up!

Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.

By your power we will drive back our enemies; by your strength we will trample down our foes!

For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.

God looks down from heaven at the human race, to see if there is anyone who is wise and seeks God.

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.

Because they are bent on violence, do not let them escape! In your anger bring down the nations, O God!

I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.

Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!

For the music director; according to the shushan-eduth style; a prayer of David written to instruct others. It was written when he fought against Aram Naharaim and Aram-Zobah. That was when Joab turned back and struck down 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!

By God's power we will conquer; he will trample down our enemies.

They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses. (Selah)

in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

the earth shakes, yes, the heavens pour down rain before God, the God of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.

When you lie down among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver and with glittering gold.

Before him the coastlands will bow down, and his enemies will lick the dust.

All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him.

Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.

And now they are tearing down all its engravings with axes and crowbars.

They say to themselves, "We will oppress all of them." They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land.

For God is the judge! He brings one down and exalts another.

God says, "I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious."

The clouds poured down rain; the skies thundered. Yes, your arrows flashed about.

He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them the grain of heaven.

He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores.

When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God.

He rained hail down on their cattle, and hurled lightning bolts down on their livestock.

He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham.

He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.

Why did you break down its walls, so that all who pass by pluck its fruit?

O God, invincible warrior, come back! Look down from heaven and take notice! Take care of this vine,

It is burned and cut down. They die because you are displeased with them.

Like the fire that burns down the forest, or the flames that consume the mountainsides,

Faithfulness grows from the ground, and deliverance looks down from the sky.

Your anger bears down on me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. (Selah)

I will crush his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.

You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins.

The rules you set down are completely reliable. Holiness aptly adorns your house, O Lord, forever.

If the Lord had not helped me, I would have laid down in the silence of death.

Come! Let's bow down and worship! Let's kneel before the Lord, our creator!

All who worship idols are ashamed, those who boast about worthless idols. All the gods bow down before him.

For he will look down from his sanctuary above; from heaven the Lord will look toward earth,

The children of your servants will settle down here, and their descendants will live securely in your presence."

as the mountains rose up, and the valleys went down -- to the place you appointed for them.

He looks down on the earth and it shakes; he touches the mountains and they start to smolder.

He called down a famine upon the earth; he cut off all the food supply.

He struck down all the firstborn in their land, the firstfruits of their reproductive power.

As for their enemies, they decreased in number and were beaten down, because of painful distress and suffering.

By God's power we will conquer; he will trample down our enemies.

A psalm of David. Here is the Lord's proclamation to my lord: "Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!"

O sovereign Lord, at your right hand he strikes down kings in the day he unleashes his anger.

He bends down to look at the sky and the earth.

"You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the Lord helped me.

Tears stream down from my eyes, because people do not keep your law.

It is like fine oil poured on the head which flows down the beard -- Aaron's beard, and then flows down his garments.

It is like the dew of Hermon, which flows down upon the hills of Zion. Indeed that is where the Lord has decreed a blessing will be available -- eternal life.

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, including both men and animals.

to the one who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his loyal love endures,

to the one who struck down great kings, for his loyal love endures,

to the one who remembered us when we were down, for his loyal love endures,

By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion.

Remember, O Lord, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. They said, "Tear it down, tear it down, right to its very foundation!"

I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, because of your loyal love and faithfulness, for you have exalted your promise above the entire sky.

You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.

You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.

If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

May he rain down fiery coals upon them! May he throw them into the fire! From bottomless pits they will not escape.

A slanderer will not endure on the earth; calamity will hunt down a violent man and strike him down.

They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

O Lord, make the sky sink and come down! Touch the mountains and make them smolder!

Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,

Our cattle will be weighted down with produce. No one will break through our walls, no one will be taken captive, and there will be no terrified cries in our city squares.