9 occurrences in 12 translations

'Lift' in the Bible

Those who oppose the Lord will be shattered;He will thunder in the heavens against them.The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.He will give power to His king;He will lift up the horn of His anointed.

Verse ConceptsGod, Sovereignty OfEarth, Judgment OfThunderGod Giving StrengthGod Gives StrengthThunder Expressing God's Judgment

And the Beth-Shemeshites are reaping their wheat-harvest in the valley, and they lift up their eyes, and see the ark, and rejoice to see it.

Verse ConceptsHarvestWheat

And the messengers come to Gibeah of Saul, and speak the words in the ears of the people, and all the people lift up their voice and weep;

Verse ConceptsPeople Mourning Catastrophe

Then the king ordered the guards standing by him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord because they sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they didn’t tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to execute the priests of the Lord.

Verse ConceptsFugitivesKilling PriestsOthers Who FledPeople UnwillingThose Who Did Not Tell

He said to his men, “I swear before the Lord: I would never do such a thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed. I will never lift my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.”

Verse Conceptsethics, socialCivic DutiesHonouring RulersResistanceThe Anointed OneThe Lord's Anointed

You can see with your own eyes that the Lord handed you over to me today in the cave. Someone advised me to kill you, but I took pity on you and said: I won’t lift my hand against my lord, since he is the Lord’s anointed.

Verse ConceptsThe Lord's AnointedGiven Into One's Hands

But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the Lord’s anointed and be blameless?”

Verse ConceptsMercy, Examples OfThe Anointed OneThe Lord's Anointed

However, because of the Lord, I will never lift my hand against the Lord’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and the water jug by his head, and let’s go.”

Verse ConceptsOpposition, To Sin And EvilThe Lord's AnointedFar Be It!

May the Lord repay every man for his righteousness and his loyalty. I wasn’t willing to lift my hand against the Lord’s anointed, even though the Lord handed you over to me today.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, To GodRiches, SpiritualRighteousness, As FaithThe Lord's AnointedGiven Into One's HandsGod Will Requite

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