69 occurrences

'Against' in the Bible

Punish them, God;let them fall by their own schemes.Drive them out because of their many crimes,for they rebel against You.

Verse ConceptsBanishmentRebellion, Against GodFruits Of SinDriven Away By GodFound GuiltyRebellion against GodGuilt

Rise up, Lord, in Your anger;lift Yourself up against the fury of my adversaries;awake for me;You have ordained a judgment.

Verse ConceptsSleep, SpiritualGod ArisingThe Final JudgementGod Will Be AngryEnemy Attacks

who does not lend his money at interestor take a bribe against the innocent—the one who does these things will never be moved.

Verse ConceptsCreditAcceptance Of BribesInterestLendingMoney, Stewardship OfImmovable SaintsNot MovedAvoiding BribesBriberyMoney Blessingslent

Display the wonders of Your faithful love,Savior of all who seek refugefrom those who rebel against Your right hand.

Verse ConceptsLovingkindnessRight Hand Of GodTrust, Importance OfLoving Kindness Of GodRight Sides

They advance against me; now they surround me.They are determinedto throw me to the ground.

Verse ConceptsEnemies Surrounding

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh,my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell.

Verse ConceptsStumblingDownfallPeople OvercomingEnemiesProtection From EnemiesEnemy Attacks

Though an army deploys against me,my heart is not afraid;though a war breaks out against me,still I am confident.

Verse ConceptsCertaintyStrength, DivineRenewed HeartFearlessnessAttacked By EvilFreed From FearPrinciples Of WarStrength In BattleEnemy Attacks

Do not give me over to the will of my foes,for false witnesses rise up against me,breathing violence.

Verse ConceptsFalsehoodWitnesses, FalseOvercoming EnemiesSurrenderProtection From Enemiesbreathing

I have heard the gossip of many;terror is on every side.When they conspired against me,they plotted to take my life.

Verse ConceptsFriendlessnessAliancesTrapCharacter AssassinationPlottingAttempting To Kill MeFear Will Cometerrorism

Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers,and assure me: “I am your deliverance.”

Verse ConceptsAxesPursuing ViolenceThrowing SpearsWeapons Of GodGod My Salvationdeliverance

But when I stumbled, they gathered in glee;they gathered against me.Assailants I did not knowtore at me and did not stop.

Verse ConceptsUnkindnessCharacter Of WickedPitilessnessPitilessness CondemnedPeople StumblingNot Knowing PeopleRejoicing In Evil

For they do not speak in friendly ways,but contrive deceitful schemesagainst those who live peacefully in the land.

Verse ConceptsClaimsDeception In Fallen Human NatureQuietnessPeace, In The WickedDeceitful TonguesNo Peace

They open their mouths wide against me and say,“Aha, aha! We saw it!”

Verse ConceptsDuplicating WordsDespising PeopleSeeing Situations

The wicked person schemes against the righteousand gnashes his teeth at him.

Verse ConceptsBitingEvil PlansTeethWickedGnashing Of TeethPlottingBackstabbers

Vindicate me, God, and defend my causeagainst an ungodly nation;rescue me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Verse Conceptsenemies, of believersInjustice, Hated By GodRescueGod Vindicatesvindication

“Listen, My people, and I will speak;I will testify against you, Israel.I am God, your God.

Verse ConceptsThe Witness Of GodI Will Be Their God

Against You—You alone—I have sinnedand done this evil in Your sight.So You are right when You pass sentence;You are blameless when You judge.

Verse ConceptsFaith, Necessity OfGod, Righteousness OfJustification, Necessity OfLast JudgmentSin, Nature OfOvercoming

For strangers rise up against me,and violent men seek my life.They have no regard for God.Selah

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfAttempting To Kill MePsalm Interjections

Now it is not an enemy who insults me—otherwise I could bear it;it is not a foe who rises up against me—otherwise I could hide from him.

Verse ConceptsFriendsBest FriendsFunHurt And BetrayalEnemy Attacksbackstabbing

Though many are against me,He will redeem me from my battle unharmed.

Verse ConceptsMany EnemiesBattlestrivingredeemed

My friend acts violentlyagainst those at peace with him;he violates his covenant.

Verse ConceptsAttacked By EvilBreaking The CovenantFriendship And Trust

My adversaries trample me all day,for many arrogantly fight against me.

Verse ConceptsPride, Results OfMany EnemiesAll DayEnemy Attacksharassment

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic Miktam. When Saul sent agents to watch the house and kill him.Deliver me from my enemies, my God;protect me from those who rise up against me.

Verse ConceptsMusicGod Saving From EnemiesGod's ProtectionProtection From EnemiesProtection And SafetyEnemy AttacksProtecting Your Family

For the choir director: according to “The Lily of Testimony.” A Davidic Miktam for teaching. When he fought with Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, killing 12,000.God, You have rejected us;You have broken out against us;You have been angry. Restore us!

Verse ConceptsCarvings Of FlowersMusicDivine DispleasureDispleasure

They will be made to stumble;their own tongues work against them.All who see them will shake their heads.

Verse ConceptsGesturesShaking The HeadThe Tongue

They set their mouths against heaven,and their tongues strut across the earth.

Verse ConceptsBlasphemy, At GodClaimsSelf Exaltation

A Maskil of Asaph.Why have You rejected us forever, God?Why does Your anger burnagainst the sheep of Your pasture?

Verse ConceptsAbandonmentPeople Of God, In OtFeelings Of Rejection By GodSelf PitySheepSuffering, Of The InnocentWill God Be Angry?Rejectionsmoking

Do not lift up your horn against heavenor speak arrogantly.’”

Verse ConceptsNecksSelf WillBraggingHorns WeakenedDo Not Be Proudarrogance

But they continued to sin against Him,rebelling in the desert against the Most High.

Verse ConceptsObstinacy Against God

They spoke against God, saying,“Is God able to provide food in the wilderness?

Verse ConceptsFaultsTablesInfidelity To GodSkepticismGod Feeds All The Earth

Therefore, the Lord heard and became furious;then fire broke out against Jacob,and anger flared up against Israel

Verse ConceptsGod Paid Attention To Them

God’s anger flared up against them,and He killed some of their best men.He struck down Israel’s choice young men.

Verse ConceptsYouthGod KillingGod Killed His People

Do not hold past sins against us;let Your compassion come to us quickly,for we have become weak.

Verse ConceptsAfflictions, Prayer DuringGod Forgetting

I would quickly subdue their enemiesand turn My hand against their foes.”

Verse ConceptsOvercoming EnemiesSubject To GodEnemy Attacks

For they have conspired with one mind;they form an alliance against You—

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesTrapAllegiancesCovenant RelationshipsConspiracyMaking Decisions

Remember, Lord, the ridicule against Your servants—in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples—

They will support you with their handsso that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

Verse ConceptsSustaining ProvidenceStriking RocksBeing Struck With StonesHurthurting

Who stands up for me against the wicked?Who takes a stand for me against evildoers?

Verse ConceptsSupportwickedness

He called down famine against the landand destroyed the entire food supply.

So He raised His hand against them with an oaththat He would make them fall in the desert

Verse ConceptsDying In The WildernessGod Swearing Harm

They provoked the Lord with their deeds,and a plague broke out against them.

Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against His people,and He abhorred His own inheritance.

Verse ConceptsGod Hating People

For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;they speak against me with lying tongues.

Verse ConceptsThe TongueLying And Deceitlieing

Let this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers,to those who speak evil against me.

Verse ConceptsPeople Accusing People

Though princes sit together speaking against me,Your servant will think about Your statutes;

Verse ConceptsEvil SpeakingMeditationMeditation On God's Word

then they would have swallowed us alivein their burning anger against us.

Verse ConceptsUnnamed People Angry With Others

Since my youth they have often attacked me,but they have not prevailed against me.

Verse ConceptsTreatment From YouthPersecutionOvercoming Hard TimesEnemy Attacks

He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt,against Pharaoh and all his officials.

Verse ConceptsGod Controls Storms

Lord, don’t I hate those who hate You,and detest those who rebel against You?

Verse ConceptsHatredHating EvilHating GodHatehaters

Let the righteous one strike me—it is an act of faithful love;let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;let me not refuse it.Even now my prayer is againstthe evil acts of the wicked.

Verse ConceptsCriticism, amongst believersevil, believers' responses toSpeech, Positive Aspects OfAdmonition, Of ChristiansOlive OilAccepting Beatingsnegativityrebuking

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