'Enemies' in the Bible

Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek;You have shattered the teeth of the wicked.

O Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies;Make Your way straight (direct, right) before me.

My eye grows dim with grief;It grows old because of all my enemies.

Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly horrified;Let them turn back, let them suddenly be ashamed [of what they have done].

Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;Lift up Yourself against the rage of my enemies;Rise up for me; You have commanded judgment and vindication.

When my enemies turn back,They stumble and perish before You.

I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;And I am saved from my enemies.

I pursued my enemies and overtook them;And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in defeat],And I silenced and destroyed those who hated me.

He rescues me from my enemies;Yes, You lift me up above those who rise up against me;You deliver me from the man of violence.

Your hand will reach out and defeat all your enemies;Your right hand will reach those who hate you.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.You have anointed and refreshed my head with oil;My cup overflows.

O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on You with steadfast confidence],Do not let me be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed;Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

Look upon my enemies, for they are many;They hate me with cruel and violent hatred.

When the wicked came against me to eat up my flesh,My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.

And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,In His tent I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy;I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

Teach me Your way, O Lord,And lead me on a level pathBecause of my enemies [who lie in wait].

Because of all my enemies I have become a reproach and disgrace,Especially to my neighbors,And an object of dread to my acquaintances;Those who see me on the street run from me.

But the wicked (ungodly) will perish,And the enemies of the Lord will be like the glory of the pastures and like the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke],They vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong,And those who hate me without cause are many.

The Lord will protect him and keep him alive;And he will be called blessed in the land;You do not hand him over to the desire of his enemies.

My enemies speak evil of me, saying,“When will he die and his name perish?”

As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me,While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”

Through You we will gore our enemies [like a bull];Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us.

Your arrows are sharp;The peoples (nations) fall under You;Your arrows pierce the hearts of the King’s enemies.

He will pay back the evil to my enemies;In Your faithfulness destroy them.

For He has rescued me from every trouble,And my eye has looked with satisfaction (triumph) on my enemies.

Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;This I know, that God is for me.

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;Set me securely on an inaccessibly high place away from those who rise up against me.

My God in His [steadfast] lovingkindness will meet me;God will let me look triumphantly on my enemies [who lie in wait for me].

Say to God, “How awesome and fearfully glorious are Your works!Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to be obedient to You.

Let God arise, and His enemies be scattered;Let those who hate Him flee before Him.

“The kings of the [enemies’] armies flee, they flee,And the beautiful woman who remains at home divides the spoil [left behind].”

Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies,The hairy scalp of one who goes on in his guilty ways.

The Lord said, “I will bring your enemies back from Bashan;I will bring them back from the depths of the [Red] Sea,

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

Draw near to my soul and redeem it;Ransom me because of my enemies [so that they do not delight in my distress].

For my enemies have spoken against me;Those who watch for my life have consulted together,

The nomads of the desert will bow before him,And his enemies will lick the dust.

In the midst of Your meeting place Your enemies have roared [with their battle cry];They have set up their own emblems for signs [of victory].

He led them safely, so that they did not fear;But the sea engulfed their enemies.

You make us an object of contention to our neighbors,And our enemies laugh [at our suffering] among themselves.

“Then I would quickly subdue and humble their enemiesAnd turn My hand against their adversaries;

For behold, Your enemies are in tumult,And those who hate You have raised their heads [in hatred of You].

You have crushed Rahab (Egypt) like one who is slain;You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.

You have exalted the right hand of his foes;You have made all his enemies rejoice.

With which Your enemies have taunted, O Lord,With which they have mocked the footsteps of Your anointed.

For behold, Your enemies, O Lord,For behold, Your enemies will perish;All who do evil will be scattered.

Remember [with awe and gratitude] the wonderful things which He has done,His amazing deeds and the judgments uttered by His mouth [on His enemies, as in Egypt],

Their enemies also oppressed them,And they were subdued under the [powerful] hand of their enemies.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,For Your words are always with me.

“His enemies I will clothe with shame,But upon himself shall his crown shine.”

And has rescued us from our enemies,For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,And Your right hand will save me.

For they speak against You wickedly,Your enemies take Your name in vain.

I hate them with perfect and utmost hatred;They have become my enemies.

Rescue me, O Lord, from my enemies;I take refuge in You.

In your lovingkindness, silence and destroy my enemiesAnd destroy all those who afflict my life,For I am Your servant.

Flash lightning and scatter my enemies;Send out Your arrows and confuse and embarrass and frustrate them.