Psalms, 35
3. Brandish lance and battle-ax against my pursuers. Say to my heart, "I am your salvation."
3. Brandish lance and battle-ax against my pursuers. Say to my heart, "I am your salvation."
Psalm 35 is a prayer of David asking for help and protection against his enemies. He calls for divine justice and expresses his confidence that God will intervene in his favor. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this Psalm:
Psalm 7:9: "May the evil of the wicked be finished, but the righteous ones are established, for you, O righteous God, probes mind and heart." This verse relates to the theme of Psalm 35, which is the search for justice against enemies. David cries out that the wickedness of the wicked will end and the righteous are established.
Psalm 10:15: "Break the arm of the wicked and the wicked, asks for accounts of their wickedness until not about nothing." This verse also relates to the pursuit of justice against enemies. David asks God to intervene and break the arm of the wicked, that is, defeat his enemies.
Psalm 18:2: "The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my liberator; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the power that saves me, my tower . " This verse relates to the theme of protection against enemies. David trusts God as his rock, fortress and liberating, and takes refuge in him in times of danger.
Psalm 31:15: "My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies and those who persecute me." This verse also relates to the theme of protection against enemies. David recognizes that his times are in the hands of God and asks to be delivered from the hands of his enemies and persecutors.
Psalm 40:14: "Those who seek to take my life be humiliated and frustrated; This verse relates to the theme of asking for help against enemies. David asks his enemies to be humiliated and frustrated in his plans against him, and that they go back with shame.
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