Prayer and Praise for Deliverance from Enemies

A (A)Meditation[a] of David, which he sang to the Lord (B)concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite.

O Lord my God, in You I put my trust;
(C)Save me from all those who persecute me;
And deliver me,

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  1. Psalm 7:1 Heb. Shiggaion

Psalm 7[a]

A shiggaion[b](A) of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush, a Benjamite.

Lord my God, I take refuge(B) in you;
    save and deliver me(C) from all who pursue me,(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:1 In Hebrew texts 7:1-17 is numbered 7:2-18.
  2. Psalm 7:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

15 My times are in Your (A)hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.

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15 My times(A) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.

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The Prophet’s Prayer

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on [a]Shigionoth.

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  1. Habakkuk 3:1 Exact meaning unknown

Habakkuk’s Prayer

A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth.[a](A)

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  1. Habakkuk 3:1 Probably a literary or musical term

19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God (A)commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

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19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will(A) should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

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Then you shall flee through My mountain valley,
For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal.
Yes, you shall flee
As you fled from the (A)earthquake
In the days of Uzziah king of Judah.

(B)Thus the Lord my God will come,
And (C)all the saints with [a]You.

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  1. Zechariah 14:5 Or you; LXX, Tg., Vg. Him

You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake[a](A) in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come,(B) and all the holy ones with him.(C)

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  1. Zechariah 14:5 Or My mountain valley will be blocked and will extend to Azel. It will be blocked as it was blocked because of the earthquake

19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

The Seventy-Weeks Prophecy

20 Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God,

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19 Lord, listen! Lord, forgive!(A) Lord, hear and act! For your sake,(B) my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”

The Seventy “Sevens”

20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing(C) my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill(D)

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And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession, and said, “O (A)Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments,

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I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:(A)

“Lord, the great and awesome God,(B) who keeps his covenant of love(C) with those who love him and keep his commandments,

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18 “I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself:
‘You have (A)chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained bull;
(B)Restore me, and I will return,
For You are the Lord my God.

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18 “I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning:
    ‘You disciplined(A) me like an unruly calf,(B)
    and I have been disciplined.
Restore(C) me, and I will return,
    because you are the Lord my God.

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11 But the Lord is (A)with me as a mighty, awesome One.
Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not (B)prevail.
They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper.
Their (C)everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.

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11 But the Lord(A) is with me like a mighty warrior;
    so my persecutors(B) will stumble and not prevail.(C)
They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced;(D)
    their dishonor will never be forgotten.

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15 O Lord, (A)You know;
Remember me and [a]visit me,
And (B)take vengeance for me on my persecutors.
In Your enduring patience, do not take me away.
Know that (C)for Your sake I have suffered rebuke.

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  1. Jeremiah 15:15 attend to

15 Lord, you understand;
    remember me and care for me.
    Avenge me on my persecutors.(A)
You are long-suffering(B)—do not take me away;
    think of how I suffer reproach for your sake.(C)

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10 “Who among you fears the Lord?
Who obeys the voice of His Servant?
Who (A)walks in darkness
And has no light?
(B)Let him trust in the name of the Lord
And rely upon his God.

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10 Who among you fears(A) the Lord
    and obeys(B) the word of his servant?(C)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,(D)
trust(E) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.

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(A)Do not put your trust in princes,
Nor in [a]a son of man, in whom there is no [b]help.
(B)His spirit departs, he returns to his earth;
In that very day (C)his plans perish.

(D)Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
(E)Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,

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  1. Psalm 146:3 A human being
  2. Psalm 146:3 salvation

Do not put your trust in princes,(A)
    in human beings,(B) who cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;(C)
    on that very day their plans come to nothing.(D)
Blessed are those(E) whose help(F) is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

He is the Maker of heaven(G) and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    he remains faithful(H) forever.

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26 He shall cry to Me, ‘You are (A)my Father,
My God, and (B)the rock of my salvation.’

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26 He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,(A)
    my God, the Rock(B) my Savior.’(C)

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