Psalm 119:157
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157 Many persecute and trouble me,
yet I have not swerved from your laws.
1 Corinthians 15:58
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58 So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
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Psalm 119:51
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51 The proud hold me in utter contempt,
but I do not turn away from your instructions.
Acts 20:23-24
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23 except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead. 24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.
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Isaiah 42:4
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4 He will not falter or lose heart
until justice prevails throughout the earth.
Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.[a]”
Footnotes
- 42:4 Greek version reads And his name will be the hope of all the world. Compare Matt 12:21.
Job 23:11
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11 For I have stayed on God’s paths;
I have followed his ways and not turned aside.
Job 17:9
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9 The righteous keep moving forward,
and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger.
Acts 4:27
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27 “In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed.
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Matthew 24:9
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9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers.[a]
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- 24:9 Greek on account of my name.
Psalm 119:110
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110 The wicked have set their traps for me,
but I will not turn from your commandments.
Psalm 118:10-12
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10 Though hostile nations surrounded me,
I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
11 Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,
but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
12 They swarmed around me like bees;
they blazed against me like a crackling fire.
But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
Psalm 56:2
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2 I am constantly hounded by those who slander me,
and many are boldly attacking me.
Psalm 44:17
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17 All this has happened though we have not forgotten you.
We have not violated your covenant.
Psalm 25:19
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19 See how many enemies I have
and how viciously they hate me!
Psalm 22:16
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16 My enemies surround me like a pack of dogs;
an evil gang closes in on me.
They have pierced[a] my hands and feet.
Footnotes
- 22:16 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek and Syriac versions; most Hebrew manuscripts read They are like a lion at.
Psalm 22:12
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12 My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls;
fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
Psalm 7:1
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Psalm 7
A psalm[a] of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush of the tribe of Benjamin.
1 I come to you for protection, O Lord my God.
Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!
Footnotes
- 7:Title Hebrew A shiggaion, probably indicating a musical setting for the psalm.
Psalm 3:1-2
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Psalm 3
A psalm of David, regarding the time David fled from his son Absalom.
1 O Lord, I have so many enemies;
so many are against me.
2 So many are saying,
“God will never rescue him!” Interlude[a]
Footnotes
- 3:2 Hebrew Selah. The meaning of this word is uncertain, though it is probably a musical or literary term. It is rendered Interlude throughout the Psalms.
Matthew 26:47
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Jesus Is Betrayed and Arrested
47 And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs. They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people.
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