Psalm 56:1
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Psalm 56
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David, regarding the time the Philistines seized him in Gath. To be sung to the tune “Dove on Distant Oaks.”
1 O God, have mercy on me,
for people are hounding me.
My foes attack me all day long.
Footnotes
- 56:Title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
1 Samuel 29:4
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4 But the Philistine commanders were angry. “Send him back to the town you’ve given him!” they demanded. “He can’t go into the battle with us. What if he turns against us in battle and becomes our adversary? Is there any better way for him to reconcile himself with his master than by handing our heads over to him?
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Psalm 69:13-16
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13 But I keep praying to you, Lord,
hoping this time you will show me favor.
In your unfailing love, O God,
answer my prayer with your sure salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mud;
don’t let me sink any deeper!
Save me from those who hate me,
and pull me from these deep waters.
15 Don’t let the floods overwhelm me,
or the deep waters swallow me,
or the pit of death devour me.
16 Answer my prayers, O Lord,
for your unfailing love is wonderful.
Take care of me,
for your mercy is so plentiful.
Psalm 59:1
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Psalm 59
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David, regarding the time Saul sent soldiers to watch David’s house in order to kill him. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”
1 Rescue me from my enemies, O God.
Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.
Footnotes
- 59:Title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 31:9
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9 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress.
Tears blur my eyes.
My body and soul are withering away.
Psalm 16:1
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Psalm 16
A psalm[a] of David.
1 Keep me safe, O God,
for I have come to you for refuge.
Footnotes
- 16:Title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 60:1
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Psalm 60
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David useful for teaching, regarding the time David fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. To be sung to the tune “Lily of the Testimony.”
1 You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses.
You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.
Footnotes
- 60:Title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 27:2
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2 When evil people come to devour me,
when my enemies and foes attack me,
they will stumble and fall.
1 Samuel 21:11-15
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11 But the officers of Achish were unhappy about his being there. “Isn’t this David, the king of the land?” they asked. “Isn’t he the one the people honor with dances, singing,
‘Saul has killed his thousands,
and David his ten thousands’?”
12 David heard these comments and was very afraid of what King Achish of Gath might do to him. 13 So he pretended to be insane, scratching on doors and drooling down his beard.
14 Finally, King Achish said to his men, “Must you bring me a madman? 15 We already have enough of them around here! Why should I let someone like this be my guest?”
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1 Corinthians 15:54
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54 Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die,[a] this Scripture will be fulfilled:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.[b]
Hosea 8:8
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8 The people of Israel have been swallowed up;
they lie among the nations like an old discarded pot.
Lamentations 2:16
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16 All your enemies mock you.
They scoff and snarl and say,
“We have destroyed her at last!
We have long waited for this day,
and it is finally here!”
Lamentations 2:5
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5 Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel
like an enemy.
He has destroyed her palaces
and demolished her fortresses.
He has brought unending sorrow and tears
upon beautiful Jerusalem.
Lamentations 2:2
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2 Without mercy the Lord has destroyed
every home in Israel.[a]
In his anger he has broken down
the fortress walls of beautiful Jerusalem.[b]
He has brought them to the ground,
dishonoring the kingdom and its rulers.
Proverbs 1:12
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12 Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave[a];
let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.
Footnotes
- 1:12 Hebrew like Sheol.
Psalm 143:12
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12 In your unfailing love, silence all my enemies
and destroy all my foes,
for I am your servant.
Psalm 136:17-20
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17 Give thanks to him who struck down mighty kings.
His faithful love endures forever.
18 He killed powerful kings—
His faithful love endures forever.
19 Sihon king of the Amorites,
His faithful love endures forever.
20 and Og king of Bashan.
His faithful love endures forever.
Psalm 136:15
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15 but he hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.
His faithful love endures forever.
Psalm 136:10
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10 Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt.
His faithful love endures forever.
Psalm 124:3
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3 They would have swallowed us alive
in their burning anger.
Psalm 58:1
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Psalm 58
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David, to be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”
1 Justice—do you rulers[b] know the meaning of the word?
Do you judge the people fairly?