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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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:1 Heb. Shiggaion

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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The Prophet’s Prayer

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

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 3:1 Exact meaning unknown

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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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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Footnotes

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

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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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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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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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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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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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:15 attend to

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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(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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Footnotes

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

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

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Then I will go to the altar of God,
To God my exceeding joy;
And on the harp I will praise You,
O God, my God.

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The Lord the Avenger of His People

A Psalm of David.

35 Plead[a] my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me;
Fight against those who fight against me.
Take hold of shield and [b]buckler,
And stand up for my help.
Also draw out the spear,
And stop those who pursue me.
Say to my soul,
“I am your salvation.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:1 Contend for me
  2. Psalm 35:2 A small shield

10 (A)Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But (B)he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.

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12 To the end that my [a]glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

The Lord a Fortress in Adversity

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

31 In (A)You, O Lord, I [b]put my trust;
Let me never be ashamed;
Deliver me in Your righteousness.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:12 soul
  2. Psalm 31:1 have taken refuge

O Lord my God, I cried out to You,
And You (A)healed me.

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A Prayer for Divine Scrutiny and Redemption

A Psalm of David.

26 Vindicate (A)me, O Lord,
For I have (B)walked in my integrity.
(C)I have also trusted in the Lord;
I shall not slip.

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28 (A)For You will light my lamp;
The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

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The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my [a]strength, (A)in whom I will trust;
My shield and the [b]horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:2 Lit. rock
  2. Psalm 18:2 Strength

Show Your marvelous lovingkindness by Your right hand,
O You who [a]save those who trust in You
From those who rise up against them.
Keep me as the [b]apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
From the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies who surround me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:7 deliver
  2. Psalm 17:8 pupil

But I have trusted in Your mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

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Consider and hear me, O Lord my God;
(A)Enlighten my eyes,
(B)Lest I sleep the sleep of death;

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Faith in the Lord’s Righteousness

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

11 In (A)the Lord I put my trust;
How can you say to my soul,
“Flee as a bird to your mountain”?

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