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 31:15
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15 My future is in your hands.
Rescue me from those who hunt me down relentlessly.
Habakkuk 3:1
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Habakkuk’s Prayer
3 This prayer was sung by the prophet Habakkuk[a]:
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- 3:1 Hebrew adds according to shigionoth, probably indicating the musical setting for the prayer.
1 Peter 4:19
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19 So if you are suffering in a manner that pleases God, keep on doing what is right, and trust your lives to the God who created you, for he will never fail you.
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Zechariah 14:5
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5 You will flee through this valley, for it will reach across to Azal.[a] Yes, you will flee as you did from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all his holy ones with him.[b]
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Daniel 9:19-20
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19 “O Lord, hear. O Lord, forgive. O Lord, listen and act! For your own sake, do not delay, O my God, for your people and your city bear your name.”
Gabriel’s Message about the Anointed One
20 I went on praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people, pleading with the Lord my God for Jerusalem, his holy mountain.
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Daniel 9:4
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4 I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed:
“O Lord, you are a great and awesome God! You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises of unfailing love to those who love you and obey your commands.
Jeremiah 31:18
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18 I have heard Israel[a] saying,
‘You disciplined me severely,
like a calf that needs training for the yoke.
Turn me again to you and restore me,
for you alone are the Lord my God.
Jeremiah 20:11
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11 But the Lord stands beside me like a great warrior.
Before him my persecutors will stumble.
They cannot defeat me.
They will fail and be thoroughly humiliated.
Their dishonor will never be forgotten.
Jeremiah 15:15
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15 Then I said,
“Lord, you know what’s happening to me.
Please step in and help me. Punish my persecutors!
Please give me time; don’t let me die young.
It’s for your sake that I am suffering.
Isaiah 50:10
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10 Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys his servant?
If you are walking in darkness,
without a ray of light,
trust in the Lord
and rely on your God.
Psalm 146:3-6
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3 Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;
there is no help for you there.
4 When they breathe their last, they return to the earth,
and all their plans die with them.
5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[a] as their helper,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He made heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them.
He keeps every promise forever.
Psalm 89:26
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26 And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father,
my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’
Psalm 43:4
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4 There I will go to the altar of God,
to God—the source of all my joy.
I will praise you with my harp,
O God, my God!
Psalm 35:1-3
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Psalm 35
A psalm of David.
1 O Lord, oppose those who oppose me.
Fight those who fight against me.
2 Put on your armor, and take up your shield.
Prepare for battle, and come to my aid.
3 Lift up your spear and javelin
against those who pursue me.
Let me hear you say,
“I will give you victory!”
Psalm 32:10
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10 Many sorrows come to the wicked,
but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord.
Psalm 30:2
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2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
and you restored my health.
Psalm 26:1
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Psalm 26
A psalm of David.
1 Declare me innocent, O Lord,
for I have acted with integrity;
I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
Psalm 18:28
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28 You light a lamp for me.
The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.
Psalm 18:2
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2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;
my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
and my place of safety.
Psalm 17:7-9
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7 Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways.
By your mighty power you rescue
those who seek refuge from their enemies.
8 Guard me as you would guard your own eyes.[a]
Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
9 Protect me from wicked people who attack me,
from murderous enemies who surround me.
Footnotes
- 17:8 Hebrew as the pupil of your eye.
Psalm 13:5
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5 But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
Psalm 13:3
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3 Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!
Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.
Psalm 11:1
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Psalm 11
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 I trust in the Lord for protection.
So why do you say to me,
“Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!
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