Psalm 118:12
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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.
Deuteronomy 1:44
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44 But the Amorites who lived there came out against you like a swarm of bees. They chased and battered you all the way from Seir to Hormah.
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1 Samuel 17:45
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45 David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
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Psalm 20:5
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5 May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory
and raise a victory banner in the name of our God.
May the Lord answer all your prayers.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
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6 A fool’s laughter is quickly gone,
like thorns crackling in a fire.
This also is meaningless.
Psalm 20:1
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Psalm 20
For the choir director: A psalm of David.
1 In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry.
May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.
Psalm 58:9
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9 God will sweep them away, both young and old,
faster than a pot heats over burning thorns.
Psalm 8:9
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9 O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth!
2 Samuel 23:6
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6 But the godless are like thorns to be thrown away,
for they tear the hand that touches them.
Nahum 1:10
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10 His enemies, tangled like thornbushes
and staggering like drunks,
will be burned up like dry stubble in a field.
Isaiah 27:4
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4 My anger will be gone.
If I find briers and thorns growing,
I will attack them;
I will burn them up—
Psalm 83:14-15
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14 As a fire burns a forest
and as a flame sets mountains ablaze,
15 chase them with your fierce storm;
terrify them with your tempest.
2 Chronicles 20:17-22
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17 But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you!”
18 Then King Jehoshaphat bowed low with his face to the ground. And all the people of Judah and Jerusalem did the same, worshiping the Lord. 19 Then the Levites from the clans of Kohath and Korah stood to praise the Lord, the God of Israel, with a very loud shout.
20 Early the next morning the army of Judah went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. On the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said, “Listen to me, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed.”
21 After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the Lord and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang:
“Give thanks to the Lord;
his faithful love endures forever!”
22 At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the Lord caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves.
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