Psalm 7:1-9
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite.
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O Lord my God, in you do I m take refuge;
n save me from all my pursuers and deliver me,
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lest like o a lion they tear my soul apart,
rending it in pieces, with p none to deliver.
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O Lord my God, q if I have done this,
if there is r wrong in my hands,
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if I have repaid s my friend with evil
or t plundered my enemy without cause,
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let the enemy pursue my soul and overtake it,
and let him u trample my life to the ground
and lay my glory in the dust. Selah
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v Arise, O Lord, in your anger;
w lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
x awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
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Let the assembly of the peoples be gathered about you;
over it return on high.
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The Lord y judges the peoples;
z judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness
and according to the integrity that is in me.
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Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
and may you establish the righteous -
you who a test b the minds and hearts,
O righteous God!
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Habakkuk 3:1
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.
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Psalms 11:1
In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, "Flee like a bird to your mountain.
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Psalms 31:15
My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
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Job 10:16
And were my head lifted up, you would hunt me like a lion and again work wonders against me.
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Psalms 50:22
Mark this, then, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver!
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2 Samuel 16:7 - 8
And Shimei said as he cursed, "Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man!
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1 Samuel 24:11
See, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand. For by the fact that I cut off the corner of your robe and did not kill you, you may know and see that there is no wrong or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you hunt my life to take it.
1 Samuel 26:18
And he said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What evil is on my hands?
Psalms 59:3
For behold, they lie in wait for my life; fierce men stir up strife against me. For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord.
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Psalms 55:20
My companion stretched out his hand against his friends; he violated his covenant.
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1 Samuel 24:7
So David persuaded his men with these words and did not permit them to attack Saul. And Saul rose up and left the cave and went on his way.
1 Samuel 26:9
But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the Lord 's anointed and be guiltless?
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Daniel 8:7
I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.
Psalms 89:39
You have renounced the covenant with your servant; you have defiled his crown in the dust.
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Psalms 3:7
Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked.
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Psalms 94:2
Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve!
Isaiah 33:10
Now I will arise," says the Lord, "now I will lift myself up; now I will be exalted.
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Psalms 35:23
Awake and rouse yourself for my vindication, for my cause, my God and my Lord!
Psalms 44:23
Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever!
Psalms 59:4
For no fault of mine, they run and make ready. Awake, come to meet me, and see!
Job 8:6
If you are pure and upright, surely then he will rouse himself for you and restore your rightful habitation.
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Psalms 58:11
Mankind will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.
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Psalms 26:1
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
Psalms 35:24
Vindicate me, O Lord, my God, according to your righteousness, and let them not rejoice over me!
Psalms 43:1
Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me!
Psalms 18:20
The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
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Psalms 11:5
The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.
Job 23:10
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.
Psalms 139:1
O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.
1 Chronicles 28:9
And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
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Psalms 26:2
Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind.
Jeremiah 11:20
But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.
Jeremiah 17:10
"I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds."
Jeremiah 20:12
O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.
Revelation 2:23
And I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works.
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