Verse 4

See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, LORD.

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  • Ps 35:23 : 23 Rouse Yourself and awake to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord.
  • Ps 44:23 : 23 Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
  • Prov 1:16 : 16 For their feet run to evil; they hasten to shed blood.
  • Isa 51:9 : 9 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake, as in days of old, as in generations long ago. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces and pierced the dragon?
  • Isa 59:7 : 7 Their feet run to do evil, and they are quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; ruin and destruction are in their paths.
  • Acts 23:15 : 15 Now then, you and the council should notify the commander to bring Paul down to you, as though you are going to investigate his case more thoroughly. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.
  • Rom 3:15 : 15 Their feet are swift to shed blood.
  • 1 Sam 19:12-24 : 12 So Michal let David down through the window, and he fled and escaped. 13 Michal then took a household idol, placed it in the bed, put a quilt made of goat's hair at its head, and covered it with a garment. 14 When Saul sent messengers to capture David, Michal said, 'He is sick.' 15 Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, 'Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill him.' 16 When the messengers arrived, they found the household idol in the bed, with a quilt of goat's hair at its head. 17 Saul said to Michal, 'Why have you deceived me like this? You let my enemy go, and he has escaped.' Michal answered Saul, 'He said to me, 18 David fled and escaped. He went to Samuel at Ramah and told him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth. 19 When Saul was told, 'David is at Naioth in Ramah,' he acted accordingly. 20 Saul sent messengers to capture David. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel presiding over them, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also began to prophesy. 21 When Saul was informed of this, he sent another group of messengers, but they too began to prophesy. Saul sent a third group, and they also prophesied. 22 Finally, Saul himself went to Ramah. He came to the great cistern at Secu and asked, 'Where are Samuel and David?' Someone answered, 'They are at Naioth in Ramah.' 23 So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon him as well, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth. 24 There he stripped off his robes and also prophesied in Samuel's presence. He lay down naked all that day and night. This is why people say, 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'
  • Ps 5:6 : 6 The arrogant cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all evildoers.
  • Ps 35:19 : 19 Do not let my deceitful enemies rejoice over me; do not let those who hate me without cause wink maliciously.