Psalms 129:2

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They have greatly afflicted me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.

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  • Matt 16:18 : 18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.
  • John 16:33 : 33 'I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have trouble. But take courage! I have overcome the world.'
  • Rom 8:35-39 : 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: 'For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.' 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor rulers, neither powers, neither things present nor things to come, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 2 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
  • Rev 12:8-9 : 8 But they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place for them in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  • Job 5:19 : 19 He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven, no harm will touch you.
  • Ps 34:19 : 19 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
  • Ps 42:1 : 1 For the director of music, a contemplative psalm of the sons of Korah.
  • Ps 118:13 : 13 You pushed me hard so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me.
  • Ps 125:1 : 1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

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    94%

    1A song of ascents: They have greatly afflicted me from my youth—let Israel now say—

  • Ps 129:3
    84%

    3The plowers plowed upon my back; they made their furrows long.

  • Ps 3:1-2
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    76%

    1A psalm of David, composed when he fled from his son Absalom.

    2LORD, how many are my enemies! Many are rising up against me.

  • Job 30:11-13
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    75%

    11Because God has loosened my cord and afflicted me, they throw off all restraint in my presence.

    12On my right-hand side, the mob rises up; they push away my feet and build up their ways of destruction against me.

    13They tear up my path; they help advance my ruin, even though no one comes to assist them.

  • Lam 1:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13From on high he sent fire; it burns in my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.

    14My transgressions were bound into a yoke; by his hands they were fastened together. They were laid on my neck; he has made my strength fail. The Lord has given me into the hands of those I cannot withstand.

  • Ps 119:157
    74%

    157Though many are my persecutors and my adversaries, I have not turned from Your testimonies.

  • Ps 118:12-13
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    74%

    12They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the Lord, I cut them off.

    13You pushed me hard so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me.

  • Ps 73:14
    74%

    14For I am stricken all day long and chastened every morning.

  • Job 16:10
    74%

    10They gape at me with their mouths; they strike my cheeks in scorn and together they conspire against me.

  • Nah 1:12
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    12This is what the Lord says: 'Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be destroyed and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, Judah, I will afflict you no more.'

  • Ps 118:18
    74%

    18The Lord has disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.

  • Ps 35:15
    73%

    15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; attackers I did not know came against me, ripping at me without ceasing.

  • Jer 20:11
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    11But the LORD is with me like a mighty warrior; therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will be utterly disgraced, their dishonor will never be forgotten.

  • Ps 13:4
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    4Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death.

  • Ps 18:38-39
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    38I pursue my enemies and overtake them; I do not turn back until they are destroyed.

    39I crush them, and they cannot rise; they fall beneath my feet.

  • 2 Sam 22:40-41
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    73%

    40You equipped me with strength for battle; you subdued my adversaries beneath me.

    41You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and I destroyed those who hated me.

  • Ps 55:18
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    18Evening, morning, and noon, I will complain and moan, and He hears my voice.

  • Ps 31:15
    72%

    15But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, 'You are my God.'

  • Prov 23:35
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    35'They struck me,' you will say, 'but I was not hurt; they beat me, but I did not feel it. When will I wake up so I can look for another drink?'

  • 2 Sam 22:18-19
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    18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.

    19They confronted me on the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.

  • Ps 40:12
    72%

    12LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; may Your love and truth always protect me.

  • Ps 34:19
    72%

    19The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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    19Look at my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with violent hatred.

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    72%

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    18He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

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    72%

    15Why, LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?

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    72%

    5Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.

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    72%

    23But You, Lord, know all their plans to kill me. Do not forgive their wrongdoing, do not blot out their sin from Your sight. Let them collapse before You; deal with them in the time of Your anger.

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    71%

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    71%

    51The arrogant mock me incessantly, but I do not turn away from Your law.

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    6Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth.

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    71%

    18Even little children despise me; when I rise, they speak against me.

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    71%

    14Be pleased, LORD, to deliver me; hurry, LORD, to help me.

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