Psalms 140:7

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I said to the LORD, 'You are my God.' Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy.

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  • Ps 144:10 : 10 You, who brings salvation to kings and rescues Your servant David from the harmful sword.
  • Isa 12:2 : 2 Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, for the LORD, the LORD Himself, is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.
  • Deut 33:27-29 : 27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, 'Destroy them!' 28 So Israel will live in safety, isolated in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew. 29 Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will come cringing to you, and you will tread on their high places.
  • 1 Sam 17:36-37 : 36 'Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.' 37 David added, 'The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.' Saul said to David, 'Go, and may the LORD be with you.'
  • 1 Sam 17:45-51 : 45 David replied to the Philistine, 'You come against me with a sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.' 46 'Today, the LORD will deliver you into my hand. I will strike you down and cut off your head. I will give the corpses of the Philistines’ army today to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.' 47 'And all those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle belongs to the LORD, and He will give you into our hands.' 48 When the Philistine arose and came forward to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 David reached into his bag, took out a stone, slung it, and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown to the ground. 50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone. Without a sword in his hand, he struck down the Philistine and killed him. 51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine. He took the Philistine’s sword, drew it from its sheath, and killed him by cutting off his head. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they turned and ran.
  • 2 Sam 8:6 : 6 Then David stationed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became his servants, bringing tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
  • 2 Sam 8:14 : 14 He stationed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became David's subjects. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
  • Ps 18:1-2 : 1 To the director, a song of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said, "I love You, LORD, my strength."
  • Ps 18:35 : 35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
  • Ps 27:1 : 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?
  • Ps 28:7-8 : 7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I was helped. Therefore, my heart exults, and with my song I will praise him. 8 The LORD is the strength of his people, a stronghold of salvation for his anointed.
  • Ps 59:17 : 17 But as for me, I will sing of your strength and shout for joy in the morning for your steadfast love, for you have been a strong fortress for me, a refuge in my day of trouble.
  • Ps 62:2 : 2 Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from Him.
  • Ps 62:7 : 7 Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
  • Ps 89:26 : 26 I will set his hand over the sea, and his right hand over the rivers.
  • Ps 95:1 : 1 Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation.

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