Psalms 140:8

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O LORD, my Master, the strength of my salvation, you have shielded my head on the day of battle.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 32:27 : 27 but I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say, 'Our own hand has triumphed; it was not the LORD who did all this.'
  • 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 Then someone told David, 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.' So David prayed, 'O LORD, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.'
  • Job 5:12-13 : 12 He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands achieve no success. 13 He traps the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the twisted are quickly foiled.
  • Ps 10:2-3 : 2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised. 3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.
  • Ps 27:12 : 12 Do not hand me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
  • Ps 94:20-21 : 20 Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—one that brings about trouble under the guise of law? 21 They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn innocent blood.

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