Verse 2

When evil men attack me to devour my flesh, when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 14:4 : 4 All those who behave wickedly do not understand– those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to the LORD.
  • Job 19:22 : 22 Why do you pursue me like God does? Will you never be satiated with my flesh?
  • John 18:3-6 : 3 So Judas obtained a squad of soldiers and some officers of the chief priests and Pharisees. They came to the orchard with lanterns and torches and weapons. 4 Then Jesus, because he knew everything that was going to happen to him, came and asked them,“Who are you looking for?” 5 They replied,“Jesus the Nazarene.” He told them,“I am he.”(Now Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing there with them.) 6 So when Jesus said to them,“I am he,” they retreated and fell to the ground.
  • Ps 9:3 : 3 When my enemies turn back, they trip and are defeated before you.
  • Job 31:31 : 31 if the members of my household have never said,‘If only there were someone who has not been satisfied from Job’s meat!’–
  • Ps 18:4 : 4 The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
  • Ps 18:38-42 : 38 I beat them to death; they fall at my feet. 39 You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me. 40 You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me. 41 They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them. 42 I grind them as fine windblown dust; I beat them underfoot like clay in the streets.
  • Ps 22:16 : 16 Yes, wild dogs surround me– a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.
  • Ps 53:4 : 4 All those who behave wickedly do not understand– those who devour my people as if they were eating bread, and do not call out to God.
  • Ps 62:3-4 : 3 How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence. 4 They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)
  • Ps 118:12 : 12 They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.
  • Isa 8:15 : 15 Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, and will fall and be seriously injured, and will be ensnared and captured.”
  • Ps 3:7 : 7 Rise up, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.