Verse 1

A psalm– a song used at the dedication of the temple; by David. I will praise you, O LORD, for you lifted me up, and did not allow my enemies to gloat over me.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 25:2 : 2 My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!
  • Ps 35:19 : 19 Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!
  • Ps 28:9 : 9 Deliver your people! Empower the nation that belongs to you! Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms at all times!
  • Ps 13:4 : 4 Then my enemy will say,“I have defeated him!” Then my foes will rejoice because I am shaken.
  • 2 Sam 5:11 : 11 King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons. They built a palace for David.
  • 2 Sam 6:20 : 20 When David went home to pronounce a blessing on his own house, Michal, Saul’s daughter, came out to meet him. She said,“How the king of Israel has distinguished himself this day! He has exposed himself today before his servants’ slave girls the way a vulgar fool might do!”
  • Ps 145:1 : 1 A psalm of praise, by David. I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually!
  • Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.
  • Lam 2:15 : 15 ס(Samek) All who passed by on the road clapped their hands to mock you. They sneered and shook their heads at Daughter Jerusalem.“Ha! Is this the city they called‘The perfection of beauty, the source of joy of the whole earth!’?”
  • 2 Sam 7:2 : 2 The king said to Nathan the prophet,“Look! I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of God sits in the middle of a tent.”
  • 2 Sam 20:3 : 3 Then David went to his palace in Jerusalem. The king took the ten concubines he had left to care for the palace and placed them under confinement. Though he provided for their needs, he did not sleep with them. They remained under restriction until the day they died, living out the rest of their lives as widows.
  • 2 Sam 24:25 : 25 Then David built an altar for the LORD there and offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings. And the LORD accepted prayers for the land, and the plague was removed from Israel.
  • 1 Chr 21:6 : 6 Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.
  • Deut 20:5 : 5 Moreover, the officers are to say to the troops,“Who among you has built a new house and not dedicated it? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else dedicate it.
  • Ps 27:6 : 6 Now I will triumph over my enemies who surround me! I will offer sacrifices in his dwelling place and shout for joy! I will sing praises to the LORD!
  • Ps 34:3-4 : 3 Magnify the LORD with me! Let’s praise his name together! 4 I sought the LORD’s help and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
  • Ps 79:10 : 10 Why should the nations say,“Where is their God?” Before our very eyes may the shed blood of your servants be avenged among the nations!
  • Ps 89:41-46 : 41 All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors. 42 You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice. 43 You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle. 44 You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground. 45 You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame.(Selah) 46 How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire?
  • Ps 140:8 : 8 O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack!(Selah)
  • Ps 35:24-25 : 24 Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me! 25 Do not let them say to themselves,“Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say,“We have devoured him!”
  • Ps 41:11 : 11 By this I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
  • Ps 66:17 : 17 I cried out to him for help and praised him with my tongue.
  • Ps 79:4 : 4 We have become an object of disdain to our neighbors; those who live on our borders taunt and insult us.