Verse 3

because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 16:7-8 : 7 As he yelled curses, Shimei said,“Leave! Leave! You man of bloodshed, you wicked man! 8 The LORD has punished you for all the spilled blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you rule. Now the LORD has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. Disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of bloodshed!”
• 2 Sam 19:19 : 19 He said to the king,“Don’t think badly of me, my lord, and don’t recall the sin of your servant on the day when you, my lord the king, left Jerusalem! Please don’t call it to mind!
• Ps 12:5 : 5 “Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the LORD.“I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”
• Ps 17:9 : 9 Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.
• Ps 27:12 : 12 Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.
• Ps 35:11 : 11 Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.
• Ps 54:3 : 3 For foreigners attack me; ruthless men, who do not respect God, seek my life.(Selah)
• Ps 71:11 : 11 They say,“God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”
• Ps 73:8 : 8 They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.
• Lam 3:34-36 : 34 ל(Lamed) To crush underfoot all the earth’s prisoners, 35 to deprive a person of his rights in the presence of the Most High, 36 to defraud a person in a lawsuit– the Lord does not approve of such things!
• Matt 26:59 : 59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
• 2 Sam 15:3 : 3 Absalom would then say to him,“Look, your claims are legitimate and appropriate. But there is no representative of the king who will listen to you.”