Saturday, September 2, 2017

Psalm 59 Title & verses 1-2

Title:  When Saul had sent men to watch David's house in order to kill him.

1 Samuel 19:11  Saul sent men to David's house to watch it and to kill him in the morning. But Michal, David's wife, warned him, "If you don't run for your life tonight, tomorrow you'll be killed."

Verses 1-2:  Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me. Deliver me from evildoers and save me from those who are after my blood. 

Deliver me from my enemies,O God 
Psalm 143:9  Rescue me from my enemies, LORD, for I hide myself in you.

be my fortress against those who are attacking me 
Psalm 20:1  May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

Deliver me from evildoers 
Psalm 14:4  Do all these evildoers know nothing? They devour my people as though eating bread; they never call on the LORD.
Psalm 36:12  See how the evildoers lie fallen--thrown down, not able to rise!
Psalm 92:6-7  Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand, that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
Psalm 94:16  Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?

and save me from those who are after my blood 
Psalm 26:9-10  Do not take away my soul along with sinners, my life with those who are bloodthirsty, in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
Psalm 139:19  If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
Proverbs 29:10  The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity and seek to kill the upright.

Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®, Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. 
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