I will crush his foes before him and strike down those who hate him.
I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for yo
Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while
Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
I will clothe his enemies with shame, but the crown upon him will gleam.”
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We do not want this man to rule over us.’
They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.