The Last Trumpet Ministries - Spiritual Warfare Prayers 1

Remember the enemies of God in the Old Testament were real flesh and blood. But in the New Testament our enemies are unseen spiritual enemies… Ephesians 6:12 ¹² For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (where? In the heavenly realms—the unseen realm—we must see the enemy with our spiritual eyes) We must do all our battling with prayer and scripture.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 ³ For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. ⁴ The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. ⁵ We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

Let me ask you a question. Would you like all of you prayers answered? Sure you would—then always pray from God’s perspective…pray His Word in every and all situations and you will see Mountains move. His Word is true and He is obligated to carry out His Word.

Let me ask you do you know how you can pray with power and pray for a long time without getting bored etc? Start praying His Word in spiritual warfare.

Pray for certain people by name…pray against the Leaders who are evil and that God would expose corruption and vileness in government. And for Repentance and Revival.

This is just the beginning of this and I will have video or audio tapes to give examples. Rise up and be a mighty warrior for the LORD OF HOSTS.

We can transform the atmosphere around us in a minute when our FAITH is released by the Declarations of PRAISE and WORSHIP

Heavenly Father, you lift up those who are bowed down. Lord, I ask that you would lift me up and heal my brokenness. Give me beauty, joy, and praise instead of depression and heaviness. I resist depression, and I thank you for restoring my spirit and showing me how I can obtain that abundant life you have promised, in Jesus' name. Father I also pray for all those who are depressed with the spirit of heaviness as I-lift them (by name) gloriously out of their depression and put over them a cloak of Praise and Thansgiving..thank you Father as I wait in JOYFUL ANTICIPATION and Glorious EXPECTATION of what you are about to do in my life and those who I pray for.

Psalm 71:14 ¹⁴ But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.

Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise . Though I sit in darkness, The Lord will be my light

The chords of -- have entangled your child, the anguish of the grave has come upon me; I have been overcome by trouble and sorrow... But now, oh Lord, you will deliver my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face. I will cry out to you and I will rebuke the enemy that seeks to devour me.

You wrap yourself in light as with the garment; you stretch out the heavens like a tent... Take your garment and wrap it around me oh Lord.

Lord, help me not to fear, for you are with me; I need not be dismayed, for you are my God. You will strengthen me and help me; you will uphold me with your righteous hand.

Psalm 18:3 ³ I call upon the LORD, who is ^swarthy to be praised, And I am ^bsaved from my enemies.

Substitute the peoples names you might be praying for…example: Oh Lord God, who is worthy to be praised, And (Freddy) is saved from (his) enemies…etc. just let it flow

Deuteronomy 20:1-4 ^NAU Deuteronomy 20:1 "When you go out to battle against your enemies and see ^ahorses and chariots and people more numerous than you, ^bdo not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you up from the land of Egypt, is with you. ² "When you are approaching the battle, the priest shall come near and speak to the people. ³ "He shall say to them, 'Hear, O Israel, you are approaching the battle against your enemies today. Do not be fainthearted. ^aDo not be afraid, or panic, or tremble before them, ⁴ for the LORD your God ^ais the one who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.'

Psalm 3:7-8 ⁷ ^aArise, O LORD; ^bsave me, O my God! For You ¹have smitten all my enemies on the ²cheek; You ³have ^dshattered the teeth of the wicked. ⁸ ^1aSalvation belongs to the LORD; Your ^bblessing ²be upon Your people!

Psalm 6:9-10 ⁹ The LORD ^ahas heard my supplication, The LORD receives my prayer. ¹⁰ All my enemies will ^abe ashamed and greatly dismayed; They shall ¹turn back, they will ^bsuddenly be ashamed.

Psalm 9:1-4 ^NAU Psalm 9:1 For the choir director; on ¹Muth-labben. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all ^amy heart; I will ^btell of all Your ²wonders. ² I will be glad and ^aexult in You; I will ^bsing praise to Your name, O ^cMost High. ³ When my enemies turn back, They stumble and ^aperish before You. ⁴ For You have ^amaintained ¹my just cause; You have sat on the throne ^2bjudging righteously.

Psalm 18:2-3 ² The LORD is ^amy ¹rock and ^bmy fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My ^dshield and the ^ehorn of my salvation, my ^fstronghold. ³ I call upon the LORD, who is ^aworthy to be praised, And I am ^bsaved from my enemies.

Psa 32:7 You are a hiding place for me; You, Lord, preserve me from trouble, You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

Psalm 18:36-41 You ^aenlarge my steps under me, And my ^1bfeet have not slipped. ³⁷ I ^apursued my enemies and overtook them, And I did not turn back ^buntil they were consumed. ³⁸ I shattered them, so that they were ^anot able to rise; They fell ^bunder my feet. ³⁹ For You have ^agirded me with strength for battle; You have ^1bsubdued under me those who rose up against me. ⁴⁰ You have also made my enemies ^aturn their backs to me, And I ^1bdestroyed those who hated me. ⁴¹ They cried for help, but there was ^anone to save, Even to the LORD, but ^bHe did not answer them.

Psalm 18:46 - 19:1 ⁴⁶ The LORD ^alives, and blessed be ^bmy rock; And exalted be ^cthe God of my salvation, ⁴⁷ The God who ^aexecutes vengeance for me, And ^bsubdues peoples under me. ⁴⁸ He ^adelivers me from my enemies; Surely You ^blift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the ^cviolent man. ⁴⁹ Therefore I will ^agive thanks to You among the nations, O LORD, And I will ^bsing praises to Your name. ⁵⁰ He gives great ^1adeliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to ^bHis anointed, To David and ^chis ²descendants forever.

Psalm 17:6-13 ⁶ I have ^acalled upon You, for You will answer me, O God; ^bIncline Your ear to me, hear my speech. ⁷ ^aWondrously show Your lovingkindness, O ^bSavior of those who take refuge ¹at Your right hand From those who rise up against them. ⁸ Keep me as ¹the ^aapple of the eye; Hide me ^bin the shadow of Your wings ⁹ From the ^awicked who despoil me, My ^bdeadly enemies who surround me. ¹⁰ They have ^aclosed their ¹unfeeling heart, With their mouth they ^bspeak proudly. ¹¹ They have now ^asurrounded us in our steps; They set their eyes ^bto cast us down to the ground. ¹² He is ^alike a lion that is eager to tear, And as a young lion ^blurking in hiding places. ¹³ ^aArise, O LORD, confront him, ^bbring him low; ^cDeliver my soul from the wicked with ^dYour sword,

Psalm 18:1-14 ^NAU Psalm 18:1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, ^awho spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

And he said, "I love You, O LORD, ^bmy strength." ² The LORD is ^amy ¹rock and ^bmy fortress and my ^cdeliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My ^dshield and the ^ehorn of my salvation, my ^fstronghold. ³ I call upon the LORD, who is ^aworthy to be praised, And I am ^bsaved from my enemies. ⁴ The ^acords of death encompassed me, And the ^btorrents of ¹ungodliness ²terrified me. ⁵ The ^acords of ¹Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. ⁶ In my ^adistress I called upon the LORD, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice ^bout of His temple, And my ^ccry for help before Him came into His ears. ⁷ Then the ^aearth shook and quaked; And the ^bfoundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry. ⁸ Smoke went up ¹out of His nostrils, And ^afire from His mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it. ⁹ He ^abowed the heavens also, and came down With thick ^bdarkness under His feet. ¹⁰ He rode upon a ^acherub and flew; And He sped upon the ^bwings of the wind. ¹¹ He made ^adarkness His hiding place, ^bHis ¹canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. ¹² From the ^abrightness before Him passed His thick clouds, Hailstones and ^bcoals of fire. ¹³ The LORD also ^athundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. ¹⁴ He ^asent out His arrows, and scattered them, And lightning flashes in abundance, and ¹routed them.

Psalm 21:8-13 ⁸ Your hand will ^afind out all your enemies; Your right hand will find out those who hate you. ⁹ You will make them ^aas a fiery oven in the time ¹of your anger; The LORD will ^bswallow them up in His wrath, And ^cfire will devour them. ¹⁰ Their ¹offspring You will destroy from the earth, And their ^2adescendants from among the sons of men. ¹¹ Though they ^1aintended evil against You And ^bdevised a plot, They will not succeed. ¹² For You will ^amake them turn their back; You will ¹aim ^bwith Your bowstrings at their faces. ¹³ Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; We will ^asing and praise Your power.

Psalm 23:1-6 ^NAU Psalm 23:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my ^ashepherd, I ¹shall ^bnot want. ² He makes me lie down in ^agreen pastures; He ^bleads me beside ^1cquiet waters. ³ He ^arestores my soul; He ^bguides me in the ^1cpaths of righteousness For His name's sake. ⁴ Even though I ^awalk through the ¹valley of the shadow of death, I ^bfear no ²evil, for ^cYou are with me; Your ^drod and Your staff, they comfort me. ⁵ You ^aprepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You ¹have ^banointed my head with oil; My ^ccup overflows. ⁶ ¹Surely ^agoodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will ^2bdwell in the house of the LORD ³forever.

Psalm 25:1-5 To You, O LORD, I ^alift up my soul. ² O my God, in You ^aI trust, Do not let me ^bbe ashamed; Do not let my ^cenemies exult over me. ³ Indeed, ^anone of those who wait for You will be ashamed; ¹Those who ^bdeal treacherously without cause will be ashamed. ⁴ ^aMake me know Your ways, O LORD; Teach me Your paths. ⁵ Lead me in ^aYour truth and teach me, For You are the ^bGod of my salvation; For You I ^cwait all the day.

Psalm 25:16 - 26:1 ¹⁶ ^aTurn to me and be gracious to me, For I am ^blonely and afflicted. ¹⁷ ¹The ^atroubles of my heart are enlarged; Bring me ^bout of my distresses. ¹⁸ ^aLook upon my affliction and my ¹trouble, And ^bforgive all my sins. ¹⁹ Look upon my enemies, for they ^aare many, And they ^bhate me with violent hatred. ²⁰ ^aGuard my soul and deliver me; Do not let me ^bbe ashamed, for I take refuge in You. ²¹ Let ^aintegrity and uprightness preserve me, For ^bI wait for You. ²² ^aRedeem Israel, O God, Out of all his troubles.

Psalm 27:1-7 ^NAU Psalm 27:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my ^alight and my ^bsalvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the ^1cdefense of my life; ^dWhom shall I dread? ² When evildoers came upon me to ^adevour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they ^bstumbled and fell. ³ Though a ^ahost encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In spite of this I ¹shall be ^bconfident. ⁴ ^aOne thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may ^bdwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold ^cthe ¹beauty of the LORD And to ^2dmeditate in His temple. ⁵ For in the ^aday of trouble He will ^bconceal me in His ¹tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will ^chide me; He will ^dlift me up on a rock. ⁶ And now ^amy head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent ^bsacrifices ¹with shouts of joy; I will ^csing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD. ⁷ ^aHear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice, And be gracious to me and ^banswer me.

Psalm 27:11-14 ¹¹ ^aTeach me Your way, O LORD, And lead me in a ^blevel path Because of ¹my foes. ¹² Do not deliver me over to the ^1adesire of my adversaries, For ^bfalse witnesses have risen against me, And such as ^cbreathe out violence. ¹³ ¹I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the ^agoodness of the LORD In the ^bland of the living. ¹⁴ ^aWait for the LORD; Be ^bstrong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.

Psalm 30:1-5 ^NAU Psalm 30:1 A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. A Psalm of David. I will ^aextol You, O LORD, for You have ^blifted me up, And have not let my ^cenemies rejoice over me. ² O LORD my God, I ^acried to You for help, and You ^bhealed me. ³ O LORD, You have ^abrought up my soul from ¹Sheol; You have kept me alive, ²that I would not ^bgo down to the pit. ⁴ ^aSing praise to the LORD, you ^bHis godly ones, And ^cgive thanks to His holy ^1dname. ⁵ For ^aHis anger is but for a moment, His ^bfavor is for a lifetime; Weeping may ^clast for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 31:7 - 32:1 ⁷ I will ^arejoice and be glad in Your lovingkindness, Because You have ^bseen my affliction; You have known the troubles of my soul, ⁸ And You have not ^agiven me over into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a large place. ⁹ Be gracious to me, O LORD, for ^aI am in distress; My ^beye is wasted away from grief, ^cmy soul and my body also. ¹⁰ For my life is spent with ^asorrow And my years with sighing; My ^bstrength has failed because of my iniquity, And ^cmy ¹body has wasted away. ¹¹ Because of all my adversaries, I have become a ^areproach, Especially to my ^bneighbors, And an object of dread to my acquaintances; Those who see me in the street flee from me. ¹² I am ^aforgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel. ¹³ For I have heard the ^1aslander of many, ^bTerror is on every side; While they ^ctook counsel together against me, They ^dschemed to take away my life. ¹⁴ But as for me, I trust in You, O LORD, I say, "^aYou are my God." ¹⁵ My ^atimes are in Your hand; ^bDeliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me. ¹⁶ Make Your ^aface to shine upon Your servant; ^bSave me in Your lovingkindness. ¹⁷ Let me not be ^aput to shame, O LORD, for I call upon You; Let the ^bwicked be put to shame, let them ^cbe silent in ¹Sheol. ¹⁸ Let the ^alying lips be mute, Which ^bspeak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt. ¹⁹ How great is Your ^agoodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have wrought for those who ^btake refuge in You, ^cBefore the sons of men! ²⁰ You hide them in the ^asecret place of Your presence from the ^bconspiracies of man; You keep them secretly in a ¹shelter from the ^cstrife of tongues. ²¹ ^aBlessed be the LORD, For He has made ^bmarvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged ^ccity. ²² As for me, ^aI said in my alarm, "I am ^bcut off from before Your eyes"; Nevertheless You ^cheard the voice of my supplications When I cried to You. ²³ O love the LORD, all you ^aHis godly ones! The LORD ^bpreserves the faithful And fully ^crecompenses the proud doer. ²⁴ ^aBe strong and let your heart take courage, All you who ¹hope in the LORD.

Psalm 35:15-28 ¹⁵ But ^aat my ¹stumbling they rejoiced and gathered themselves together; The ^2bsmiters whom I did not know gathered together against me, They ^3cslandered me without ceasing. ¹⁶ Like godless jesters at a feast, They ^agnashed at me with their teeth. ¹⁷ Lord, ^ahow long will You look on? Rescue my soul ^bfrom their ravages, My ^conly life from the lions. ¹⁸ I will ^agive You thanks in the great congregation; I will ^bpraise You among a mighty throng. ¹⁹ ^aDo not let those who are wrongfully ^bmy enemies rejoice over me; Nor let those ^cwho hate me without cause ^1dwink maliciously. ²⁰ For they do not speak peace, But they devise ^adeceitful words against those who are quiet in the land. ²¹ They ^aopened their mouth wide against me; They said, "^bAha, aha, our eyes have seen it!" ²² ^aYou have seen it, O LORD, ^bdo not keep silent; O Lord, ^cdo not be far from me. ²³ ^aStir up Yourself, and awake to my right And to my cause, my God and my Lord. ²⁴ ^aJudge me, O LORD my God, according to Your righteousness, And ^bdo not let them rejoice over me. ²⁵ Do not let them say in their heart, "^aAha, our desire!" Do not let them say, "We have ^bswallowed him up!" ²⁶ Let ^athose be ashamed and humiliated altogether who rejoice at my distress; Let those be ^bclothed with shame and dishonor who ^cmagnify themselves over me. ²⁷ Let them ^ashout for joy and rejoice, who favor ^bmy vindication; And ^clet them say continually, "The LORD be magnified, Who ^ddelights in the prosperity of His servant." ²⁸ And ^amy tongue shall declare Your righteousness And Your praise all day long.

Psalm 9:7-11 ⁷ But the ^aLORD ¹abides forever; He has established His ^bthrone for judgment, ⁸ And He will ^ajudge the world in righteousness; He will execute judgment for the peoples with equity. ⁹ ¹The LORD also will be a ^astronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble; ¹⁰ And ¹those who ^aknow Your name will put their trust in You, For You, O LORD, have not ^bforsaken those who seek You. ¹¹ Sing praises to the LORD, who ^adwells in Zion; ^bDeclare among the peoples His deeds.

Psalm 31:1-5 ^NAU Psalm 31:1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David. ^aIn You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; Let me never ^bbe ashamed; ^cIn Your righteousness deliver me. ² ^aIncline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be to me a ^brock of ¹strength, A stronghold to save me. ³ For You are my ¹rock and ^amy fortress; For ^bYour name's sake You will lead me and guide me. ⁴ You will ^apull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my ^bstrength. ⁵ ^aInto Your hand I commit my spirit; You have ^bransomed me, O LORD, ^cGod of ¹truth.

Psalm 46:1-11 ^NAU Psalm 46:1 For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah, set to Alamoth. A Song. God is our ^arefuge and strength, ¹A very ^bpresent help ^cin ²trouble. ² Therefore we will ^anot fear, though ^bthe earth should change And though ^cthe mountains slip into the heart of the ¹sea; ³ Though its ^awaters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. ¹Selah. ⁴ There is a ^ariver whose streams make glad the ^bcity of God, The holy ^cdwelling places of the Most High. ⁵ God is ^ain the midst of her, she will not be moved; God will ^bhelp her ¹when morning dawns. ⁶ The ¹nations ^amade an uproar, the kingdoms tottered; He ^2braised His voice, the earth ^cmelted.

⁷ The LORD of hosts ^ais with us; The God of Jacob is ^bour stronghold . Selah. ⁸ Come, ^abehold the works of the LORD, ¹Who has wrought ^bdesolations in the earth. ⁹ He ^amakes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He ^bbreaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He ^cburns the chariots with fire. ¹⁰ "¹Cease striving and ^aknow that I am God; I will be ^bexalted among the ²nations, I will be exalted in the earth." ¹¹ The LORD of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our stronghold . Selah.

^a Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, In the ^bcity of our God, His ^choly mountain. ² ^aBeautiful in elevation, ^bthe joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion in the far north, The ^ccity of the great King. ³ God, in her palaces, Has made Himself known as a ^astronghold. ⁴ For, lo, the ^akings assembled themselves, They passed by together. ⁵ They saw it, then they were amazed; They were ^aterrified, they ¹fled in alarm. ⁶ ¹Panic seized them there, Anguish, as of ^aa woman in childbirth. ⁷ With the ^aeast wind You ^bbreak the ^cships of Tarshish. ⁸ As we have heard, so have we seen In the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God; God will ^aestablish her forever. ¹Selah. ⁹ We have thought on ^aYour lovingkindness, O God, In the midst of Your temple. ¹⁰ As is Your ^aname, O God, So is Your ^bpraise to the ends of the earth; Your ^cright hand is full of righteousness. ¹¹ Let Mount ^aZion be glad, Let the ^adaughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments. ¹² Walk about Zion and go around her; Count her ^atowers; ¹³ Consider her ^aramparts; Go through her palaces, That you may ^btell it to the next generation. ¹⁴ For ¹such is God, Our God forever and ever; He will ^aguide us ²until death.

Psalm 59:1-17 ^NAU Psalm 59:1 For the choir director; set to ¹Al-tashheth. A ²Mikhtam of David, ^awhen Saul sent men and they watched the house in order to kill him.

^b Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; ^3cSet me securely on high away from those who rise up against me. ² Deliver me from ^athose who do iniquity And save me from ^bmen of bloodshed. ³ For behold, they ^ahave ¹set an ambush for my ²life; ³Fierce men ^4alaunch an attack against me, ^bNot for my transgression nor for my sin, O LORD, ⁴ ^1aFor no guilt of mine, they run and set themselves against me. ^bArouse Yourself to ²help me, and see! ⁵ You, ^aO LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, Awake to ^1bpunish all the nations; ^cDo not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity. ²Selah. ⁶ They ^areturn at evening, they howl like a ^bdog, And go around the city. ⁷ Behold, they ^abelch forth with their mouth; ^bSwords are in their lips, For, they say, "^cWho hears?" ⁸ But You, O LORD, ^alaugh at them; You ^bscoff at all the nations. ⁹ Because of ¹his ^astrength I will watch for You, For God is my ^bstronghold . ¹⁰ ¹My God ^ain His lovingkindness will meet me; God will let me ^blook triumphantly upon ²my foes. ¹¹ Do not slay them, ^aor my people will forget; ^1bScatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, ^c our shield . ¹² ¹On account of the ^asin of their mouth and the words of their lips, Let them even be ^bcaught in their pride, And on account of ^ccurses and ²lies which they utter. ¹³ ^1aDestroy them in wrath, ¹destroy them that they may be no more; That men may ^bknow that God ²rules in Jacob To the ends of the earth. Selah. ¹⁴ They ^areturn at evening, they howl like a dog, And go around the city. ¹⁵ They ^awander about ¹for food And ²growl if they are not satisfied. ¹⁶ But as for me, I shall ^asing of Your strength; Yes, I shall ^bjoyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the ^cmorning, For You have been my ^dstronghold And a ^erefuge in the day of my distress. ¹⁷ ^aO my strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my

Psalm 62:1-2 ^aMy soul waits in silence for God only; From Him ^bis my salvation. ² He only is my ^arock and my salvation, My ^bstronghold ; I shall not be greatly shaken.

Psalm 62:4-12 ⁴ They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position; They ^adelight in falsehood; They ^bbless with ¹their mouth, But inwardly they curse. ²Selah. ⁵ My soul, ^await in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him. ⁶ He only is ^amy rock and my salvation, My stronghold ; I shall not be shaken. ⁷ On God my ^asalvation and my glory rest; The rock of my strength , my ^brefuge is in God. ⁸ ^aTrust in Him at all times, O people; ^bPour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah. ⁹ Men of ^alow degree are only ^bvanity and men of rank are a ^clie; In the ^dbalances they go up; They are together lighter than breath. ¹⁰ ^aDo not trust in oppression And do not ¹vainly hope in ^brobbery; If riches increase, ^cdo not set your heart upon them. ¹¹ ¹Once God has ^aspoken; ²Twice I have heard this: That ^bpower belongs to God; ¹² And lovingkindness ^ais Yours, O Lord, For You ^brecompense a man according to his work.

Psalm 94:19 - 95:1 ¹⁹ When my anxious thoughts ¹multiply within me, Your ^aconsolations delight my soul. ²⁰ Can a ^1athrone of destruction be allied with You, One ^bwhich devises ²mischief by decree? ²¹ They ^aband themselves together against the ¹life of the righteous And ^bcondemn ²the innocent to death. ²² But the LORD has been my ^astronghold , And my God the ^brock of my refuge . ²³ He has ^abrought back their wickedness upon them And will ^1bdestroy them in their evil; The LORD our God will ¹destroy them.

Psa 94:1 O LORD God, You to Whom vengeance belongs, O God, You to Whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!

Psa 94:3 Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph and exult?

Psa 94:4 They pour out arrogant words, speaking hard things; all the evildoers boast loftily. [Jude 14, 15.] Jud 1:16 These are inveterate murmurers (grumblers) who complain [of their lot in life], going after their own desires [controlled by their passions]; their talk is boastful and arrogant, [and they claim to] admire men's persons and pay people flattering compliments to gain advantage.

Psa 94:6 They slay the widow and the transient stranger and murder the unprotected orphan.

Psa 94:7 Yet they say, The Lord does not see, neither does the God of Jacob notice it.

Psa 94:8 Consider and understand, you stupid ones among the people! And you [self-confident] fools, when will you become wise?

Psa 94:9 He Who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He Who formed the eye, shall He not see?

Psa 94:10 He Who disciplines and instructs the nations, shall He not punish, He Who teaches man knowledge?

Psa 94:11 The Lord knows the thoughts of man, that they are vain (empty and futile--only a breath). [I Cor. 3:20.] 1Co 3:18 Let no person deceive himself. If anyone among you supposes that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool [let him discard his worldly discernment and recognize himself as dull, stupid, and foolish, without true learning and scholarship], that he may become [really] wise. [Isa. 5:21.]

1Co 3:19 For this world's wisdom is foolishness (absurdity and stupidity) with God, for it is written, He lays hold of the wise in their [own] craftiness; [Job 5:13.]

1Co 3:20 And again, The Lord knows the thoughts and reasonings of the [humanly] wise and recognizes how futile they are. [Ps. 94:11.]

1Co 3:21 So let no one exult proudly concerning men [boasting of having this or that man as a leader], for all things are yours,

Psa 94:12 Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man whom You discipline and instruct, O Lord, and teach out of Your law,

Psa 94:13 That You may give him power to keep himself calm in the days of adversity, until the [inevitable] pit of corruption is dug for the wicked.

Psa 94:14 For the Lord will not cast off nor spurn His people, neither will He abandon His heritage.

Psa 94:15 For justice will return to the [uncompromisingly] righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Psa 94:16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?

Psa 94:17 Unless the Lord had been my help, I would soon have dwelt in [the land where there is] silence.

Psa 94:18 When I said, My foot is slipping, Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, held me up.

Psa 94:19 In the multitude of my [anxious] thoughts within me, Your comforts cheer and delight my soul!

Psa 94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with You--they who frame and hide their unrighteous doings under [the sacred name of] law?

Psa 94:21 They band themselves together against the life of the [consistently] righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

Psa 94:22 But the Lord has become my High Tower and Defense, and my God the Rock of my refuge.

Psa 94:23 And He will turn back upon them their own iniquity and will wipe them out by means of their own wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out.

Psalm 144:1-15 Blessed be the LORD, ^amy rock, Who ^btrains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle; ² My lovingkindness and ^amy fortress , My ^bstronghold and my deliverer , My ^cshield and He in whom I take refuge , Who ^dsubdues ¹my people under me. ³ O LORD, ^awhat is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You think of him? ⁴ ^aMan is like a mere breath; His ^bdays are like a passing shadow. ⁵ ^aBow Your heavens, O LORD, and ^bcome down; ^cTouch the mountains, that they may smoke. ⁶ Flash forth ^alightning and scatter them; Send out Your ^barrows and confuse them. ⁷ Stretch forth Your hand ^afrom on high; Rescue me and ^bdeliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of ^caliens ⁸ Whose mouths ^aspeak deceit, And whose ^bright hand is a right hand of falsehood. ⁹ I will sing a ^anew song to You, O God; Upon a ^bharp of ten strings I will sing praises to You, ¹⁰ Who ^agives salvation to kings, Who ^brescues David His servant from the evil sword. ¹¹ Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of ^aaliens, Whose mouth ^bspeaks deceit And whose ^cright hand is a right hand of falsehood. ¹² Let our sons in their youth be as ^agrown-up plants, And our daughters as ^bcorner pillars ¹fashioned as for a palace; ¹³ Let our ^agarners be full, furnishing every kind of produce, And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our ¹fields; ¹⁴ Let our ^acattle ¹bear Without ^2bmishap and without ^3closs, Let there be no ^doutcry in our streets! ¹⁵ How blessed are the people who are so situated; How ^ablessed are the people whose God is the LORD!