Psalms 56:9 Cross References

Psalms 56:9

9: On the very day I call to you for help, my enemies will retreat. This I know: God is on my side.

What can we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?

Don't turn away from me in my time of distress. Bend down your ear and answer me quickly when I call to you,

Ask me and I will tell you some remarkable secrets about what is going to happen here.

Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all in the name of the LORD.
They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a roaring flame. But I destroyed them all in the name of the LORD.
You did your best to kill me, O my enemy, but the LORD helped me.

I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet.
You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
You made them turn and run; I have destroyed all who hated me.
They called for help, but no one came to rescue them. They cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer them.
I ground them as fine as dust carried by the wind. I swept them into the gutter like dirt.

When evil people come to destroy me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.

"The Assyrians will cry, `Do your best to defend yourselves, but you will be shattered! Listen all you nations. Prepare for battle--and die! Yes, die!
Call your councils of war, develop your strategies, prepare your plans of attack--and then die! For God is with us! '"

Moses commanded Joshua, "Call the Israelites to arms, and fight the army of Amalek. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand."
So Joshua did what Moses had commanded. He led his men out to fight the army of Amalek. Meanwhile Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top of a nearby hill.
As long as Moses held up the staff with his hands, the Israelites had the advantage. But whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites gained the upper hand.

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