23 Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord! 24 Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me. 25 Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
Psalms 35:23–25
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Lamentations 3:58–60
58 You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life. 59 You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause! 60 You have seen all their malice, all their plots against me.
Psalms 43:1–2
1 Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men. 2 For You are the God of my refuge. Why have You rejected me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?
Psalms 17:1–3
1 A prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit. 2 May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right. 3 You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the nigh…
Psalms 41:9–11
9 Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. 10 But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them. 11 By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
Jeremiah 18:18–20
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Psalms 7:5–7
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Psalms 74:20–22
20 Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land. 21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name. 22 Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
Psalms 25:1–3
1 Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul; 2 in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. 3 Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
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