Psalms 129:5
May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
BSB
ASV
Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.
KJV
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
It is true, they brought their troubles upon themselves by their sins; it was for them that God punished them; but it was for the peculiarity of their covenant, and the singularities of their religion, that their neighbours hated and persecuted them.
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Zechariah 12:3On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.
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He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the…
As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.
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Isaiah 37:35‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”
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I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for…
And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.
Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”
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Psalms 71:13May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
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But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting…
My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.