May the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and plead my cause and deliver me from your hand.”
Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly people, from the deceitful and unjust man deliver me!
Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!
Of David. Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me!
May the Lord judge between me and you, may the Lord avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you.
I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my cause and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light; I shall look upon his vindication.
Hear, you peoples, all of you; pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it, and let the Lord God be a witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.
Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had shown him, but killed his son. And when he was dying, he said, “May the Lord see and avenge!”
David sent out spies and learned that Saul had indeed come.
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