1Sa 25:39, Psa 35:1, Pro 22:23, Jer 50:34, 51:36, Joe 3:2, Mic 7:9 | ESV | STEP | When David heard that Nabal was dead , he said , Blessed be the Lord who has avenged the insult I received at the hand of Nabal , and has kept back his servant from wrongdoing . The Lord has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head . Then David sent and spoke to Abigail , to take her as his wife .

a[See ver. 32 above]

1 Samuel 25:39

39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, ^a“Blessed be the Lord who has ^bavenged the insult I received at the hand of Nabal, ^cand has kept back his servant from wrongdoing. ^dThe Lord has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent and ^espoke to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

Psalms 35:1

Great Is the Lord

Of David.

1 Contend, O Lord, with those who ^fcontend with me;
^gfight against those who fight against me!

Proverbs 22:23

23 for ^hthe Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.

Jeremiah 50:34

34 ⁱTheir Redeemer is strong; ^jthe Lord of hosts is his name. ^kHe will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:36

36 Therefore thus says the Lord:
“Behold, ^lI will plead your cause
and take vengeance for you.
^mI will dry up her sea
and ⁿmake her fountain dry,

Joel 3:2

2 ^oI will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. And ^pI will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land,

Micah 7:9

9 ^qI will bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until ^rhe pleads my cause
and executes judgment for me.
^sHe will bring me out to the light;
I shall look upon his vindication.