2Ch 20:12, Psa 17:9, 11, 22:12, 16, 118:11-13, 140:1-9, 2Cor 1:8 | ESV | STEP | O our God , will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do , but our eyes are on you.

12 O our God, will you not ^aexecute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but ^bour eyes are on you.”

Psalms 17:9

9 from the wicked who do me violence,
my deadly enemies who ^csurround me.

Psalms 17:11

11 They have now surrounded our ^dsteps;
they set their eyes to ^ecast us to the ground.

Psalms 22:12

12 Many bulls encompass me;
^fstrong bulls of ^gBashan surround me;

Psalms 22:16

16 For ^hdogs encompass me;
a company of evildoers ⁱencircles me;
they have ^jpierced my hands and feet ^{▼▼Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts like a lion [they are at] my hands and feet}—

Psalms 118:11-13

11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12 ^lThey surrounded me like bees;
they went out like ^ma fire among thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13 I was ⁿpushed hard, ^{▼▼Hebrew You (that is, the enemy) pushed me hard} so that I was falling,
but the Lord helped me.

Psalms 140:1-9

Deliver Me, O Lord, from Evil Men

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 ^pDeliver me, O Lord, from evil men;
preserve me from ^qviolent men,
2 who plan evil things in their heart
and ^rstir up wars continually.
3 They make ^stheir tongue sharp as ^ta serpent’s,
and ^uunder their lips is the ^vvenom of asps. Selah
4 Guard me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
preserve me from ^wviolent men,
who have planned to trip up my feet.
5 The arrogant have ^xhidden a trap for me,
and with cords they have spread ^ya net; ^{▼▼Or they have spread cords as a net}
beside the way they have set ^aasnares for me. Selah
6 ^abI say to the Lord, You are my God;
give ear to ^acthe voice of my pleas for mercy, O Lord!
7 O Lord, my Lord, ^adthe strength of my salvation,
you have covered my head in the day of battle.
8 ^aeGrant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked;
do not further their ^{▼▼Hebrew his} evil plot, or ^agthey will be exalted! Selah
9 As for the head of those who surround me,
let ^ahthe mischief of their lips overwhelm them!

2 Corinthians 1:8

8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church} of ^ajthe affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.