I will beat down his foes before him, and strike those who hate him.
The struggle between the house of Saul and the house of David endured, but David grew stronger as Saul became weaker.
Now when the king settled into his house and the Lord had given him rest from all of his enemies on all sides,
I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all of your enemies before you. I will make your name great, like the great ones across the land.
They have also encircled me with words of hatred and fought against me without cause.
His enemies will I clothe with shame, but upon himself shall his crown flourish.”
You gave me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy those who hate me.
“But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’
But as for those enemies of mine, who would not let me reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.’ ”
He who hates Me hates My Father also.