Then they cried to the LORD for help and said, 'We have sinned, because we turned away from you, LORD, and worshiped the idols of Baal and Astarte. Rescue us from our enemies, and we will worship you!'

The LORD will judge, and he will decide which one of us is wrong. May he look into the matter, defend me, and save me from you."

Protect me, O God; I trust in you for safety.

Protect me and save me; keep me from defeat. I come to you for safety.

Hear me! Save me now! Be my refuge to protect me; my defense to save me.

O God, declare me innocent, and defend my cause against the ungodly; deliver me from lying and evil people!

Save me from my enemies, my God; protect me from those who attack me!

Save me from those evil people; rescue me from those murderers!

Save me from those who oppress me, so that I may obey your commands.

Listen to my cry for help, for I am sunk in despair. Save me from my enemies; they are too strong for me.

Help your relatives and they will protect you like a strong city wall, but if you quarrel with them, they will close their doors to you.

If the God whom we serve is able to save us from the blazing furnace and from your power, then he will.

Do not bring us to hard testing, but keep us safe from the Evil One.'

"If you happen to find a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground with the mother bird sitting either on the eggs or with her young, you are not to take the mother bird.

war will come to your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed. It will be like the day when King Shalman destroyed the city of Betharbel in battle, and mothers and their children were crushed to death.