Let God Fight Your Battles

God teaches us to love our enemies, turn the other cheek, humble ourselves and forgive. But what happens if attacks from evil people or spirits threatens our life, family or business while we live in the will of God? When we are devoted to help others, give, tithe, be a voice and light in this dark world full of sin? As children of the living God, we are consistently under attack, and we can ask God to protect us. It is wise to pray for someone who unknowingly hurts you, but it is unwise to pray for people who are servers of darkness with the determination to destroy you and therefore your ministry, work or life. Read Psalm 35 repeatedly. It teaches us to defend ourselves. After your prayers are answered, praise God for the whole day as you promise in verse 28     Psalm 35

Contemporary English Version (CEV)

(A psalm by David.)

A Prayer for Protection from Enemies

    1 Fight my enemies, LORD! Attack my attackers!

    2 Shield me and help me.

    3Aim your spear at everyone who hunts me down,

      but promise to save me.

4 Let all who want to kill me be disappointed and disgraced.

      Chase away and confuse all who plan to harm me.

    5 Send your angel after them and let them be like straw

      in the wind.

    6 Make them run in the dark on a slippery road,

      as your angel chases them.

    7 I did them no harm, but they hid a net to trap me,

      and they dug a deep pit to catch and kill me.

    8 Surprise them with disaster!

      Trap them in their own nets and let them fall and rot

       in the pits they have dug.

 9 I will celebrate and be joyful  because you, LORD,

       have saved me.

   10 Every bone in my body will shout:

      "No one is like the LORD!"

      You protect the helpless from those in power;

      you save the poor and needy from those who hurt them.

   11 Liars accuse me of crimes I know nothing about.

   12 They repay evil for good, and I feel all alone.

   13 When they were sick, I wore sackcloth and went without food.

       I truly prayed for them,

   14 as I would for a friend or a relative.

       I was in sorrow and mourned, as I would for my mother.

   15 I have stumbled, and worthless liars I do not even know

       surround me and sneer.

   16 Worthless people make fun and never stop laughing.

   17 But all you do is watch! When will you do something?

       Save me from the attack of those vicious lions.

   18 And when your people meet, I will praise you and thank you

       Lord in front of them all.

   19 Don't let my brutal enemies be glad because of me.

      They hate me for no reason. Don't let them wink behind my back.

    20They say hurtful things, and they lie to people who want to live in peace.

    21They are quick to accuse me. They say, "You did it! We saw you ourselves."

    22You see everything, LORD! Please don't keep silent or stay so far away.

    23Fight to defend me, Lord God, 

      24 and prove that I am right by your standards.

       Don't let them laugh at me

    25or say to each other, “Now we've got what we want!

       We'll gobble him down!"

    26Disappoint and confuse all who are glad to see me in trouble,

       but disgrace and embarrass my proud enemies who say to me,

       "You are nothing!"

    27Let all who want me to win be happy and joyful.

       From now on let them say, “The LORD is wonderful!

       God is glad when all goes well for his servant."

    28Then I will shout all day, "Praise the LORD God!

       He did what was right."