Psalm 140 teaches believers to resist evil by prayer rather than retaliation. David names venomous speech and hidden snares, asks God to block wicked plans, and rests in the Lord who secures justice for the poor and gathers the upright into His presence.
Psalm 83 names a hostile alliance and asks God to act as in the days of Midian and Kishon. It seeks both the restraint of evil and the repentance of enemies until the earth confesses that the Lord alone is Most High.
Psalm 79 rises from devastation to a prayer that holds confession and justice together. It asks God to act for his name, to defend the weak, and to restore a humbled people to praise.
Psalm 35 teaches believers to bring deceit and violence to the Lord who contends and saves. It holds compassion for enemies with clear pleas for justice and ends with a vow to praise when God vindicates the righteous.
Psalm 10 names the ache of God’s seeming distance and the cruelty of predatory power. It pairs precise lament with bold petition and ends in confidence that the King hears, defends, and will call hidden evil to account.