A. They Are ANGRY People
". . . The rage of my enemies
. . ." Psalm 7:6
B. They attack in GROUPS
". . . My deadly enemies
surround me . . ." Psalm 17:9
C. They are willing to LIE and
use THREATS
"Do not deliver me to the
hands of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen
against me, and such as breathe out violence." Psalm
27:12
D. They work secretly to SET
TRAP
"Pull me out of the net which
they have secretly laid for me, for You are my strength .
. . And have not shut me up into the hand of the
enemy" Psalm 31:10-11
E. They REPROACH us for our
sins
". . . My strength fails
because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away. I am a
reproach among all my enemies . . ." Psalm 31:10-11
F. They exchange knowing looks
and MALICIOUS WINKS
"Let them not rejoice over me
who are wrongfully my enemies; nor let them wink with the
eye who hate me without cause." Psalm 35:19
G. They try constantly to CATCH
US IN WRONGDOING
"For they do not speak peace,
but devise deceitful matters against those who are quiet
in the land. They also opened their mouth wide against
me, and say, 'Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen it.'"
Psalm 31:20-21
H. They are STRONG and they
MULTIPLY
"But my enemies are vigorous,
and they are strong; and those who hate me wrongly have
multiplied." Psalm 38:19
I. They DON'T CARE HOW WELL YOU
TREAT THEM
"Those also render evil for
good, they are adversaries, because I follow what is
good" Psalm 38:20
J. They WANT US GONE
"My enemies speak evil of me:
'When will he die and his name perish?'" Psalm 41:5
K. They CHALLENGE OUR
SPIRITUALITY
"As with the breaking of my
bones, my enemies reproach me, while they say to me all
day long, 'Where is your God?'" Psalm 42:10
L. They just KEEP COMING AT US
"My enemies would hound me all
day" Psalm 56:2
M. They CONSPIRE TOGETHER and
WAIT UNTIL WE ARE VULNERABLE
