"My foe" appears in 14 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
My foe
...Forgive my sinfulness.
Consider Thou my foes,
So many and so bold,...
Forgive my sinfulness.
Consider Thou my foes,
So many and so bold,
...That would me overflow.
(And me delivered from my foes)
That would have made me thrall;...
That would me overflow.
(And me delivered from my foes)
That would have made me thrall;
...Unhonored and unmourned.
My foe, deceitful, visits me,
By seeming kindness led,...
Unhonored and unmourned.
My foe, deceitful, visits me,
By seeming kindness led,
...God is my strength, nor will I fear
What all my foes can do.
One privilege my heart desires;...
God is my strength, nor will I fear
What all my foes can do.
One privilege my heart desires;
...Thou wilt answer when I call,
Lest my foes, the good deriding,
Triumph in Thy servant’s fall....
Thou wilt answer when I call,
Lest my foes, the good deriding,
Triumph in Thy servant’s fall.
...Like shadows swift my days decline,
And when my foes my weakness see
They shake their head in scorn at me....
Like shadows swift my days decline,
And when my foes my weakness see
They shake their head in scorn at me.
...Thou hast delivered me,
The overthrow of all my foes
Hast given me to see....
Thou hast delivered me,
The overthrow of all my foes
Hast given me to see.
...O let Thine angel fight for me,
And drive my foes before his face.
Without a cause my life they sought,...
O let Thine angel fight for me,
And drive my foes before his face.
Without a cause my life they sought,
...A healing ointment it shall be.
While wickedness my foes devise,
To Thee my constant prayer shall rise,...
A healing ointment it shall be.
While wickedness my foes devise,
To Thee my constant prayer shall rise,
...On Thee my steadfast hopes repose,
To lift my head o’er all my foes.
To God I cried―my evening prayer...
On Thee my steadfast hopes repose,
To lift my head o’er all my foes.
To God I cried―my evening prayer
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Failing in strength when oppressed by my foes,
Somebody knows, somebody knows,...
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Failing in strength when oppressed by my foes,
Somebody knows, somebody knows,
...O’er all the earth Thy hands have made.
My soul is grieved because my foes
With treacherous plans my way enclose;...
O’er all the earth Thy hands have made.
My soul is grieved because my foes
With treacherous plans my way enclose;
...Because I have offended Thee.
My foes speak ill of me, they say,
When shall he die? his name decay?...
Because I have offended Thee.
My foes speak ill of me, they say,
When shall he die? his name decay?
...Well, Mine own arm has might enough
To crush My foes alone.
Slaughter and My devouring sword...
Well, Mine own arm has might enough
To crush My foes alone.
Slaughter and My devouring sword
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