Complaint Against the Enemy

Psalm 64 is a powerful prayer to God, voicing our complaint against those who are unjustifiably plotting against us, and threatening and attacking us:

⁴ They shoot from ambush at the innocent;
    they shoot suddenly, without fear.

⁵ They encourage each other in evil plans,
    they talk about hiding their snares;
    they say, “Who will see it?”
⁶ They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

⁷ But God will shoot them with his arrows;
    they will suddenly be struck down.
⁸ He will turn their own tongues against them
    and bring them to ruin;
    all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
⁹ All people will fear;
    they will proclaim the works of God
    and ponder what he has done.

¹⁰ The righteous will rejoice in the Lord
    and take refuge in him;
    all the upright in heart will glory in him!

Since the Book of Psalms is the 19th book of the Bible, the identifier of Psalm 64 is 885.

Book	Chapter	Verse	Sum
19	64	1	84
19	64	2	85
19	64	3	86
19	64	4	87
19	64	5	88
19	64	6	89
19	64	7	90
19	64	8	91
19	64	9	92
19	64	10	93
			885

There are exactly 153 prime numbers less than or equal to 885. Hence, we have the following result.

Conclusion. When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, our Father in Heaven hears and answers our complaints against our enemies; He delivers us from evil.

Discussions

Psalm 64 and the Lord’s Prayer intersect in their mutual recognition of God’s sovereignty in the face of adversity and the deliverance from evil that only God can provide.

In Psalm 64, the psalmist is calling out to God for protection and justice, expressing a deep need for divine intervention against the plots of the wicked. This is a heartfelt plea for God’s shielding presence against unjust attacks and a cry for the righteous judgment that God alone can administer.

The Lord’s Prayer, specifically in the petition “deliver us from evil,” echoes this theme of seeking God’s protection. It acknowledges God’s power to preserve us from the dangers and evils that we may face in life. Just as the psalmist seeks refuge from the “threat of the enemy,” the Lord’s Prayer requests deliverance from the evils that surround us.

Moreover, the Lord’s Prayer opens with the invocation “Our Father,” indicating a personal and communal relationship with God. This relationship is characterized by trust in God’s care and providence, which is also evident in Psalm 64, where the psalmist shows trust in God’s ability to protect and vindicate the righteous.

Both passages also end with a note of hope and praise. Psalm 64 concludes with the righteous rejoicing and taking refuge in the Lord, while the Lord’s Prayer ends with a doxology in some traditions: “For yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.” This doxology is a statement of confidence in God’s eternal reign and His ultimate victory over all forms of evil, aligning with the psalmist’s assertion that people will recognize and fear the works of God.

The link between Psalm 64 and the Lord’s Prayer is found in their common appeal to God’s justice and protection, their affirmation of trust in God’s righteous rule, and their assurance that ultimately, God’s purposes will prevail, leading the faithful to rejoice and find their refuge in Him.