 all of our petitions to the Lord and God many times even uses what we ask to help teach us lessons if we're looking to his word and of course looking to God as we should. But in verse 1 of Psalm 59 he says, deliver me from mine enemies. Oh my God, defend me from them that rise up against me. And look here, it doesn't matter how great of a warrior you are and how great of a man you are and all these things.