Psalms 35:23
Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
BSB
ASV
Stir up thyself, and awake to the justice due unto me, Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
KJV
Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.
Stir up thyself and awake,.... Who seemed to be asleep in the apprehensions of the psalmist, and to take no notice of his distresses, and the insults of his enemies; see Psa 44:23; he adds, to my judgment, even to my cause; that is, to plead it and maintain it, and avenge him of his enemies, as in Psa 35:1; making use of his covenant interest in him as a plea for it to engage him to do it, saying, my God, and my Lord; see Psa 22:1.
"Stir up thyself." Be upon thy mettle. Prove that thou art no indifferent witness to all this infamy. "Awake to rail judgment." Take the sceptre and summon the great assize; vindicate justice, avenge oppression. Do not tarry as men do who sleep. "Even unto my cause, my God and my Lord." He claims a nearness to his God, he holds him with both hands; he leaves his case with the righteous Judge. He begs that the suit may be brought on, heard, tried, and verdict given.
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Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the…
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You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.
You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.
Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.
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Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
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Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
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Psalms 89:26He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
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I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—